Do Step Counts Motivate You?

So, we want to know, do you feel step shame?

Do those step counts actually motivate you to leave the house and walk?

Sedaris describes his relationship pretty bluntly:

The Fitbit is a digital trainer, perpetually egging us on.

“But why?”

Hugh asked when I told him about it.

“Why isn’t twelve thousand enough?

Because,” I told him, “my Fitbit thinks I can do better.

But that’s just him.

We want to know how you feel.

Do those step counts on your Fitbit, phone, or wherever else, actually motivate you?

Stepping Out| The New Yorker

Photo byBecky Stern.