Free walk-o-meter

[swoop101]

http://walkers.corpex.com/cr15p5/index.htm

walkers are giving out 1 million free pedometers, go get one.

[Scrubbs]

:walk: ordered mine:walk:

[Maggy]

I have had one for two years.I never use it.

[bopdude]

Maccy D's were doing something similar last month or so, but i've orderd mine anyways ;)

[Halcyon]

Coool. Thanks for finding that.

[sonygeezer]

Cheers M8

[Kliro]

Ordered mine, but in the terms and conditions:

'Winners may be required to take part in publicity arranged by Walkers in connection with this promotion and entrants agree to do so free of charge and that Walkers may use any subsequent publicity materials free from restriction'

[Dave Stones]

ive ordered one, but only because i am interested in how many miles i walk at work...

[bopdude]

ive ordered one, but only because i am interested in how many miles i walk at work...I think we'll all be in for a supprise, probably, we won't be walking as far as we think :shrug: it'll be interesting though.

[daxx]

Goody . . . a freebie, ordered mine, this is going to surprise me (I hope)

[zoombini]

I ordered mine.
However, it stopped me ordering one for the muminlaw at her address (for her), even though it says in its help file that you can, once you have ordered one, it seems to log your IP to prevent you ordering more.

Oh poo... lol

[swoop101]

change your proxy for a few minutes to get a different IP, then put it back.
I do that to get extra access to things :p: :rolleyes:

[Marge]

Ordered mine and there will be no surprises when it tells me I walk 100 yards total in one day :)

[Nugget]

Ordered mine and there will be no surprises when it tells me I walk 100 yards total in one day :)

:D

I've ordered mine, and I'm hoping it's got an extra option for when I jiggle my legs in the car! Other than that, I think I'm with you Debs :)

[bopdude]

change your proxy for a few minutes to get a different IP, then put it back.
I do that to get extra access to things :p: :rolleyes:
Like what ;) extra Mc D's give aways ???? wouldn't have thought about that :p:

[Electrolyte01]

Ordered one :)

[bb31]

already got a stepometre and have only managed 4000 steps per day - cant get no where near 10000 steps as advertised. anyway ive placed an order and im going to try this one when it arrives just in case my old ones not working properly!!!

[homer]

Hello

Just ordered mine with a bit of luck i will lose a bit of fat of the gut now


Homer

[Stephen]

Just ordered one. see how far I don't walk each day ;-)

[zoombini]

I orderd 2 from the TV fat program a while ago.
Never turned up, been about a month now.

I hope this one does.

[bob_a_builder]

Slight contratdiction

"Garry says: "encourage friends and family to join in, they can also order a free Walk-o-Meter"

"this offer is limited to one per household"

surely its the children who need to be encourgaed - it too late for some of us - so limit it to 2.54 per household

[ian@huth]

Just got a package from Walkers in the post with my free walk-o-meter. Wife has grabbed it to see how far she walks.

[Dave Stones]

got mine today too :) a little blue thing. seems a bit rattley, and i don't like the "do not shake" warnings... :erm:

[Chris]

got mine today too :) a little blue thing. seems a bit rattley, and i don't like the "do not shake" warnings... :erm:
They're supposed to rattle, that little rattly thing is what counts your steps, your footfalls make it bob back and forth and work the microswitches.

Ours arrived this morning - and I'd forgotten to tell Mrs T I'd ordered it. She was on the phone asking if I'd ordered something from Walkers. Jr T was extremely excited apparently, standing by the front door shouting, "Kibbits! kibbits!" (his word for crisps), "kibbits through the letterbox!"

He's going to be very disappointed when he sees there's no food in the package. How chilling that a two-year-old already recognises the corporate logo of Walkers and associates it with tasty junk food. :erm:

[dilli-theclaw]

I also got mine this morning - with about 1,300 steps on it :)

How many steps did your's have :)

[Chris]

I also got mine this morning - with about 1,300 steps on it :)

How many steps did your's have :)
lol don't know, I've not seen it yet - it was only because Mrs T phoned to ask if I'd ordered something that I know it's waiting for me. She decided not to open the pack as we thought it might not be an ideal toy for the boy to get his wee hands on.

