People who "track their steps" per day are beyond fkn werid, srs

[FelixTheCat1919]

Does anyone else cringe hard af every time they hear someone talking about their "steps" they've taken that day with their fitbit or whatever? It's such a fatass thing to say, srs

[OliverHeldens]

If you have an iPhone, your phone tracks your steps whether you like it or not.

I personally like it. If you can get a minimum of 10,000 steps per day in, it's really hard to gain weight.

[Ironmanlet]

The false sense of accomplishment feels good op.

[x-trainer ben]

This is all despite the fact that 10,000 steps is a completely arbitrary figure, one that originates from a successful Japanese marketing campaign in the mid-60s. In an attempt to capitalise on the immense popularity of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the company Yamasa designed the world’s first wearable step-counter, a device called a manpo-kei, which translates as “10,000-step meter”.

“There wasn’t really any evidence for it at the time,” says Prof David Bassett, head of kinesiology, recreation and sport studies at the University of Tennessee. “They just felt that was a number that was indicative of an active lifestyle and should be healthy.”

A research team at Kyushu University of Health and Welfare began to investigate the potential benefits of taking 10,000 steps. They concluded that the average Japanese person took between 3,500 and 5,000 steps a day, and that if these people increased their daily step count to 10,000, they could decrease their risk of coronary artery disease.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...on-bad-science

[7empest]

physical activity is hard so i need to make a game out of it!!! /s

[tripod29]

OP finally make a decent post. Steppers are cringe AF. Srs, vry srs.

[AvengeMe]

Does anyone else cringe hard af every time they hear someone talking about their "steps" they've taken that day with their fitbit or whatever? It's such a fatass thing to say, srs

If you actually care about your health, or are serious about your physique, tracking steps is quite helpful. It helps to maintain a consistent level of activity, especially when trying to cut.

For example, you might be going to the gym and hitting x amount of hard cardio and wondering why you're not losing weight. It's because you take 5,000 steps while you're in the gym but then get 1,000 steps over the course of the rest of the day because you work a desk job or you're just a lazy piece of ****.

[Issobolic28]

There is actually a device that tracks the number of thrusts during sex....

[FelixTheCat1919]

If you actually care about your health, or are serious about your physique, tracking steps is quite helpful. It helps to maintain a consistent level of activity, especially when trying to cut.

For example, you might be going to the gym and hitting x amount of hard cardio and wondering why you're not losing weight. It's because you take 5,000 steps while you're in the gym but then get 1,000 steps over the course of the rest of the day because you work a desk job or you're just a lazy piece of ****.

I don't need to make a game out of tracking steps just to motivate me to go take my dog for a walk, dude

[tripod29]

There is actually a device that tracks the number of thrusts during sex....

Can confirm. I got a PR last week of 2.5. I was on fire that night boyos.

[AvengeMe]

I don't need to make a game out of tracking steps just to motivate me to go take my dog for a walk, dude

I'm not saying you have to make a game of it or even mention it to another human soul. What I am saying is that it is helpful data when cutting. Another example, you didn't drop the weight you were expecting to this week and everything else was on point. You check your device and see that for the past week you've walked 1-2000 less steps per day on average. So instead of wondering or cutting calories prematurely, you can just bring your activity level up to baseline.

[FelixTheCat1919]

I'm not saying you have to make a game of it or even mention it to another human soul. What I am saying is that it is helpful data when cutting. Another example, you didn't drop the weight you were expecting to this week and everything else was on point. You check your device and see that for the past week you've walked 1-2000 less steps per day on average. So instead of wondering or cutting calories prematurely, you can just bring your activity level up to baseline.

Alright, but the thread is about people who go out of their way to talk about it to others. And it's never only once, they always bring it up repeatedly, like an autismo 20 year old obsessing over his macros

[kalvinmc]

There is actually a device that tracks the number of thrusts during sex....

you put it on your cawk or what?

[Issobolic28]

you put it on your cawk or what?

