#best pedometer

[top5listing]

3DFitBud Simple Step Counter Walking 3D Pedometer with Clip and Lanyard

Brand - 3DActive

Material - ABS

Color - Black

Compatible Devices - No bluetooth or smartphone connections required

Screen Size - 0.96 Inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH - 2.36 x 0.47 x 1.49 inches

Item Weight - 0.84 Ounces

Sensor Type - Wearable

Battery Description - Lithium-Ion

About this item

SIMPLE & EASY TO USE - 3D Pedometer for Steps Only. It is ready to use straight out of the package. The simple feature and design makes it user friendly for men, women, kids & the elderly who want to track their steps and stay motivated towards achieving their fitness goal. It´s the simplest pedometer to start with, if you don't want complicated set ups.

TRACK YOUR DAILY STEPS – Created with simplicity but effectively counts your steps so you can still view your progress on the move motivating you more to achieve your fitness goal. No more other complicated programs, just press the button at the back to start with.

ACCURATE READING - It has advanced 3D Tri-Axis Sensor technology - much more accurate than most pedometers. 3D Tri-Axis Sensor technology is known to provide superior accuracy in reading steps in any position - up, down, flat on its side, or any angle. Multiple wearing options – Clip to your pocket or hip, wear around your neck or place in your pocket or bag.

EXTRA LARGE DIGIT DISPLAY - With full screen display you can clearly and easily read the numbers at a glance.

BATTERY INCLUDED - Enjoy Great Battery Life. Pedometer auto sleeps when you are not moving and auto wakes and counts steps when you start moving again.

[lickthecowhappy]

What if the "pedometer" morsel is Aziraphale forcing the other Angels to go hang out on earth to really understand what it's like and he gives them pedometers telling them they can come back once they're reached a million steps?

[theresa-of-liechtenstein]

we are BACK to physics 400C: general banter with professor

[michaelbedwell]

With this being said, I guess you’re now aware of the downside of perusing a passive lifestyle. Well, this article is all about it, to help you kick start with your physical fitness journey with the help of the best free pedometer app for android.

[cardio-and-coffee]

easy ways to be more active

🌸 stretch after you wake up and before bed

🌸 get up and walk for a few minutes every hour

🌸 walk to work/school/the store when you’re able to

🌸 park towards the end of the parking lot to get more steps in

🌸 drink more water! you’ll be getting up more to refill your bottle

🌸 take the stairs instead of the elevator

🌸 take a short walk after meals - it helps digestion too!

🌸 walk or play with your pet!

🌸 if you’re watching tv, exercise in place on commercial breaks! this can be walking, stretching, push-ups - whatever fits you best!

🌸 take a walk on your lunch break

🌸 get a pedometer, fitbit, apple watch, etc - something that can track your movement. seeing your activity levels can motivate you to do more!

🌸 if you’re walking somewhere, try and take the longer way

🌸 clean up around your home more! sweeping, vacuuming, and putting things away gets you more active while cleaning your space - double win!

🌸 walk in a park or neighborhood with some friends!

🌸 pace around the room when you’re on the phone or watching tiktoks

🌸 turn on some music and dance!

🌸 listen to a podcast to audiobook only when you’re being active - you’ll want to move more to listen to it more!

feel free to comment any more easy ways to be more active!

[eoieopda]

Namjoon + “sibling’s best friend” except the sibling has been rooting for them to get together for years

combined with your other namjoon request 💕🫶🏻

Namjoon + “stuck in an elevator” bc god of destruction or simply bad luck idm either

the one with namjoon and the u-haul

2024 ETA: long after this was written, the user who requested this drabble admitted that they were a minor masquerading as an adult, violating my explicitly stated boundaries re: minors being prohibited from interacting with me and my content. this user has since been blocked.

ft. jeon!reader, moving day, a mild age gap, jk being a lil shit as usual, and blondejoon 🥵 (cw: claustrophobia / brief depiction of a would-be anxiety attack)

If you ever managed to get your hands on your brother, you might kill him.

Of course, you’d have to find him first — and if your sixteen unanswered calls were any indication, Jeon Jungkook might’ve left this mortal coil already. Unfortunately for you and the rented U-Haul parked outside your apartment building, you needed that evasive little shit and his inhuman stamina.

More importantly, you’d needed him an hour ago when that rental clock started ticking.

