End of Year 2024
For me, 2024 was the year of Garmin in sports. I moved more than I ever thought possible: I recorded 834 activities, covering a total of 3,473 km (walking, running, cycling, jumping) in 638 hours. My total step count reached 4,895,631.
If I do a bit of math, the steps taken during activities, calculated with an 84 cm stride length, add up to 4,112,330. The difference between the two numbers—783,301 steps—represents the times when I was just “living.” Divided by the days of the year, that’s 2,146 steps per day.
Hmm, that’s a very low number. In other words, when I wasn’t exercising, I was mostly sitting. Well, I do have a desk job from home—what else should I expect?
And this is where Garmin comes in. The watch-based “ecosystem” and the chase for collectible badges gave me huge motivation. No point denying it—in fact, I have to admit that without these motivational factors, I wouldn’t have moved this much. And with Strava, group goals can also be achieved. By the way, I invited everyone from the group who’s my connection on Strava to the challenge that received the most votes. (If you were left out, message me!)