Is there a reset button on it?

[dilli-theclaw]

lol don't know, I've not seen it yet - it was only because Mrs T phoned to ask if I'd ordered something that I know it's waiting for me. She decided not to open the pack as we thought it might not be an ideal toy for the boy to get his wee hands on.

Is there a reset button on it?

Yes there is a reset button :)

[Marge]

Got mine too this morning, had 395 on it when I've just opened it and now 400 even though I'm lay in bed :erm:

[dilli-theclaw]

Got mine too this morning, had 395 on it when I've just opened it and now 400 even though I'm lay in bed :erm:

I wonder how long they are going to last as there's no off button.

[Halcyon]

Got mine today too.
Seems not too bad for a freebie.
However if you knock it you add a few metres on.

[Chris]

Got mine too this morning, had 395 on it when I've just opened it and now 400 even though I'm lay in bed :erm:
You just know someone's going to ask you exactly what you're doing while you're lying in your bed, don't you? :p:

[Marge]

You just know someone's going to ask you exactly what you're doing while you're lying in your bed, don't you? :p:

:eek: ;)

[dilli-theclaw]

:eek: ;)

Now you see - I was playing NICE and didn't say a word - even tho I was very tempted :D

[Electrolyte01]

I just got mine :)

Blue aswell! :D

[Nemesis]

ordered

[Electrolyte01]

I wonder how long they are going to last as there's no off button.
Well my watch's battery has lasted 4 years, and I'm always using the glow on it.

The battery can be replaced aswell, says take it to your jewellers (can't spell) to get it replaced.

I had about 350 steps on mine when I got it, got it on me. I did 146 steps to go down stairs and make a sandwhich :erm:

[dilli-theclaw]

Well my watch's battery has lasted 4 years, and I'm always using the glow on it.



True I suppose, I've never needed to worry about batteries on my watches(I've never had one that USES a battery :)) so I don't know how long watch batteries last.

[zoombini]

I got my 2 ordered from the fat TV program a few of days ago.

I have averaged about 5000 - 7000 steps a day max.
Total of 16000 so far.

It was hard to setup at first, it wanted to count more than it should no matter what, so it's no longer on my belt & in my shirt pocket wehere it is very much more accurate (out 1 in 100).

IT was fun trying to set the step distance etc, getting funny looks while doing funny walk/measuring lol

[Chris]

IT was fun trying to set the step distance etc, getting funny looks while doing funny walk/measuring lol
You missed a trick there, you might have persuaded the Ministry to give you a grant to help develop it. ;) :D

[Marge]

Right, out of bed (thanks to Towney :erm: ) and off to work so will be interesting to see what score I gets

[Chris]

Right, out of bed (thanks to Towney :erm: ) and off to work so will be interesting to see what score I gets
Eh? Did I spoil the mood? :angel:

Now look, you're making me say naughty things. I do have a reputation, you know :D

[swoop101]

S'not fair, I ain't got mine yet and I ordered first :(

[Nugget]

<snip>I did 146 steps to go down stairs and make a sandwhich :erm:

:shocked: How big's your house? If I did 146 steps, I'd be in the next street!

Right, out of bed (thanks to Towney :erm: )

Debsy, does Mrs T know what he's up to (I bet she thinks he's at work!)

:jk:

[zoombini]

S'not fair, I ain't got mine yet and I ordered first :(

:D :D :D Now thats typical. if this was a news item I'd say it was run by NTL :D

[Electrolyte01]

:shocked: How big's your house? If I did 146 steps, I'd be in the next street!
Err, 3 bedroom house. I think I had it set-up wrong though, not sure. I'll do the same tomorow, as I usually have sandwhiches a lot.

