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Can someone explain the purpose of step counting? From all the academic research I have seen regarding nutrition and exercise getting a few thousand extra step
by source99 11y ago
Can someone explain the purpose of step counting?
From all the academic research I have seen regarding nutrition and exercise getting a few thousand extra steps will have no meaningful affect on your weight and health.
Is the pedometer really just a psychological trick to get people thinking about their weight and health more often which leads to people actually eating less?
- ejain 11y agoIt is a "psychological trick", especially when combined with other incentives like badges, leaderboards or rewards. Keep in mind that many people struggle to get even a few thousand steps. Beyond that, it's a great status symbol, or at least it was, until the Apple Watch came out :-) Also, the data can be interesting, both for researchers, and for yourself--if you're the kind of person who wonders e.g. if getting a lot of steps late in the evening rather than in the morning affects your sleep...