Average Daily Steps of a Typical 12-yo Boy

[Anonymous]

Do your boys use the tracker that clips on or the wrist one? I’m interested in one for my son but can also see him losing it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If all he s doing all day is 40 min of shooting around with little running or other movement it doesn’t sound like ha tracker is accurate.

This. Makes no sense. My so also gets 15-20k. He doesn't do a ton of camps. It is just Round the neighborhood stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

Yes!!!!! Myb8yr old EASILY hit 25k per day and I dont allow him to wear it to the pool or lacrosse practice ( he plays summer lax) he is constantly on the move and has no interest in video games like his older brother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do your boys use the tracker that clips on or the wrist one? I’m interested in one for my son but can also see him losing it

Wrist band, like fitbit. No 12-yo wants a clip on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If all he s doing all day is 40 min of shooting around with little running or other movement it doesn’t sound like ha tracker is accurate.

Yeah, um, might want to make sure, uh, how do I put this... it's not being worn on his dominate hand. Since he's 12 and all.

I've had mine buzz to alert me I've hit my goal while doing lots of back and forth motion with my hands, like during a presentation.

Before we got one for my dad he used the one in the Health app on his iPhone. He kept boasting about how easily he got 15k steps and didn't understand why everyone else was shocked by his data and couldn't reach 10k. Then we realized what it was... he keeps his phone in his pocket and he bounces his leg while on the computer. The bouncing motion was increasing his steps by thousands!

Also, if you have a pet, make sure he's not attaching it to the pet's collar. My overweight niece was cheating this way while SIL wasn't looking.

he does indeed! it's because he's also wearing a watch on his left wrist... i'll ask him to switch and see how that goes. thx!

[Anonymous]

DS is 13 and does 16-22K.

[Anonymous]

Agree the tracker is not sounding accurate. It's overcounting as he's shooting hoops. That's a great activity! But it's not that many steps.

The trackers have their limits, but they can be useful when understood and used appropriately.

My neighbor's kid put his on their very bouncy dryer to rack up steps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

No. I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old. Both boys are very active. My husband and I exercise daily. The boys have always seen it and we often do physical activities together. I actively have played sports with my kids in the backyard/park since they were young.

The camp they are currently in, is more academic this month===just a short period of gym or outdoor time. But--every night they want to go the local park to play pick-up soccer and I have to literally drag them home after 2.5 hours. They play the sport competitively year-round and their training sessions have very little rest time. The older one plays the full 90 minutes in games----that is a helluva lot of running.

The 12-year old started mowing lawns for $ this summer--so there is that added activity too. Little one swims a lot with friends outside of camp.

I read that the average American child has the activity level of a 60-year old adult in 1970. Kids this day and age are so much more out of shape than those of us born in the 70s. We lived outside in the summer----and I grew up here in the hot and humid misery---but we were always running, biking, swimming, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

No. I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old. Both boys are very active. My husband and I exercise daily. The boys have always seen it and we often do physical activities together. I actively have played sports with my kids in the backyard/park since they were young.

The camp they are currently in, is more academic this month===just a short period of gym or outdoor time. But--every night they want to go the local park to play pick-up soccer and I have to literally drag them home after 2.5 hours. They play the sport competitively year-round and their training sessions have very little rest time. The older one plays the full 90 minutes in games----that is a helluva lot of running.

The 12-year old started mowing lawns for $ this summer--so there is that added activity too. Little one swims a lot with friends outside of camp.

I read that the average American child has the activity level of a 60-year old adult in 1970. Kids this day and age are so much more out of shape than those of us born in the 70s. We lived outside in the summer----and I grew up here in the hot and humid misery---but we were always running, biking, swimming, etc.

Outlier family. Go start your own thread to glow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is 13 and does 16-22K.

What does he do to typically?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

No. I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old. Both boys are very active. My husband and I exercise daily. The boys have always seen it and we often do physical activities together. I actively have played sports with my kids in the backyard/park since they were young.

The camp they are currently in, is more academic this month===just a short period of gym or outdoor time. But--every night they want to go the local park to play pick-up soccer and I have to literally drag them home after 2.5 hours. They play the sport competitively year-round and their training sessions have very little rest time. The older one plays the full 90 minutes in games----that is a helluva lot of running.

The 12-year old started mowing lawns for $ this summer--so there is that added activity too. Little one swims a lot with friends outside of camp.

I read that the average American child has the activity level of a 60-year old adult in 1970. Kids this day and age are so much more out of shape than those of us born in the 70s. We lived outside in the summer----and I grew up here in the hot and humid misery---but we were always running, biking, swimming, etc.

My 8yr old is much more active than my 12yr old and my 12yr old plays travel soccer year round. We all track steps through our watches and today is gorgeous. My 8yr old is at 25K steps. 12yr old is at 15k. My 8yr old won't spend a second in front a screen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

No. I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old. Both boys are very active. My husband and I exercise daily. The boys have always seen it and we often do physical activities together. I actively have played sports with my kids in the backyard/park since they were young.

The camp they are currently in, is more academic this month===just a short period of gym or outdoor time. But--every night they want to go the local park to play pick-up soccer and I have to literally drag them home after 2.5 hours. They play the sport competitively year-round and their training sessions have very little rest time. The older one plays the full 90 minutes in games----that is a helluva lot of running.

The 12-year old started mowing lawns for $ this summer--so there is that added activity too. Little one swims a lot with friends outside of camp.

I read that the average American child has the activity level of a 60-year old adult in 1970. Kids this day and age are so much more out of shape than those of us born in the 70s. We lived outside in the summer----and I grew up here in the hot and humid misery---but we were always running, biking, swimming, etc.

Outlier family. Go start your own thread to glow.

It’s really sad that this is considered an outlier family.

Parents just need to say no to so much fortnight and online time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 10 yo gets around 20,000 on a normal summer day. He doesn’t wear it for his one hour swim team practice or in the pool.

Outlier. And younger.

NP- are 10 yo boys that much more active than 12 yos?

No. I have a 10 year old and a 12 year old. Both boys are very active. My husband and I exercise daily. The boys have always seen it and we often do physical activities together. I actively have played sports with my kids in the backyard/park since they were young.

The camp they are currently in, is more academic this month===just a short period of gym or outdoor time. But--every night they want to go the local park to play pick-up soccer and I have to literally drag them home after 2.5 hours. They play the sport competitively year-round and their training sessions have very little rest time. The older one plays the full 90 minutes in games----that is a helluva lot of running.

The 12-year old started mowing lawns for $ this summer--so there is that added activity too. Little one swims a lot with friends outside of camp.

I read that the average American child has the activity level of a 60-year old adult in 1970. Kids this day and age are so much more out of shape than those of us born in the 70s. We lived outside in the summer----and I grew up here in the hot and humid misery---but we were always running, biking, swimming, etc.

Outlier family. Go start your own thread to glow.

It’s really sad that this is considered an outlier family.

Parents just need to say no to so much fortnight and online time.

every night they want to go the local park to play pick-up soccer and I have to literally drag them home after 2.5 hours. They play the sport competitively year-round and their training sessions have very little rest time. The older one plays the full 90 minutes in games----that is a helluva lot of running.

how's this not an outlier? or at least way about average? how many 12-yo plays pick-up soccer 2.5 hours EVERY NIGHT, or plays the full 90 minutes in soccer games?

[Anonymous]

My DC swims w swim team, runs on a track team and rides his bike almost daily. He has a basketball coach one day a week. He’s not a superstar but he’s having fun (mostly). He’d rather not do basketball but I consider if a life/social skill in some settings.