The minutes you’d burned up already — firing text after unacknowledged text at your twin — were ones you’d quite literally pay for later in the form of late fees. Jungkook knew this, knew you, knew that your neurotic, Type-A brain had calculated exactly how much time would be needed for the two of you to orchestrate your cross-town move. Just like he knew you were simultaneously too weak to move these boxes yourself; and too poor to shell out for the full-day rental package or professional movers.

And yet, there he wasn’t.

You’d worn crop circles into the carpet already with your relentless pacing. One more step, and the pedometer built into your Apple Watch might give up altogether, explode into a cloud of sparks around your wrist. Worse, it might send out an emergency alert to the nearest mobile crisis unit and get your ass pink-slipped. Maybe, you think, you should try being still for once in your life. 

You hit the brakes so suddenly that the inertia makes you wobble, but you don’t fight it. Instead, you let that anxious momentum drop you unceremoniously onto the nearby sofa.

The one was supposed to be loaded up an hour ago.

Not that you’re counting.

Just as soon as you slump with a huff into the cushions, a rhythmic knock at your door yanks you back to your feet. All you see is red as you stagger over a sea of cardboard boxes, wind your way through garment bags, odds and ends to reach the entrance to your apartment. Your hand snaps like a bear trap around the doorknob when you finally clear the obstacle course; and you nearly rip the door off its hinges when your rage propels it open.

The preparatory breath you’d sucked in — gunpowder in your lungs, ready to pop off at your unbelievably tardy brother — instead leaves you in a startled gasp:

“Oh, God.”

Immediately, your face begins to burn with embarrassment. You don’t know what to do with your hands, either; they’re still balled up into fists and ready to swing. Fuck! Sweaty palms! You wipe them furiously on the back pockets of your denim shorts and try to keep the rest of you from liquifying.

“Actually,” comes a surprisingly soft voice from a body so contrary, “It’s pronounced Namjoon.”

Oh, no, no, no, no.

Not that lopsided, tight-lipped smile.

Anything but that.

You, a fool, blurt out the obvious, “You’re not Jungkook.”

Of course, this offering is worthless. The twerp who entered this world three minutes before you was sixty-three minutes late; and his friend — the one you still can’t believe Jungkook manages to keep — was standing in his place. His older, smarter friend, whose massive hands you picture when you —

Kim Namjoon has a laugh that makes less noise the more he means it. Based on the melodic little hiss that erupts in response to your declaration, he finds your buffoonery hilarious.

You are not long for this world, you fear.

“Got me there,” he concedes. Looking up to find him beaming at you, you’re not surprised that staring at his grin — the one that shows all his teeth and makes his eyes crinkle — feels a lot like staring into the sun.

Don’t you dare faint. You’ve survived three years with that face. You can and will be normal about this.

As if that wasn’t enough, Namjoon has the audacity to lay his palm flush against the door jam above your head and lean down and — shit, his biceps just look like that? All the time?

You’re already a puddle at his feet when Namjoon hums, “Heard you needed an extra set of hands.”

You want to ask if he’s psychic — his hands, in any context, are precisely what you need — but you don’t. You clear your throat and throw on your best approximation of nonchalance. Cross your arms over your chest in a way you hope looks casual, tilt your head to the side. 

You raise a single eyebrow before responding, laying it on thick, “So, he lives, huh? Texts you but not his own flesh and blood? Sends his poor hyung as a proxy?”

“I have free will, you know,” Namjoon chides you without any real heat. “And a free afternoon, too.”

He then shrugs his shoulders before pointing over yours. The target he’s acquired sits at the very edge of your peripheral vision, a beast in velvet upholstery. His grin is downright impish when he continues, “Unless your plan is to yeet that couch straight off the balcony, I suspect your options here are limited.”

If you’d been given the opportunity, you’re confident that you may have come up with some witty remark. Instead of ongoing banter, you get a hand on either side of your waist, picking you up and moving your rag doll body out of the doorway. Namjoon smirks as he sets you down, ignores your slacked jaw, and invites himself into your apartment.

On his way to the couch, he spots something that catches his eye. He pauses, bends down towards a laundry basket full of assorted bullshit, and pulls out what can only be described as a cursed object. It’s your most hideous and most beloved possession, having joined you in every major move since you left your parents’ house: a ceramic shelf-sitter in the form of a rooster, the body of which is entirely made of sculpted fruits. 

Namjoon is absolutely baffled by it, open mouth forming a circle as he stares down at his discovery. You should be baffled, you think, it’s God’s ugliest creation. Then, as if the force of his quiet blinking was too much for it to handle, the bunch of bananas composing its tail feathers pops off and promptly falls to the ground.

