Get Paid to Walk!

U.S. based company GymBird is offering money for collaborators to track and share their journey of going from 0 to 10,000 steps over the course of a month. To be more specific, GymBird is paying $10,000 for documentation of a "start where you are" style social media journey in order to inspire others to get healthy and more than likely also to increase traffic to their site and therefore their programs.

What do you need to do or have to be qualified for this job? Utah based company GymBird is looking for adults who are willing to put in work in documenting their journey in order to encourage and empower others to take the first step towards fitness, per their website. Potential candidates must be willing to record a 2-minute weekly recap of how their journey is going in addition to a written paragraph of activities, challenges, success, and overall feelings and one social media post. Each of these three things must be done weekly. GymBird is adamant about having the collaboration push healthy habits and of course being known as a company that is sponsoring those who participate to do so.

Why 10,000 steps? Where does the 10,000 step a day suggestion come from? Is walking 10,000 steps really something that one must do in order to have a healthy lifestyle? The origin of the 10,000 steps in a day recommendation is actually unclear. There is a lot of speculation as to where it came from, and the theories range from Japanese advertisement for walking groups in the 60’s to some claiming that the directive came from the CDC (to be clear, it did not). However, there are studied benefits for walking even if 10,000 steps may be too little (or too much) for an individual person’s routine. In case you were not aware, walking for regular activity can help reduce the chances of having heart disease, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and depression. To be clear, this is not exclusive to walking, as these statistics are true for any physical activity done with a "medium" amount of intensity (like a brisk walk). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends 150 minutes a week of moderate intensity exercise. Again, that does not mean walking 10,000 steps daily, but it could be 30 minutes a day of swimming, playing, walking, running, or biking among other things and the activity does not need to be done in 30 consecutive minutes. Even if the activity you do does not quite come out to be moderate intensity exercise, doing something is better than doing nothing at all. According to the Mayo Clinic the average American walks somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 steps a day, so if you are part of the majority, even increasing as little as 10 more minutes of activity a day can result in significant health benefits. Remember, the heart is a muscle that has to be worked just like any other muscle.

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