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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would prioritized 30 minutes or cardio and not worry about the number of steps. [/quote]

30 minutes isn’t enough. This is why most of you do need a step tracker to keep you honest. You think “putzing” or 30 minutes of cardio makes you active. It doesn’t. [/quote]

But it actually does mean you're active. It's called NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis). Not all of your activity has to be purposeful i.e., running, cardio class.  Those who are metabolically healthy live a life where they are literally "putzing around" - gardening, cleaning the house, taking the stairs, leisurely walk to the corner coffee shop. [/quote]

I understand that . That’s why you need a tracker though. Because doing “30 minutes of cardio” isn’t enough, nor is light putzing. Being active is good but people WAY overestimate how active they are. The number 10k isn’t what’s important but lots of movement throughout the day is. A 30 minute spurt of cardio is truly still sedentary. The putzer isn’t putzing for 10k steps. Probably 2k max. The tracker helps you gauge an ACTIVE day so eventually you don’t need it. Wearing one helped me start to average 15-18k steps a day because I became aware of how often I would need to move to build in enough activity throughout the day. [/quote]

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