Horrified, he watches in slow motion as it hits the hardwood below with a thump. You watch as his shoulders sag; unable to tell whether the fond little tug in your chest is based on your weird, broken art, or how completely crushed he looks.

“Ah, fuck. I’m sorry!” He gasps, ducking down to grab the runaway appendage. Fuck the bird — it’s him. Then, he mutters directly to the object looking laughably small in his palm, “What’d you do me like that for? Rude as hell.”

Instinctively, you cross to where Namjoon stands in the center of your living room. When you reach him, you feel him brace himself for your reaction; but all you do is bend at the waist, grab a small tube of super glue from that same laundry basket, and hold it up. He glances from your fingers to your face.

“A must-have when you break shit as often as I do,” you chirp. Then, you gesture with your free hand to the basket. His gaze follows and locks onto the small, strawberry knee joint that you’d accidentally severed as you packed. To say that his eyes light up is an understatement.

Namjoon taps at the “made in” sticker on the bottom of the rooster and smirks, “This is what you get for buying American, honestly.”

_____

You didn’t have “spending time with Kim Namjoon” on today’s bingo card, but you’re certainly not complaining.

Lucky for you, he was stronger than your idiot brother and infinitely less frustrating to be around. The pair of you moved around your apartment like you were ballroom dancing; neither of you needing the steps called out to know them. It was easy, it was synchronized, and you didn’t have to beg him to stay on task.

Absolute none of that would be the case if your day had gone as planned.

In thirty minutes’ time, all of your possessions had been loaded into the U-Haul except one: the couch. Due to its bulkiness, you knew it’d be difficult to maneuver despite its relatively light weight.

Namjoon, boasting more brain cells than you by a long-shot, had suggested using the elevator. So long as it was angled properly, he reasoned, the two of you could make it fit without issue. Then, you wouldn’t need to wrangle the first neighbor you came across to help you pivot the blasted thing around every stairwell.

It was a short trip, only four floors, so you’d decided not to explain why you’d taken the stairs for every previous run of boxes.

Maybe you should have, because forty-five minutes have passed since you entered that elevator, and you are swiftly running out of ways to pretend that you’re fine.

From where you sit cross-legged on the elevator floor, you can hardly see Namjoon, who is believed to exist somewhere on the other side of your couch. Every now and then, there’d been a flash of blonde hair next to one of the couch’s arms — proof of life — but he’s more often invisible than not.

You’re okay with that fact, you realize. It means he can’t see the way your anxiety is manifesting only half a meter away from him.

“D’you think this call button even works?” He calls out to you, unknowingly contributing to the cold sweat slicking the small of your back, “I’ve pressed it a hundred times and — as you know — we haven’t been rescued.”

You wonder if you sound as strangled as you feel. Throat tight, you mutter, “Nothing in this building works. ‘S part of why I’m moving.”

Apparently, you do sound as strangled as you feel. You hear shifting in Namjoon’s corner of the elevator, and then you see his face materialize near the bottom of the couch. His eyebrows were initially furrowed, but the concern he carried there migrated. It settles and causes his eyes to widen when they find you.

“You alright?” He asks immediately. Sweetly.

In the grand scheme of things, yes, you would concede that you are — generally — more or less alright. You’ve been in worse places with worse company, and relatively speaking, this isn’t your ultimate nightmare. You’re capable of far greater panic than this.

In this moment, however, in this godforsaken metal box with walls that feel like they’re getting closer by the second, and stale air that gets heavier and heavier when you try to breathe it into your lungs, the walls of which are also getting —

Namjoon answers for you, decidedly but without even a hint of judgement, “You’re not alright.”

There’s more shuffling from the corner. Within a few moments, he manages to wriggle himself into a standing position. With two hands now on the couch’s spine, he glances urgently in your direction. His eyes soften, but you’re distracted by the loose lock of blonde hair that falls over his forehead, over them.

“If I find a way to you, does that make it better or worse?”

Of course, big-brain Kim Namjoon has the sense to ask. Of course, he’s emotionally intelligent enough to realize that joining you in your space could either calm your anxiety, or force it into X-Games mode. Of course, you feel like you’re being hydraulically pressed, so you don’t have the available brain cells to run a proper cost-benefit analysis.

So, you peep, “I — uhh, I don’t know?”

He purses his lips like he’s trying not to smile — because, as you’ve learned, he’s a good fucking person — but you feel a little bit less like you’re actively dying when you watch the corner of his mouth twitch upwards. Taking that gut reaction at face value, you swallow and wordlessly wave him over.

