• Only spouses & significant others of faculty / staff may participate
• Start keeping track of your steps beginning Monday, September 18th
• Be diligent & habitual in recording your steps at the end of each day; you will reset your pedometers back to zero each morning
• You are encouraged to save your individual pedometer log onto your computer desktops; with the formulas already entered onto the spreadsheets all you have to do is enter your steps each day & weekly totals will be done for you
• Challenge yourself each week to increase your weekly step totals – ”This week, I will take no short cuts.”
• Wear your pedometer from the time you get up until you go to bed – keep your pedometer by your backpack, your room keys, your car keys, your tooth brush, etc. – make it a habit to put it on every day!!
• Weekly results will be posted on the Get Moving website as well as in the Outlook public folder, Get Moving Berea College
• Weekly giveaways will be awarded to the best stepping Independent, Staff/Faculty, and Club/Organization teams as well as the top individual and retiree participant; no team nor individual may qualify for back to back weekly giveaways.
• When wearing the pedometer, make sure it is level & over a hip;  you may have to move the pedometer around in different areas of your hip to insure proper functioning
• A simple step check for your pedometer
  • Set your pedometer to zero, & then walk & count 20 steps (each time your foot strikes the ground).  Look at your pedometer & see if it reads 20 (+ or – 2 steps either way, 18-22 steps).  If your pedometer reads in this interval, you have found the correct placement of your pedometer.  If not, readjust & step off 20 steps again, rechecking your readout, making adjustments.
• Check your pedometer several times during the first couple of days that you are wearing it to insure correct placement on your hip to make sure it is counting your steps correctly
• Refer to the FAQ on the “Get Moving Berea College” web page for more information & photos about pedometers
• If you are still having problems with your pedometer, send an email to .
• If you receive a Steps for Life pedometer, you will also receive a safety strap.  Attach the clip end to your pedometer & when wearing your pedometer, clip the other end to a piece of your clothing.  If your pedometer should fall off, this safety strap will hopefully prevent losing your pedometer altogether.

Physical Activity Conversion

• There may be some physical activities that you participate in when the pedometer will not “credit” your efforts
  • Activities such as yoga, swimming, weight training, skate boarding, backpacking, or something as simple as housework or cleaning your room
• BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES!!!!
  All activity is important & significant!!

Method of Conversion

• Mild physical activity = 250 steps for every 10 minutes (*Mild - no trouble holding a conversation while active; slightly elevated heart rate)
• Moderate physical activity = 1000 steps for every 10 minute (**Moderate - able to hold a conversation while active; may be perspiring a little; quicker heart rate & respirations than mild)
• Vigorous physical activity = 2000 steps for every 10 minutes (***Vigorous – trouble holding or unable to hold a conversation during activity)

HAVE FUN!

KEEP STEPPIN'!