Step in Time

You may or may not know that in 2005 Avon partnered with Curves, the workout company for women. They got together to create fitness products to be sold exclusively through Avon. You can check them out here. There are shoes, workout clothes, after workout clothes, and various trimming and slimming accessories.

All of that is to say that I bought myself one of these babies
– Curves Step and Distance Pedometer. I was quite excited to get it and try it out since I’m generally
a fan of gadgets. It doesn’t tell you on the web site, but there’s quite a lot you can do with this little pedometer. You can set it up for running or walking. You can create a goal of distance or steps and it will tell you what percentage of your goal you made.

Now, I’m easy/lazy. I just set it up to tell me how far I’ve walked. And let me tell you it was a disappointment. Not the pedometer. My walks.

See, I was sure I was walking our cute puppy Belle at least 2 miles every day. Turns out our regular route is closer to a mile and three-quarters and some of my alternate walks are more like a mile and a half. Thanks pedometer. Now I find myself thinking of which street I can walk up and then down to pad my numbers. But in the end it’s better for me to make that extra effort and to drain some more of that puppy energy out of Belle. =)

(Sorry about the gratuitous picture of a cute puppy.)

Until next time…