Only one way to find out, you suppose.

The way he grunts softly when he single-handedly pushes the couch further upright would make your whole body clench if it wasn’t already. The same is true of your rapid heart rate and the simmering desire to swoon. Wait — it’s called “fainting” if it’s a medical event, right? Whatever it is, the urge only gets stronger when he slots himself into the tiny bit of space at your side.

“Here — Oh, hang on,” He says, prompting you to look his way.

Your eyes catch him just in time to watch him wipe his hand off on his jeans, then hold it out to you. Without a second thought, you accept it. Squeezing slightly to express your gratitude, you smile and let your joint hands rest against your thigh. Like a shot of clonazepam, he has you calm in an instant.

A few moments of silence pass comfortably. Eventually, when your pulse returns to safety, you tilt your head back against the metal wall behind you and gaze upwards. The ceiling is back where it belongs, no longer inching towards you with the intent to flatten you against the floor. You breathe deeply then sigh out the exhale.

“I’m so glad I’m not trapped in here with Jungkook,” you announce, “If he were here, he’d be jumping up and down to try to get this thing to move, and I’d be nerve-barfing everywhere.”

“Good god,” Namjoon snorts. You glance at him out of the corner of your eye; he’s thoroughly amused, not at all grossed out by the picture you’ve painted. You know I’m right, you think.

It’s not clear if he knows you’re watching when his smile turns shy. He says it quietly, like he’s divulging some heavy secret, “Glad I called him off, then.”

You hum in agreement before those words actually register in your distinctly soup-like brain. When they finally do, you tilt your head to the side and narrow your eyes at him in confusion. For the first time in three years, he gets to hear what it sounds like when you buffer in real time:

“Sorry, you — huh?”

The math isn’t adding up. The science isn’t — doing whatever it is that science does. The words? Well, they’re failing you. You’ve got nothing.

Namjoon’s free hand rubs against the back of his neck. He smiles sheepishly, so damn cutely. For a second, he nibbles on his bottom lip before coming clean, “I may have asked Jungkook if I could sub in today.”

No thoughts, head empty, just wide-eyed blinking. It’s all you’re capable of with your stomach doing backflips the way it is.

“He was — umm — more than happy to switch swifts, you know?”

Of course, he was. Jungkook is a brat.

Namjoon chuckles and it’s then that you realize you’d broadcasted your thoughts out loud. He shakes his head as if you hadn’t just spit objective fact out into the elevator. Your eyebrows furrow as you try to follow the plot.

“For being an older brother, Kook’s a surprisingly good wing-man.”

Your jaw drops. Finger raised, you interject immediately, all piss and vinegar. “Joon, he is three minutes older. Don’t you dare give him credit for that. His ego’s already hit the ceiling, and I am not calling him oppa —”

Namjoon purses his lips again. The corner of his mouth ticks upward again. He’s apparently waiting for a response that you haven’t given him, again. Your sentence dies out before you can punctuate it.

Oh. Did you —?

Eyes as big as the moon, you sputter, “Wing man?”

“There you go, champ,” he laughs, affectionately nudging your shoulder with his. “Is that lag one of those twin things people talk about, or —?”

You land a playful smack on his bicep, but let your hand linger. Not unlike the way he’d done twice before, you pinch your lips together and try not to grin like the fool you are. Taking advantage of your pause, Namjoon reaches across his body with his free arm and peels your palm from his bicep. He keeps on holding it and you only melt a little bit.

It takes effort on your part, but you squirm in your spot until you’re able to face him more fully.

“Namjoon, you have to tell me the truth,” you demand. You squint back at him, narrowed eyes emphasizing the dramatic tone you’ve taken. “Did you or did you not break this elevator on purpose?”

He laughs so hard that it’s silent. His heads ducks down, too, until his forehead rests gently against your shoulder. From there, he sighs, “I did not break this elevator on purpose.”

After a pause, he sits back up, handcuffs his gaze to yours, then grins with all his teeth. “I’d be a fool not to capitalize on the opportunity, though.”

You close the distance and kiss him with all you’ve got, cotton-candy sweet and fresh-linen soft. It’s easy — the way it felt when your busy bodies swirled around your living room, never once stumbling — and you swear you hear bells ringing.

Namjoon pulls away breathless. He begins to ask the question, but the gentle lurch of the elevator answers before he can finish.

