Crafty daughter...

[spudfan]

My daughter, who has special needs, has been using her phone to track her daily steps and showing the results to myself and my wife. Very good we thought, until the wife happened to see her on the garden swing, clocking up the steps....

[Tombie]

Just check that, my watch can track steps. It won’t log one for a movement that’s not like a step though.
Using a swing wouldn’t rank it.
It even knows when I’m on the rowing machine and logs as such.

[scarry]

Mine will often track steps while I am driving.

I can drive down to Rathdowny and back and clock up 1500 steps,that’s in the manual van.

So the step counters are not always accurate.

[spudfan]

My wife thinks that if it is in my daughter's pocket the movement of her legs would clock up as steps.

[grey_ghost]

When I drive my daily car (a Skoda) - I might generate 10-20 steps on the way to work (I'm guessing pot holes, etc).

When I drive the 101 for a day - I generate about 30,000 steps... [wink11]

[Don 130]

When I drive my daily car (a Skoda) - I might generate 10-20 steps on the way to work (I'm guessing pot holes, etc).

When I drive the 101 for a day - I generate about 30,000 steps... [wink11]

The 101 must be contributing greatly to your wellbeing☺️

Don.

[jonesfam]

My daughter, who has special needs, has been using her phone to track her daily steps and showing the results to myself and my wife. Very good we thought, until the wife happened to see her on the garden swing, clocking up the steps....

Yep, kids arn't silly.
We bought a step counter for our Autstic boy a couple of years ago. Like you we thought he was doing really well.
Until SWMBO saw him sitting in front of his Xbox happily playing a game while swinging the arm with the counter back & forth.
When confrunted he just gave a grin.
Jonesfam

[350RRC]

The 101 must be contributing greatly to your wellbeing☺️

Don.

It's more than a step up from the Skoda. [thumbsupbig]

DL

[350RRC]

Yep, kids arn't silly.
We bought a step counter for our Autstic boy a couple of years ago. Like you we thought he was doing really well.
Until SWMBO saw him sitting in front of his Xbox happily playing a game while swinging the arm with the counter back & forth.
When confrunted he just gave a grin.
Jonesfam


'I'm shakin' it boss'

[Blknight.aus]

strap it to the front suspension either on the beam near the middle or about halfway out a wish bone. Go for a drive, the cheaper end of the step counters will quite happily have you doing multipe hundreds of thousand steps in a day.

[Tombie]

strap it to the front suspension either on the beam near the middle or about halfway out a wish bone. Go for a drive, the cheaper end of the step counters will quite happily have you doing multipe hundreds of thousand steps in a day.

Agree the cheaper units tend to just look for any movement.

The high end gear has algorithms tuned to know what the movement is representative off.

The unit(s) I’m using can identify steps, rowing, swimming, cycling, even identified push ups! (amongst other things).

[donh54]

Mine will often track steps while I am driving.

I can drive down to Rathdowny and back and clock up 1500 steps,that’s in the manual van.

So the step counters are not always accurate.Work gave us counters to promote "healthy lifestyle choices".
I found that wearing it on the left wrist, and resting the hand on the RoadRanger gearstick gave me 9000 steps from Warwick to Brisbane Port, and 13000 on the way back. (That climb up Cunningham's Gap really wears you out!)

[V8Ian]

Tut, tut, you should know better, Don. [wink11]

[Tombie]

Cheating the numbers is only cheating yourself.

Like playing golf and under counting - you’re still **** at golf.

[jonesfam]

My kids continue to amaze me.
Today the Headperson of the local school came to see me.
My first question was "What have they done?"
No, not been playing up.
Apparently the school is doing a video to promote Doomadgee & the school & one of our boy's has been selected to be the "Host" on the video.
According to the Head this is because he is, articulate, well mannered, has a lovely smile & is willing & able to learn & remember his lines.
I asked if they were sure they had the right kid?
When at home he hardly says a word, never remembers his manners, yes, he does have a nice smile on the rare occasions he uses it & he can't even remember to put his dirty clothes in the wash!

How come kids are always better at school or when on trips or visiting than when at home?
I think this one must have a spit personality!!
Jonesfam
PS Proud of him.
PPS Ian it is McQuillen who you met in Brisbane.

[JDNSW]

strap it to the front suspension either on the beam near the middle or about halfway out a wish bone. Go for a drive, the cheaper end of the step counters will quite happily have you doing multipe hundreds of thousand steps in a day.

I'm not even going to speculate how you know this in such detail!

[Blknight.aus]

I'm not even going to speculate how you know this in such detail!

may or may not have won a "most steps" contest on a trip involving trucks and athletes. I just told em its becuase I have a manual shift and I wear the counter on my left leg.

[V8Ian]

My kids continue to amaze me.
Today the Headperson of the local school came to see me.
My first question was "What have they done?"
No, not been playing up.
Apparently the school is doing a video to promote Doomadgee & the school & one of our boy's has been selected to be the "Host" on the video.
According to the Head this is because he is, articulate, well mannered, has a lovely smile & is willing & able to learn & remember his lines.
I asked if they were sure they had the right kid?
When at home he hardly says a word, never remembers his manners, yes, he does have a nice smile on the rare occasions he uses it & he can't even remember to put his dirty clothes in the wash!

How come kids are always better at school or when on trips or visiting than when at home?
I think this one must have a spit personality!!
Jonesfam
PS Proud of him.
PPS Ian it is McQuillen who you met in Brisbane.
I think the term you're looking for is "street angel, home devil", Paul. [biggrin]
I recall McQuillen, I thought he was pleasant, polite and totally awestruck; in brief, a very likable fellow. [smilebigeye]

[jonesfam]

I think the term you're looking for is "street angel, home devil", Paul. [biggrin]
I recall McQuillen, I thought he was pleasant, polite and totally awestruck; in brief, a very likable fellow. [smilebigeye]

Yes, the 3 boys did find Brisbane a bit aweinspiring & intimidating.
McQuillen was my main man on the GPS, not that it helped much.[tonguewink]
Jonesfam

[superquag]

strap it to the front suspension either on the beam near the middle or about halfway out a wish bone. Go for a drive, the cheaper end of the step counters will quite happily have you doing multipe hundreds of thousand steps in a day.

... and you know that, from ??? [biggrin]