Thursday June 14, 2007

2 birds with 1 stone. The IDstride pedometer badge holder. What a great thing.

http://www.idstride.com.

Just what I need. A badge clip with a built in pedometer.

I'm big on consolidation. Pretty much any time I can consolidate two or more of the things I find myself carrying around on a regular basis, I take the opportunity. Last year I consolidated my PDA and my Cellphone into a T-Mobile Dash, which has all the functions of both items that I use. It also has really good reception, so that's a plus.

I've already got a badge holder. Doesn't everyone?

I've already got a pedometer, but it's just one more think to connect to myself. I already feel like I need a Batman Utility belt. With a phone, a bluetooth headset (when I'm not wearing it, and I only wear it in the car because I think people look stupid wearing their bluetooth headsets in public places), a swiss army knife (the Cybertool 34), a badge, two secure access tokens, wallet, two sets of keys, pedometer, and assorted pocket sundries (rubber band, paperclip, lint, etc), I'm full up.

I haven't accepted a Murse as an option yet. My brother in law carries a man bag. It's like the one Indiana Jones carried. On him it's a manly masculine accessory, so I may have to start thinking about it.

After watching "You on a Diet" with Dr's Oz and Roizen (from Reader's Digest, and Oprah), I've been trying to keep track of how far I walk each day. They recommend at *least* 10,000 steps per day. I've had my pedometer for about 2 weeks now, and wanted to spend a month seeing what I do now, without augmenting my routine with any additional exercise.

So far I seem to be averaging only about 4500 steps per day. Pretty sad.

I think I'll pick up an IDstride, though. Maybe if I consolidate 2 items into 1 item that weighs less than the original 2 items, I'll feel more like walking. :)