[kurthummeldeservesbetter]

my favorite things in taskmaster

when alex leads a task introduction with "well these are smart people, obviously they wouldn't do _____" with greg agreeing, then alex proceeding with "would you like to see ____'s attempt now?"

the seasons where one of the contestants is a long time friend of either greg which results in some form of chaos (aka the time rhod hid in gregs closet for "creepiest thing" prize task) or a friend of alex, which results in alex having the upperhand (aka giving mark the added task of being unable to say any words with the letters taskmaster in it in the candle task)

the point where the clear last place of the series has an absolute and clear winning task attempt (aka putting on the boiler suit for Phil, best graph for Nish, David's spy task)

rounds where almost everyone/everyone gets DQ'd (7-tasks task, fill the cup task)

a task where someone has a very clear win until they reveal the contestant broke a rule that DQ's them (potatogate, the fishbowls)

the work-a-rounds/loopholes that failed (james and the circles, josh gluing a mug handle to a wheelbarrow, Al's "tears")

the loopholes that were amazing to watch and allowed wins (rhod...well pick most of any, i'd say the golf-hole and "tie yourself up" tasks are clear winners, Mel's camel task attempt, Bridget's pedometer task)

all studio banter from the contestants (it's why i love series 7 so much, they were all immediately arguing/commenting from the get-go so the chemistry was there from the start)

contestants who act like the task is something they do on a daily basis/get in get out get the job done (aka queen kerry)

contestants who act confused at being asked to do tasks (as if they didn't know the tasks were going to be weird)

when its a 4 v 1 showing of task attempts because the 1 did the absolute best/wildest attempt (especially if it's something normal, like "keep your eyes open for the longest time and rhod did his for 7ish minutes while 2nd place jessica was a little over a minute)

when its a 4 v 1 showing because the 1 did so bad/was so weird (james's circles again or his wild attempt at throwing things in a bin)

prize tasks where everyone did awful (greatest gift beginning with G, best see-through item)

[rrskinny02]

DO YOU KNOW THE STEPUP APP?

Let make a group with each other and walk together and motivate each other!!!!!!

THIS IS MY LINK TO JOIN FHE GROUP I MADE. So if you want to walk together join in and share!!

!!!!PLEASE REPOST IT!!!!!!!

[digi-tama-in-your-pocket]

do you have any recommendations for digivices that are pedometers that aren't the bracelet?? I want to get a new one but don't know where to start :O

I actually have a pretty handy section of my blog for reading up on that very topic [here]. The last time I updated it was before the Pendulum Colors released, just know that my impression of the Pendulum color is "Better than the Digital Monster Color, as expected."

But if you want the tl;dr

There are two "best starters"

The Digital Monster version 20th, AKA the DM20th or the Digimon 20th anniversary edition...

or the Digital Monster X, AKA DMX or Digimon X, particularly version II.

Both of these have english releases and are available at retail, so they're very affordable and easy to get, while every other device is japan only, not available at retail, and so people are over charging on the second hand market.

That's okay though because I legitimately believe the DM20th and the DMX are excellent starting points.

DM20th has many of the most iconic digimon on it, as it's all five of the original pets rolled into one device. It's biggest drawback is that it's a little basic, and maybe poops too fast. You have the option to raise two digimon at the same time, but I advise against this, because poop piles up so fast it makes your digimon sick if you look away for a second.

DMX only has one egg, but a much bigger pool of choices to evolve your digimon into, and it has more engaging mechanics like exp, random encounters, a dice rolling mechanic that determines your luck for the day and in certain events, and there's a little bit of flare in the battles, as CPU opponents are treated like a questing games and your digimon gets a nice close up of their face when they do a large attack. It also has a pause feature for when you're too busy to check on your digimon or you plan to sleep in, wheras the DM20th only lets you put it down for a 3 hour nap ( pro tip, you can still pause it by pressing the reset button, it just empties the digimons hearts so be sure to fill them up quickly when you unpause ) ...the only downside to the DMX, in my humble opinion, is that I just don't like how most X-antibodydigimon look, but it's a moot point when you're looking at their cute little pixel portraits anyway.

Try starting with one ( or both ) of those and see how you like it.

I like how I said tl;dr and made a long post anyway.

[penny-anna]

Katherine Parkinson: bagged herself like a christmas tree

Judi Love: i don't remember the details but that 1 live task where at the end they were like 'Judi if you'd written down 0 and closed your bag you could have won the episode' and she just stood there like her whole life was passing before her eyes

Bridget Christie: couldn't figure out how to use a pedometer

Jo Brand: took a pee break in the middle of a timed task

Victoria Coren Mitchell: never learned to ride a bike

Jessica Knappett: fucked up so bad that part of the set is now named after her

Roisin Conaty: tried & failed to take a boulder to Camber Sands; was expecting a melon buffet

[delusions-of-glamour]

Ok now that I’ve seen the eras tour film a couple of times, I have some notes!

