Walk, two, three, four

Counting your steps might push you to exercise more. There are cool gadgets that do the math for you. Ruchira Hoon writes.

Walk when you talk, it’s like a chant running through my head. Especially since Abhishek Bachchan says the same in a recent mobile phone commercial. It sets me thinking — perhaps it’s the best way to shake me out of my fat, sedentary lifestyle.

But here’s the deal. According to some experts if you walked an extra 2,000 steps a day chances are you’re not going to gain any weight. I say, ha to that! How am I going to talk and count my steps and win that battle?

That’s when the pedometer comes handy. A gadget that counts your steps and tells you how far you still have to go. All you have to do is measure your average strides length and program it into the instrument or your choice. In turn, it registers every step you take.

This way you won’t be going, oh wait am I on 161 or 162 (steps). And if you’re planning to participate in the run this month in either Noida, this Saturday (Sept 5) or Gurgaon, on Sunday (Sept 6), this may be the best gadget to invest in.
Wearing a pedometer doesn’t just make you aware of your stride length or how many steps you take, it also inspires you to become more active.

But if you’re just lazy and overweight like me, you could just invest in the Morning Walker, (an aerobic exerciser) that is advertised in the newspapers every other day. That’s what is an idea sirjee!