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Daily step counts are measured passively by smart devices like iPhones and fitness trackers. Activity levels represented by numbers and quantities can help us visualize and evaluate. We somehow ‘know’ or are wired to think ‘more is better’. Seeing a number helps us compare and can even motivate us to action.
Get a higher daily step count. Lift a heavier weight. Complete more repetitions. Walk more minutes. Run more miles. Eat more vegetables. Score more points. Win that game.
If repeated enough, maybe a habit will form. Maybe we don’t need the numbers so much anymore. Maybe we like the journey, the process, the sweat and the struggle. We find out that we are tough. We can handle it. It’s no big deal.
The medicine, the remedy or the cure can be just as much a part of our routine as the hits we take.