I've done 616 steps total today so far, you can see I don't get around much :D

[Marge]

1766 so far :erm:

[gary_580]

Got mine too this morning, had 395 on it when I've just opened it and now 400 even though I'm lay in bed :erm:


Not asking what you did on the bed to increase the count

[Marge]

Not asking what you did on the bed to increase the count

don't ask ;)

just going for a can so this'll up my count, on a mission now :D :D :D

[paulyoung666]

I got mine today after Paul nagged me 2 getone ,only so he could see how lazy I was not!!! us busy working mums. I am not very impressed by mine, as I hadnt even moved and it claimed that I had done 3 steps!!!!!! I mean do you class shuffling as a step???? as I was doing lots of shuffling when in the charity shop this afternoon, and when I dropped it by accident it claimed that I had done another 10!!!!!! Weird stuff!!!!!! Pauls demon wife Allie

[dilli-theclaw]

I mean do you class shuffling as a step????

That depends if you class yourself as a zombie ;) :D

[homealone]

I got mine today after Paul nagged me 2 getone ,only so he could see how lazy I was not!!! us busy working mums. I am not very impressed by mine, as I hadnt even moved and it claimed that I had done 3 steps!!!!!! I mean do you class shuffling as a step???? as I was doing lots of shuffling when in the charity shop this afternoon, and when I dropped it by accident it claimed that I had done another 10!!!!!! Weird stuff!!!!!! Pauls demon wife Allie

Hi Allie :wavey:

my wife got one too - but not because I nagged her, what's he like eh ;)

/ducks :D

actually I'm :notopic: because Mrs Gaz paid for hers - it's one you get with the 'Big Challenge' pack, as part of the BBC 'Fat Nation', campaign, sorry :dozey:

[paulyoung666]

Whopps Paul has now just shouted at me!!!!!! U see you she should have waited and then she would have got one free. And no I am not a zombie!!!!!! pauls demon wife allie

[paulyoung666]

mind u sometimes I feel like a zombie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dilli-theclaw]

mind u sometimes I feel like a zombie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on - I want to hear one of your undead moans then :D

[Maggy]

Whopps Paul has now just shouted at me!!!!!! U see you she should have waited and then she would have got one free. And no I am not a zombie!!!!!! pauls demon wife allie


Um! I'm getting confused the more I read this posting.I think I'm suffering from too much applied teenage logic chopping. :disturbd:

[Maggy]

Come on - I want to hear one of your undead moans then :D


:shocking: :shocking: :shocking:

I hope Buxom Woman didn't hear that!!!Else you're for it!! :disturbd:

[dilli-theclaw]

:shocking: :shocking: :shocking:

I hope Buxom Woman didn't hear that!!!Else you're for it!! :disturbd:

Um - I won't tell if you don't :)

[mrm1]

Got mine today. Now to start counting !!!!!

[paulyoung666]

excuse the demented ramblings of my wife , i shall now go and create a login for her to create chaos in instead of tarnishing my good name around these parts :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :D :D :D

[Electrolyte01]

excuse the demented ramblings of my wife , i shall now go and create a login for her to create chaos in instead of tarnishing my good name around these parts :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :D :D :D
Oh but she talks just like you! I didn't see a difference! :D

[danielf]

excuse the demented ramblings of my wife , i shall now go and create a login for her to create chaos in instead of tarnishing my good name around these parts :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :D :D :D

I wonder who will do the welcome ;)

[paulyoung666]

Oh but she talks just like you! I didn't see a difference! :D

ah hah that was supposed to be funny :dozey:

having said that it wasnt bad for a boy ;)

[Electrolyte01]

having said that it wasnt bad for a boy ;)
Boy? BOY?!?! I'll have you for that! :p:

[paulyoung666]

Boy? BOY?!?! I'll have you for that! :p:


careful that could be misconstrued , and you wouldnt want ppl to think you were like 'that' would you ;)

[Electrolyte01]

careful that could be misconstrued , and you wouldnt want ppl to think you were like 'that' would you ;)
Don't even go there! :disturbd:

[Marge]

Total for my day is 4073, what should I be aiming for ???????

[Electrolyte01]

10,000 a day. 1274 is on mine.

