10K a day is your new mantra. Awesome!
And you’re ‘R’acking up the steps. Congratulations!
But how are you ‘T’racking your results and progress? Say it…
There’s an app for that… Yes!!!
As we discussed last week, there are plenty of apps for iPhone and Android to track your steps. And if you’re an iPhone user, the built-in Health app is incredible for tracking your step count.
But it not only tracks your daily step count automatically, it retains all of your recorded step data from Day 1. And in the fitness category, you can also track your active energy (calorie burn), minutes exercised per day, number of workouts, and a few other metrics. Aside from the step data, the data for the other fitness categories needs to be entered manually .
This info is “tracked” and displayed on a dashboard. It’s represented visually in graph format based on the time frame of your choice – by Day, Week, Month, or Year.
In addition to tracking your steps, you may find a few other apps useful during your walks. Here are four of my favorites:
- Audible: It’ impossible to read when you’re walking briskly, working out intensely, or driving. I use those times to listen to audiobooks. For about $15 a month you can get an Audible subscription and continue feeding your mind. If you like reading, it’s a way to maximize your reading time. If you don’t like to read, give it a try. You may take a liking to listening to audiobooks.
- Podcasts: Another great source for learning while you’re on the go. And it’s free. You can follow your favorite thought leaders and listen to their content based on your schedule.
- Music: Sometimes you just want listen to music or need some motivation to put a little spring in your step.
- Calendar: I do some of my best thinking during a walk. And sometimes I want to capture those thoughts. So instead of slowing down to type, I dictate my thoughts into a new calendar event which allows me to remember the idea when I’m done or at a later time.
And of course there are other ways to track your step count in addition to using your smartphone. From high-tech pedometers, fitness bands and smartwatches.
Perhaps these 2 popular quotes will help to put this in perspective for you:
- “You can’t manage what you can’t see.”
- “What gets measured gets managed.”
The most important point here is to get moving. Then, “measure” your activity and “track it” with an app or a device.
‘Nuf said. Time to go…
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