Her performance makeup is GORGEOUS. It’s so impactful yet so soft. Just lovely.

The tolerate it dancer/actor 🔥🔥

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Taylor look so confident performing. She always puts on a great show, but in Eras she just seems so relaxed? She knows she’s a star and she’s enjoying it. She’s not trying to win over the audience, she’s just doing what she loves. Feels less like she’s trying to be cool/sexy (1989 Tour) or play a badass idgaf character (Rep Tour) She’s letting herself be a silly little weirdo when the mood strikes. She IS a sexy badass, but she’s also cute a little goof and I’m so happy she’s letting it out.

Sparkly brogues with a bodysuit was… a choice. They look great with the 22 look but with the other Red costumes they’re a miss for me

Folklore dress sleeves go flip flip swirl 13/10 would get married in that dress

Look What You Made Me Do sounds great with those electric guitar twangs. I wish the studio version sounded like that!!

I’ve been saying this since the 1989 era…. Rock album WHEN

Love seeing the dancers give it their all. I know they’re performing, doing their jobs, but they really look like like they’re having the best time and they’re a joy to watch. I hope they return in future tours

Seeing all the perfectly pin-straight hair screen visual Taylors during Blank Space is hilarious when the real Taylor’s hair has gotten pretty wavy by that point in the show

Eras tour Style & Blank Space >>>> 1989 tour Style & Blank Space

Someone make Taylor wear a pedometer I wanna know how many steps she takes by the end of the show

Delicate hits so different live. Idk what it is but I don’t think a studio version could ever have it

My husband said the Red bodysuit looks like a coke bottle and I can’t unsee it (complimentary)

I love all the camera angles, I love feeling like I’m ON STAGE with all the performers like I have any right being there

When this goes on streaming the gif makers are going to have enough material to keep them busy till the next tour

[syc0espresso]

Does anyone maybe have groups to join or wanna be friends in StepUp??

It’s this walking app if u don’t know where u see how much everyone walks and who’s on top with the most steps.

It rly helps to get me back to walking like omg

I hope the link works

[dreamlandsystem]

Nintendogs + Cats + You!

(a game concept for a Nintendogs release on the Switch)

Hardware:

- included with the game is a wireless microphone with a Bluetooth chip

- insert with breed info

Amiibo Compatibility:

- different amiibos award the player with themed treats and single use toys (ex: kirby car cake, inkling/octoling toy that pops, power up mushroom treats)

- using Nintendogs-specific Amiibos for the first time gives a specific dog or cat plush/figurine toy

Animal Breeds:

- starting off with 8-12 breeds, with the original 27 unlockable through friendship

- introduce 3-8 new breeds for a total of 30-35 breeds (possible suggestions: borzoi, pitbull, malamute, newfoundland, Australian cattle dog, Airedale terrier, border collie, rottweiler)

- introduce 1-2 new cat breeds (possible suggestions: sphinx cats, maine coon)

Competitions:

- bring back agility trials (for a total of 4 competition types: agility, obedience, lure coursing, and disc throw)

- new competition ideas: birding (train your dog to locate and flush out bird toys from trees and retrieve them from bodies of water), best in show (points system based on grooming, physique, and style)

- let cats learn tricks and compete in obedience trials and best in show

- remove the AR function from obedience competitions (or make it optional)

Walks and Outings:

- add swimming (at the ocean, lake, or pool)

- introduce rotating stock at BARC shops

- chance to be invited to NPC’s homes for pet play dates

- rare chance to encounter and adopt a stray dog or cat

- print shop where you can design your own accessories

- pop up shops with rare or hard-to-find items

Home Interactions:

- toy overhaul with lots of additions

- toy ideas: a puzzle toy that dispenses a treat when solved, slinky, paper airplane (single use), Poochy toy (from the Yoshi series), instruments like a kazoo, xylophone, drums, and flute

- improved home customization with more furniture placement options (including wall mounts for cats)

Grooming:

- add pet-safe dyes in fun colors

- receive a friendship bonus for brushing your pet after bathing them

- unlock Groomer with enough friendship where you can pay to have your dog bathed, brushed, and dyed

General Improvements:

- autosave after competitions and walks, after teaching new tricks, making purchases, and getting a new dog

