When it comes to walking more, the idea of walking a certain number of steps every day
is bound to come up. This is not a magical number, it originated as an idea from Dr. I-
Min Lee, who is an associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and is
also a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. However, you can track steps
even if you aren’t going for a specific number, but out of curiosity, and just to encourage
yourself to walk a little more each day.

– Become Aware of Your Activity During the Day

The main reason to use a fitness tracker to track your steps is so you are more aware of
how much walking you are actually doing. You do so much more than just the steps you
take during a walking fitness routine.

When you first start using a fitness tracker, all you really need to do is become aware of
what your daily activity is. Don’t start a challenge right away or set a goal, and instead
just wear it for a week or two, and see what your steps are.

You can then use this to determine where your main goals should be set, and whether
or not adding in a walking routine is going to be best for you.

– Fitness Trackers Come with Reminders to Move More

Another unique benefit of tracking your steps is that you probably also have reminders
to keep moving more throughout the day. Both Fitbit and Apple Watches include this
function, and some other brands may also come with the option.

The fitness tracker is going to send you alerts that vibrate the tracker on your wrist if you
haven’t gotten up and walked in a while, or moved, or done any exercise. This doesn’t
mean you have to get up right away, but it is another good indication of how much
activity you are getting throughout the day.

– Challenges with Friends

Do you find that you tend to lose your motivation pretty fast when starting something
new? Put the fire back into your routine by having challenges with friends. Many fitness
trackers that track your steps also have a community feature built in, where you can add
your friends, and have challenges with them. Most of these are based on steps, as
opposed to minutes walking, which can be another great way to look at your walking
routine.

Tracking your steps offers some unique advantages to just tracking how far or how long
you walk. It is a great way to track your progress, set goals and challenges, keep up
your motivation, and become much more aware of the activity you get throughout the
day.

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