Baby steps in the battle of steps
Kerri Thoreson
In December, Bert and I bought fitness watches. I know a lot of people who’ve been on the steps bandwagon for years. For us, we hope to be more intentional about our activity with the bonus of knowing heart rate, blood pressure, sleep patterns and such.
What we hadn’t anticipated was our competitiveness. Now we routinely compare the number of steps we’ve each achieved at the end of the day. After a couple of months, my still-working husband is the reigning champion. As a semi-retired work-from-home writer whose day doesn’t stray far from my keyboard and phone in these cold winter months, I’m at a disadvantage. A walk around the neighborhood conjures visions of a slip and fall resulting in a broken bone, which is terrifying at this time of life. I traveled in late January to the land of sunshine, including walking through airports and still didn’t win.
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