- add an event for your pet’s “Gotcha Day” with a party hat and pet safe birthday cake

- log-in bonus (of biscuits, supplies, or toys) for playing with your pets every day

- pets have visible mood stats (anxious, restless, content, calm, excited, cheerful) which change depending on the quality of their care

Nintendo Switch Online features:

- play dates: invite other players to your house, the park, or café

- compete with other players in special competitions

- send gifts and notes to other players

- pedometer portion of the Switch Online mobile app

- community board where friends’ pets’ achievements are displayed

DLC Opportunities:

- add a few more breeds (possibly including an alien/fantasy breed)

- DLC exclusive toy pack, accessory pack, and home remodel designs

Suggested price point: $60 USD base game, $75 including DLC

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Best Practices for Running

Have you decided to start running regularly as a useful exercise routine for your physical fitness or weight loss?

Let's explore how to turn those initial steps into a journey filled with joy and accomplishment.

Running is a beneficial activity that can give your body the perfect aerobic or cardiovascular workout. But you should not just run, you have to do it right and do it safely.

Here are a few helpful tips that'll help you get started if you're not experienced and a beginner for running.

Start Slow — When running, it is important to begin at a slow and manageable pace to allow your body to adapt and reduce the risk of injuries.

Always warm up with gentle aerobic workouts and dynamic stretches before running to increase blood flow to your muscles and prepare your body for physical activity.

Choosing the proper running shoes is crucial for avoiding injuries, ensuring comfort, and improving running efficiency.

Stay hydrated before, during, and after your run, and consume a balanced diet rich in carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy fats to fuel your body optimally and support recovery.

Running is not just a physical challenge but also a mental one. Cultivate mental resilience by focusing on positive thoughts, setting realistic goals, and practicing mindfulness during your runs.

Start with a basic running or walking routine and gradually increase the duration, frequency, and distance as your body adapts.

Tips for Maintaining Motivation in Running

Setting fitness goals maintains motivation, especially when interest declines.

Running with a partner, in-person or through apps, enhances enjoyment and accountability.

Apps like Justly assist in setting and monitoring fitness goals.

Specific challenges, like time or distance goals, keep motivation high.

Tracking progress with apps like Justly or Pedometers boosts motivation, especially after achieving personal bests.

Incorporating these fundamental tips into your running routine can make a significant difference, especially if you're just starting.

These practices lay a solid foundation for your running journey. For more insights and motivation on how to enhance your running experience, dive into our full article on Justly Blog.

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National Walking Day

National Walking Day is every year on the first Wednesday in April and takes place on April 3 this year. National Walking Day is exactly as it sounds — a day to celebrate the easiest way to be the healthiest version of you. Walking for thirty to sixty minutes per day may sound like it isn’t much, but studies have shown that it can drastically improve your health and even help prevent ailments such as type II diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.

When is National Walking Day 2024?

Reap the benefits of walking and make it a part of your lifestyle on National Walking Day on April 3.

History of National Walking Day

Walking has always been a part of being human. Many archaeologists have found that even when humans were nomadic tribes, we would often walk great distances to stalk our prey (think Wooly Mammoths) and wait for them to sleep before pouncing. Walking is, essentially, what humans are physically we best at. We’re the slowest runners, the worst swimmers, and we can’t even fly without a big jet engine. Walking is the humans bread and butter.

Maybe that’s why during the Victorian era there was a little fad called pedestrianism, where walking became one of the major spectator sports in America and Europe until baseball usurped it. But individuals would wager massive bets over whether walkers could make it marathon distances and under what time. There’s a reason why racewalking is an Olympic sport, after all.

Whether it’s John Muir’s spiritual journeys through the woods; pilgrimages to Mecca; or just a casual stroll through your local park, walking has always held a close, dear place in the hearts of humans. It’s no wonder that there are so many health benefits associated with it and also why National Move More Month and National Walking Day were created promote this fantastic and surprisingly easy pastime.

National Walking Day timeline

1.5 Million Years Ago

Fossilized Footprints Tell a Story

According to fossilized footprints, it's likely that humans were walking similar to how we do today about 1.5 million years ago.

1700s

Bet on Pedestrianism

Pedestrianism enters the modern lexicon as a popular sport for betting who can walk the longest, fastest, and still keep the proper gait. 

1904

On Your Mark, Get Set, Walk!

Racewalking is introduced as an Olympic sport following pedestrianism's popularity where a "fair heel and toe rule" is established.

