Buy Walking VideosWalkStyles and Pedometer
You buy a pedometer, set it up and it will connect to the computer, showing your steps, distance and other information. You can get walking buddies and even have a friendly competition with them. What’s the catch?
It costs $9.95 a month to use the website. Now, according to the Five Buck Workout Rule, you would only have to workout twice a month to make the membership pay for itself. But then again, I HATE to find out that the coolest features of my new toy only work if I fork over money to the people who manufactured it EVERY month.
It sounds like a good idea and I can justify it feasibly, but it’s something that I’m not going to jump for. I think I’ll just use my McDonald’s pedometer, which came free with my salad and just keep track on my own.
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June 8th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
I think the main value is the social aspect — someone to compete with, to motivate you. I imagine we could build such a web app in about a day, whatcha reckon?
June 8th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
I can join weight watchers etools for 12 dollars a month it has to do more than just show my steps. I can do that on my own. I can join calorie king for $39 a year and some other programs for free. I also do non step exercise which won’t come up in a step. Now if it had a recipe calculator and an exercise calendar and chats with a personal trainer two times a week it might be worth 9 bucks a week or more, but since I am not battling anyone to lose or maintain.
July 25th, 2006 at 9:39 am
Just somebody else jumping on the bandwagon. I’ll save the nine bucks. The 87 pounds I’ve lost in the last year, along with the healthy cholesterol levels, blood pressure readings, etc. that I’ve achieve are enough motivation for me!