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From: Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com>
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Subject: Re: Steps counting apps
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 18:05:53 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
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Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> Wrote in message:

> In article <v254f7$1jmiv$1@dont-email.me>, hugybear@gmx.net says...
>> 
>> On 16.05.24 14:54, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> > On 2024-05-16 11:43, Jim the Geordie wrote:
>> >> Just out of curiosity I thought I might try a STEPS counter app.
>> >> Many seem to come with all sorts of health monitoring extras, which I'm
>> >> not bothered about, but happy to enter and not use.
>> >> However there are massive differences between them on the numbers of
>> >> steps they claim I have taken and some don't appear to work at all.
>> >> I'm not wanting to start a thread about the health benefits, just to
>> >> find the simplest, accurate, free one.
>> > 
>> > A cheap smart watch will do it easily and accurately.
>> 
>> Jim asked for an app on his *Android phone*.
>> By far not everyone wants to wear one of these ugly and for all visible
>> "watches". And btw they are not more accurate than a smartphone.
> 
> I just set up 4 apps before going out. When I got back: they said I had 
> taken 305, or 476, or 210, or 558 steps!!!

You can't have been out for long! Or they grossly underestimate. 
Why not do a test, count your steps, and see which one us best?

I see there's an NHS app: have you got that? And there are - or
 were - pedometers - maybe on ebay.
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