The Desert of My Dreams

If you’ve been reading this blog, following my flickr photos, or watching my steps on Walkertracker, you probably know that I’ve been working out pretty regularly for the past six months. I find gym culture to be fascinating. I enjoy observing how people workout, what they wear, who they interact with, and […]

About two weeks ago, I started a beginning running program that I had found online. The first two weeks are pretty basic - alternate between running and walking for 30 minutes (1 minute run, 1.5 minutes walk, repeat). When I’ve had extra time this past week, I’ve been doing an hour of this […]

Dear Omron HJ-112 Pedometer That I Forgot Last Week In A Hotel Room In Sunnyvale, CA:
I’m sorry that I left you, Omron HJ-112 Pedometer That I Forgot Last Week In A Hotel Room In Sunnyvale, CA. You were a good little pedometer and I miss you bulging out of my pocket, silently counting my […]

At the end of last semester, my infoviz group and I had to give back the pedometers we were kindly given to play with while working on Fitster. Since then, I’ve wondered many times, “How many steps have I taken today?” and I’ve often found myself reaching into my pocket looking for the pedometer. […]

For my infoviz class, my group is working on a fitness application that uses pedometers to track the number of steps a person takes in a day. The average American walks about 5,000 steps a day and most walking programs recommend walking 10,000 steps a day. My group and I have had our […]