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I got my Fitbit right about when I went into the hospital for hip replacement. I got only a few steps until I was released 2 1/2 days later, but I started picking up steps as soon as my son picked me up from the hospital. He rightly figured I needed some good Capitol Hill coffee, so we parked at my flat and walked over to a good place. My first steps, and my first good coffee in a few days. Then I went to GFs for 2 weeks of recovery, during most of which I either walked in her large building, or on her stairs, or on flat stretches in her neighborhood. 1/2 weeks later I went home, and I pretty much have worn the FItbit every day since. In 12 weeks including the day of surgery, on a every day basis I've averaged 5570steps, 12 floors, and ~3miles per day.
I get almost nothing while I am home. Walking back and forth to the kitchen, or preparing meals doesn't even seem to register, but then my flat is small. Also it seems to waste some half floors-eg if I run up and down the steps taking out trash it does not seem to aggregate the trips.
Lots of authorities recommend 10,000 steps per day. This is not easy if your area is hilly, or you do any other form of exercise like rowing or swimming. You are just too tired to rack up lots of steps.
At least this is so if you like me are no longer young.
Today I walked from the Greyhound Station in Tacoma up a long hill to the well known if not well loved Hilltop neighborhood. That round trip got me about 5000 steps and 18 floors. A very fit looking, heavily tattooed young woman kept passing me on my way up, as she was doing sprints on the hill. (Incidentally hill sprints is how I changed my hip arthritis from mild/moderate to late stage.)
Then I met my friend and we went to lunch in his car, for essentially no movement. Back in Seattle I exited the Tacoma bus downtown, got an espresso a couple blocks toward the water, then walked home up the hill. My daily total was 8904 steps and 41 floors. It's been a hot day, and I am fairly well bushed, but I can get my 10,000+ in if I walk over to Trader Joe and buy an apple.
I guess the point I am trying to make is that if this device is accurate, it is a pretty demanding taskmaster. In quite a bit less time I can incinerate a lot more calories on my rower. My shoulders will feel used, my hip a little stiff, but overall I will be less tired.
But of course it has been a beautiful day and having no AC I'd have been sweating like a pig if I had rowed instead.
Anyone like to share their experiences?
Ha
I get almost nothing while I am home. Walking back and forth to the kitchen, or preparing meals doesn't even seem to register, but then my flat is small. Also it seems to waste some half floors-eg if I run up and down the steps taking out trash it does not seem to aggregate the trips.
Lots of authorities recommend 10,000 steps per day. This is not easy if your area is hilly, or you do any other form of exercise like rowing or swimming. You are just too tired to rack up lots of steps.
At least this is so if you like me are no longer young.
Today I walked from the Greyhound Station in Tacoma up a long hill to the well known if not well loved Hilltop neighborhood. That round trip got me about 5000 steps and 18 floors. A very fit looking, heavily tattooed young woman kept passing me on my way up, as she was doing sprints on the hill. (Incidentally hill sprints is how I changed my hip arthritis from mild/moderate to late stage.)
Then I met my friend and we went to lunch in his car, for essentially no movement. Back in Seattle I exited the Tacoma bus downtown, got an espresso a couple blocks toward the water, then walked home up the hill. My daily total was 8904 steps and 41 floors. It's been a hot day, and I am fairly well bushed, but I can get my 10,000+ in if I walk over to Trader Joe and buy an apple.
I guess the point I am trying to make is that if this device is accurate, it is a pretty demanding taskmaster. In quite a bit less time I can incinerate a lot more calories on my rower. My shoulders will feel used, my hip a little stiff, but overall I will be less tired.
But of course it has been a beautiful day and having no AC I'd have been sweating like a pig if I had rowed instead.
Anyone like to share their experiences?
Ha
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