Something like that. Google "Lovely"

Can confirm. I got a PR last week of 2.5. I was on fire that night boyos.

Sweet!

[freeburn]

If you have an iPhone, your phone tracks your steps whether you like it or not.

I personally like it. If you can get a minimum of 10,000 steps per day in, it's really hard to gain weight.

Phones are not accurate even slightly so I wouldn't even bother looking at your phone and actually thinking you took that many steps.


I used to count when I worked at Costco cause I'd do 30k+ steps daily and there was a step competition there that I always cleaned house on.

I don't work on my feet anymore so I don't count them really even tho my smart watch usually is anyways

[GnomeSaiyanBruh]

I’ve gotten 4,295 steps so far OP. u mad? Yeah, u mad.

[AlexDeLasFlores]

I have a friend who does roofing and brag about doing 15 to 20 thousand steps per day but he also tells me they drink lots of beer after work all the time.

[tehgosu]

its just fatties that don't sport who do that

[gbullock32]

My watch says I spend an average of 18 hours standing per day, not even on work days, it seems to count sitting as standing or something.

[poundXpound]

I got 3.4+ million steps over the last 365 days. 3.9 miles per day. Cardio is a lot better and maintaining weight is pretty easy.

[merlen90]

I don't need to make a game out of tracking steps just to motivate me to go take my dog for a walk, dude

If some person weighing 200 kg, after lying on the couch for 5 years, suddenly got up and started to move - walked 10000 steps for a day, then for him of course it will be an achievement and he will want to tell and brag about it to the whole world.

[woadito]

I see no issue with it. Only cringe are people that have to tell the world about it and make a huge deal about it every chance they get.

[Cass40]

Walking has always been just normal daily activity for me and it’s weird that when I just literally walk people say “you’re exercising”. I never think a normal daily activity as exercise. Is washing dishes exercise too? It’s so bizarre.
That said walking is amazing in every level, and if someone has been sedentary and starts walking every day, then yeah it would be exercise for them.

[Sevenlionz]

10k steps is like 500 calories. That’s not an insignificant amount

[Irezumi]

I track my steps...don't feel the need to talk about it though lol...been rucksacking everyday for the past 2 years...literally the best cardio ever. Keeps me lean all year long.

[NitrogenWidget]

i'm at 3,000.
strokes in your mom opie.

[meanstringbean]

Fats and idiots ITT

Step tracking is good, and until you do it you likely arent as active as you think you are. Also, if you are fat or oldcel then it's a nice way to go from zero to actual baseline activity. Sure 10k is arbitrary number, but since most Americans hardly move at all it's a reasonable goal to stay active

Of course if you are a gym rat you dont need to do it. I do it just as a baseline though to help make sure Im moving enough

[Visel]

I'm a smart watch advocate. The step counting is a nice bonus, but it's not the main reason I use them. Main reason is if I'm in the middle of doing something and the phone buzzes, I can see who's calling/texting, including if my phone was temporarily misplaced or inconveniently far away.

That said, steps is still a good feature in general for if you're on a cut or just trying to keep lean. If you find yourself at 10k steps a day, AND you work out, AND you eat at a deficit, you'll shred quickly. There's some days where you think you're being healthy and fit, then realize you were actually mostly stagnant at 3k-5k steps, it can be a bit of a reality check and cause you to walk more and eat less the next day.

[propreffered7]

Its a good frame of reference

My phone and watch do it automatically

[FelixTheCat1919]

Walking has always been just normal daily activity for me and it’s weird that when I just literally walk people say “you’re exercising”. I never think a normal daily activity as exercise. Is washing dishes exercise too? It’s so bizarre.
That said walking is amazing in every level, and if someone has been sedentary and starts walking every day, then yeah it would be exercise for them.

This is what I'm saying. Is walking a great, healthy thing to do? Absolutely. But the idea of calling it "exercising" is ridiculous unless you're like 70+ years old and struggle to walk in general.

I don't even care if people want to track their steps for personal reasons. But when they talk about it, that's some Goober Central chit, srs