[Marge]

10,000 :eek: :eek:

[danielf]

10,000 :eek: :eek:

You shouldn't rush these things. Try 4704 for Tomorrow... :)

[homealone]

10,000 :eek: :eek:

- back to bed, for you, obviously :D

[Marge]

- back to bed, for you, obviously :D

thats where i am now gaz ;)

[homealone]

thats where i am now gaz ;)

/resists obvious 'what are you wearing' reply - reluctantly ;)

[swoop101]

YEA, I got a blue one :D
(feels better now)

now to see how few steps I can do in a day :rolleyes:

[bopdude]

Woo Hoooooo, just got mine, now to see how far i walk this weekend at work ;)

[Electrolyte01]

I've done 627 so far :erm:

[daxx]

950 so far, but not yet dressed so it's stuck in my shorts pocket

[sir_drinks_alot]

just got mine

[paulyoung666]

I could be bothered to do mine today!!! u see Im bored of it all ready!!!!

[Chris]

Put mine on my belt after I got dressed this morning, about 11 o'clock ... now nearly 7pm and I'm on 3,426. Not very healthy, am I? :disturbd:

The worrying thing is, I'd have been quite pleased about my level of activity today otherwise - we went to a National Trust house and wandered round that, and the gardens.

[Maggy]

Put mine on my belt after I got dressed this morning, about 11 o'clock ... now nearly 7pm and I'm on 3,426. Not very healthy, am I? :disturbd:

The worrying thing is, I'd have been quite pleased about my level of activity today otherwise - we went to a National Trust house and wandered round that, and the gardens.

Well I could never see how anyone could do 10,000 steps in a day unless they are going for a 5 mile run in addition to working,playing,housework and all the minutae of a typical day.
I reckon those who said they had done 5000 steps have calibrated theirs wrongly because try as I may I could never get more than 2000 steps day with my WW one.It's a good one that I BOUGHT and have now lost accidently on purpose because I became enslaved to it. :disturbd:

[greencreeper]

I was about to order one, then I saw the "winners" promo thing, and I ordered one in the name of my mate instead :D

[swoop101]

Well I have done precisely 0 (zero) steps with mine, the kids nicked it and I have seen bugger all of it since. :shrug:

[greencreeper]

Humf. I was going to order a few more but it knows my IP address :( I'll have to nip on the Net at work when no one's looking.

[daxx]

Humf. I was going to order a few more but it knows my IP address :( I'll have to nip on the Net at work when no one's looking.
change your proxy, works perfectly, managed to snag another one :) and alter your initials around

[Maggy]

Well I have done precisely 0 (zero) steps with mine, the kids nicked it and I have seen bugger all of it since. :shrug:

I predict that most of you will have thrown them in a drawer by the end of the month.Mind you may well have to ferret them out for the New Year. ;)

[greencreeper]

change your proxy, works perfectly, managed to snag another one :) and alter your initials around
I tried various proxies - no joy :( It must see my IP address rather than the proxy :shrug:

[daxx]

I tried various proxies - no joy :( It must see my IP address rather than the proxy :shrug:
If you want PM your details over and I'll use one of my 'other' connections, or try a free dialup, if you have a modem connected ;)

[greencreeper]

It works now :erm: Very strange :shrug: It'll be interesting to see how far I walk. It's about a ten minute walk to/from the bus stop from/to work. I'm always up and down stairs - my PC is upstairs. I walk to my mate's house maybe 3 or 4 times a week - about a five minute walk. Then there's the walk to/from the bus stop from/to my parents - about ten minutes. Oh and shopping at Tesco. I reckon I can do the 10,000 easy.

[MovedGoalPosts]

:idea: I can see someone with too much time on their hands building a web site for the Cable Forum Walk-0-Meter team league table scores. :D

Oh sorry that person wouldn't do very well with their own score as instead of walking they'd be stuck in front of a keyboard. :dozey:

[Chris]

Well, I managed 5,380 yesterday, and that was with a nice long walk at lunchtime. Anyone know how many steps is considered 'healthy'? I must admit, I thought I'd done rather better than this, it was a very long walk.

[Maggy]

Well, I managed 5,380 yesterday, and that was with a nice long walk at lunchtime. Anyone know how many steps is considered 'healthy'? I must admit, I thought I'd done rather better than this, it was a very long walk.