1965

Manpo-Kei Becomes Okay

Y. Hatano creates a pedometer based on the concept of 10,000 steps a day (what manpo-kei roughly translates to).

National Walking Day Traditions

Go for a walk! Well that one’s pretty easy. Take thirty minutes to an hour to get the blood pumping and the legs moving!

Do a racewalk Why not! They’re a great form of aerobic exercise and you can impress your friends with your new, faster walking technique.

Join a walking club They’re a great way to get out, get the work done, and also meet fun people at the same time.

National Walking Day Statistics

3.1 miles per hour — the average walking speed of a human.

500 miles — the walking duration a pair of tennis shoes lasts for. 

50% — the percentage of Americans who exercise regularly. 

6,000 — the number of steps a day that improves overall health. 

65,000 miles — the distance a person walks in their lifetime. 

10 miles — the distance it would take to walk every week to end 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions every year. 

20 minutes — the number of extra minutes of walking it would take to burn seven pounds of body fat per year. 

2,000 steps — the number of steps that equal one mile. 

60% — the percentage boost human creativity gets from walking. 

15 minutes — the time it takes to curb sugar cravings by walking. 

National Walking Day FAQs

Is there a National Walk Day?

National Walking Day is on April 6 every year.

Why do we celebrate World Walking Day?

World Walking Day is a fun way to be active and promote walking as exercise. 

What is Warrington Walking Day?

The Warrington Walking Day Fair is an annual event for young people. Processions take place throughout the town and in parks. 

National Walking Day Activities

Walking: Well, this is a no-brainer. Walking is, obviously, the most popular activity on National Walking Day. Just make sure you put one foot in front of the other. 

Racewalking: Get out there and get competitive. Racewalking is great aerobic exercise and can help you zoom around your town at lightning speeds. 

Light jogging: Or, if you prefer, take a light jog instead. Sometimes walking is just too slow for your speedsters and this next step up is nice and relaxed, but efficient. 

5 Facts About Walking That Will Make You Walk Right Away!

It is popular: Walking is the most popular form of exercise in the U.S.

Walking does wonders for our mood: Walking increases blood flow to the brain and improves our mood.

It is a lifespan indicator: Walking speed tells us how long a person will live.

Walking prevents diseases: Walking can help reduce the risk of colon and breast cancer.

Hippocrates said it right: He said, “Walking is man’s best medicine.”

Why We Love National Walking Day

It gets us outside: Getting outside is an important element to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Walking is a great way to get out doors! 

It improves our health: Walking 10,000 steps per day is an effective way to improve your own health. 

It's easy to do: No weights necessary. No running. No special skills or talents. Just get out there and walk!

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I'm going to use my little tumblr blog to keep myself on track during the holiday season. So if this isn't for you...please just skip this post.

Trying to maintain my current weight/ previous weight loss during December is not easy. (if you don't know...I lost around 40 pounds almost 2 years ago and I've managed to maintain it -- which is the longest I've maintained such a weight loss) My goal is to lose 10 more pounds starting in Jan....but for now let's just try to maintain in December. It is not easy around the holidays....not easy at all. I like freshly baked bread, chips and chocolate. These food groups are my areas of downfall. Like croissants or bread right out the oven with butter....YUM....omg...stop. Soooo this is why I'm here writing this.

I bought a very not fancy pedometer on amazon so i can keep my daily steps up without having to use a phone or anything...I just want something simple...that i can reset daily. I write my total daily number on my notes app and then reset the pedometer before bed. lol Honestly it's been the best thing...this low tech pedometer that clips onto my shoe or can fit in my pocket. Who knew? No constant dings/wifi/bluetooth needed. Lovely.

I'm also trying to do my cardio workout 5x a week this month. Trying being the key word.

I'm going to give myself 7 days in December to take off from watching myself. Not all 7 in a row... cause I could easily gain 7 pounds in 7 days if I did that. I figure 2 around xmas and 1 for new years and then 3 the rest of this month. I already took one...so technically I'm at 6.

I'm also trying to intermittent fast 16:8. So YEAH let's see how that plays out. lmao I downloaded this app called Zero and am trying it out. It sets a timer for me...so I can visually see when my fast starts/is supposed to end. I normally don't eat until 11am most days anyways so this isn't a big stretch for me. Just adding an hour or two to my fast.

so yeah..... I'll let you all know how this turns out later this month. I figure by writing this all out here...it'll help kick my ass into motivation. I've struggled with weight loss/keeping weight off for most of my life -- so I'll check back in at the end of the month on my results from this plan.

If anyone else struggles with this during the holidays...I feel you. I really do.