Good to know, have my bias reaffirmed, giving that I managed the (sad!) sum total of 20,000 step this week -- half of which was this afternoon's little stroll and yesterday's moose-watching chase.
Inspired by the Japanese, who are enthusiastic walkers, I decided to join the league who aim to make 10,000 steps a day. Yes, I know the number was invented as a marketing ploy to sell an early prototype health tracker in the run-up to the 1964 Olympics.
supposedly all healthy and amaze for life in the long run, but all Ellison noticed after acing this challege was
...that I’m now a walking A-Z of London, have largely stopped driving, and almost never wear a heel.
The heel part seems reasonable (but hey, I'm a 6'6 dude and don't have a clue so.... low confidence)
The health "science" has spit out anything from 2,000 to 7,000 a day for optimal health effects
This is why applying metrics to one’s lifestyle is folly: you’re always going to fall foul of someone else’s stats. Just when you think you’re doing the right things, more research comes along to tell you you’re getting the how all wrong.
"Exercise — how much, what sort and for how long — has become the subject of fetishistic study with the advent of the health tracker."
The nice thing about the 10k step count is that it doesn’t demand much thought: running (while acknowledged to be more effective) is sweaty, messy and requires you to divest of all the other stuff you need. Walking is pleasant: you can walk and talk, and walk and look at things. I had a delightful perambulation last Wednesday, taking in the views from Hong Kong’s famous peak.
True dat. Just get out, lazybones (#1259860).