Well I think the target of 10,000 steps is unrealistic myself unless you are the sort who does at least one 5(or more :Yikes: ) mile run everyday. :erm:

[Nugget]

:Yikes:

I don't think I do 10 000 steps in a month! I'll just have to think of more reasons to walk to the car :D

[swoop101]

I still have not got hold of mine, thinking of sending a search party to locate it. :shrug:
The mini swoops think it is great and it must be doing them good when they jump on the spot and peddle like mad on their bikes to see how many they can do.

I will try and find the hiding place tonight. :p: :D

[SMHarman]

<snip>
I had about 350 steps on mine when I got it, got it on me. I did 146 steps to go down stairs and make a sandwhich :erm:
Does that mean it has taken 350 steps from walkers distribution centre to your house :confused:

[Dave Stones]

i did 6500 in a 6-hour shift at work the other day :D

[snodvan]

I ordered mine Wednesday night last week - and it arrived Monday 10am this week!! Bril. I used the thing from when it arrived until bedtime yesterday - and totted up a grand total of .........795.

I think the word SLOB is appropriate. OK, OK, I work from home and run a mini-business that means I sit at the keyboard much of the day "being creative". However, I did also
1. Empty 2 x 4 drawer filing cabinets so that I could relocate them and then refill them
2. Re-routed all the power supply cables to 3 machines/ ancillaries on the home network
3. Mended some kids toys for a neighbour (I like 'mending' things)
4. Drove to Tesco (I do not fancy walking down the motorway!)
5. Cooked dinner (cannelloni, broccoli) vacummed the hall, stairs, landing

So I thought I had done quite well!

Today my wife borrowed it and is wearing it at work. I wonder what that will show when she returns. Something to make me feel even worse no doubt.

[Chris]

Well I think the target of 10,000 steps is unrealistic myself unless you are the sort who does at least one 5(or more :Yikes: ) mile run everyday. :erm:
Mrs T mentioned the 10,000 steps thing but I didn't know where she got the figure from. It certainly is unrealistic - I went for an even longer walk this lunchtime and my daily total is now at 5,334 ... almost as much as I managed during the entire day yesterday, but all I'm going to do for the rest of today is sit at my desk and then drive home, so my daily total is unlikely to exceed 6,000.

I walked for about 40 minutes today. If I get an entire hour for lunch tomorrow I'll see how much higher I can push it, but I'm willing to bet it's not going to get anywhere near 10,000.

Incidentally, my walking pace equates to about 3mph on level ground, so I think I probably covered about 2 miles - out from the office, down to the local playing field, twice round it (three junior footy fields in size), plus one lap of one of the pitches for a little extra distance, then back to the office.

[Maggy]

Mrs T mentioned the 10,000 steps thing but I didn't know where she got the figure from.

It's on the back of the six pack packets of Walkers crisps. :tu:

[bb31]

I recieved my free walk-o-metre the other day and i was sure i did more steps than it registered. So today I proved myself right! I clipped the free one onto my right hip, and my bought one onto my left - low and behold - my right leg has done 2069 steps and my left leg has done 4429.

Either it the free one doesn't work right, or i have been hopping most of the day without my knowlege. :confused:

[Nikko]

I recieved my free walk-o-metre the other day and i was sure i did more steps than it registered. So today I proved myself right! I clipped the free one onto my right hip, and my bought one onto my left - low and behold - my right leg has done 2069 steps and my left leg has done 4429.

Either it the free one doesn't work right, or i have been hopping most of the day without my knowlege. :confused:


Do you feel in any way dizzy or disorientated, bb31?

I suspect you have been running round in circles ;)

[bb31]

Do you feel in any way dizzy or disorientated, bb31?

