Not fair?? Hummm, Riding a horse is exercise, yes the horse is taking the steps but the rider has to balance. Many non-riders think we just "sit" there. It takes balance, core strength and muscle endurance of the rider to stay on a horse, especially for long rides.
I used to take off my fitbit when riding simply because I was afraid I'd lose it, but have started wearing it riding now. I log time on my dash board I spend riding, as riding. Regardless of what people say, it is exercise!
I also don't get why people get so hung up on "steps". There are days my steps are less than 10,000 but I certainly wasn't sitting on the couch. those are the days I focus more on heavy weight training than whether or not I get a X amount of steps in. Or I'm helping hubby on the farm driving tractors, building, mending fences, etc. These activities don't always involve 10,000 steps.
gypsylee, I get that you're in a challenge, but I'm just saying I see so many posts on here that seem to be focused on who/how and why certain individuals are getting a lot of steps, and questions like "are they cheating" or "such and such is unfair", just sounds childish to me. I couldn't care less, as long as I know I'm active during the day, I'm good.
