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Some nights dinner is crackers standing over the sink and a string cheese eaten like a corn dog. That's girl dinner energy and it turns out it applies to more than food. Some days you don't have it...

My fitness app sent me a notification congratulating me on "almost" hitting a streak I never asked to be on. That's the moment I realized the app wasn't tracking my movement anymore, it was managin...

10,000 steps was never based on science. A Japanese pedometer brand made it up in 1965 to shift units. Here's what the research actually says and how to set a target that fits your actual life.

I did the hot girl walk for three weeks straight and felt amazing every single time. I also had no idea if I was actually doing more than I did the week before, because I wasn't counting anything. ...

I deleted my calorie app on a random Tuesday because I was tired of doing math before every meal. For 30 days I only tracked steps. I wasn't trying to lose weight, I just wanted to stop thinking ab...

Nobody plans a workout on the 4th of July. You just end up hosting, hauling a cooler that's always somehow empty, walking six blocks for a decent fireworks spot and losing at corn-hole again. Add i...

You were genuinely excited. You clipped it on, walked the dog, checked the number, felt good. Then a week later it was sitting on the kitchen counter. You meant to charge it. Or the clip broke. Or ...

You bought one for £8. It overcounted by about 40% & the clip snapped in two weeks. You bought a different one for £15. The display was unreadable in sunlight.

You pushed a trolley around a supermarket for 25 minutes. You walked from the parking lot. You paced around the flat on a work call. Your Apple Watch says 1,200 steps.