I suspect you have been running round in circles ;)

im always dizzy nothing new there :dozey:

[Chris]

5,927 today in all. Obviously I spend more time wandering round the office than I thought :disturbd: Must see if I can break the 6,000 barrier tomorrow. I really need to get a life ... :D

[Maggy]

5,927 today in all. Obviously I spend more time wandering round the office than I thought :disturbd: Must see if I can break the 6,000 barrier tomorrow. I really need to get a life ... :D

Ach! Just chuck it in drawer and put it down to a moment of insanity. :D

[Chris]

Ach! Just chuck it in drawer and put it down to a moment of insanity. :D
What a good idea - the blasted thing doesn't work! I've just arrived back at the office after walking for almost an entire hour, yet if this pedometer is to be believed I have so far taken fewer steps today than this time yesterday. I'm on 5,057, and this time yesterday I posted a score of 5,334. I reckon, assuming yesterday's score was accurate (but I suppose there's no reason why it should be), that my score right now ought to be around the 6,000 mark. I feel cheated! :fit:

[Maggy]

This link came up in Gmail and I thought I'd check it out.I think you lot should take a butchers.

Warning to walkers (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/10/19/financial1023EDT0092.DTL)

That explains a blooming lot I can tell you. :mad: I was so ticked off when I was using mine which I paid for by the way :( .

So now you know.You need to be running not walking. :rolleyes:


Incog.

[Nemesis]

Got mine on saturday morning .... seems to be clocking correctly, although how you are supposed to do 10,000 per day i don't know

[Chris]

Got mine on saturday morning .... seems to be clocking correctly, although how you are supposed to do 10,000 per day i don't know
From what I can gather from my own experiences, you would need to walk for about 2 hours a day.

[Graham F]

still waiting for mine :(

[Chris]

still waiting for mine :(
I think they may have been surprised by the demand - the chief executive was on the radio this morning, he said they have already sent out half a million of them.

[Matthew]

Just ordered one. It wouldn't let me last night.

When it asked for my name I put Lord!

[Maggy]

From what I can gather from my own experiences, you would need to walk for about 2 hours a day.

A two hour FAST walk.No moving slowly either or it may not register.

Incog. :)

[Chris]

A two hour FAST walk.No moving slowly either or it may not register.

Incog. :)
I do walk fast. :) I would expect to cover six or seven miles in two hours.

[ian@huth]

I do walk fast. :) I would expect to cover six or seven miles in two hours.

That's not fast, average walking pace is regarded as 3.3 mph. :)

[Chris]

That's not fast, average walking pace is regarded as 3.3 mph. :)
Well, that's a relief. Mrs T is always telling me to slow down. That means she's a slow walker :D

[andygrif]

I think they may have been surprised by the demand - the chief executive was on the radio this morning, he said they have already sent out half a million of them.

Is it just me that thinks it somewhat ironic that the two companies (Walkers and McDonalds) who are giving these gadgets away are probably the two who pump more fat into this nation's population than most others?

[danielf]

Is it just me that thinks it somewhat ironic that the two companies (Walkers and McDonalds) who are giving these gadgets away are probably the two who pump more fat into this nation's population than most others?

No, it is precisely because they pump so much fat into the population that they are doing this. They are trying to improve their image (without necessarily doing something about the problem)

[gary_580]

Got mine on saturday morning .... seems to be clocking correctly, although how you are supposed to do 10,000 per day i don't know

10,000 a day is nothing! I walk to work and walk home again and do the same at lunch times and thats 7,000 for me in something like 50 minutes

[andygrif]

No, it is precisely because they pump so much fat into the population that they are doing this. They are trying to improve their image (without necessarily doing something about the problem)

Why don't they just sell stuff with less fat in? That would do some REAL good.

[Nikko]

I think they may have been surprised by the demand - the chief executive was on the radio this morning, he said they have already sent out half a million of them.


Apparently there is a backlog - but they are taking steps to deal with it.

[danielf]

Why don't they just sell stuff with less fat in? That would do some REAL good.

Very true, but apparently it doesn't sell as well...

[STONEISLAND]

I have recived mine and it does not work gutted as waited time for it

[Graham F]

walked 11,234 the other day :D

[Tricky]

walked 11,234 the other day :D

I found them very sensitive to what it counts as a step
I.e. walk from my kitchen to study = 104 steps actual 28 steps
Perhaps another dud!?