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Sometimes companies or schools obligate their employees or students to take part in a step count challenge. Though the intention behind it might be good, let’s face it—you don’t always have the time or desire to get out and walk 10,000 steps or more every day. Luckily, there are ways you can cheat your phone’s step counter to reach those step goals. We’ve put together this list of ways to trick a step counter recommended by others in the same boat as you.
Best Ways to Get 10,000 Steps Without Walking
- Grab your phone in one hand and twist your wrist from side to side.
- Pull long socks up to your calves and shove your phone down the side of one of them. Kick your legs back and forth to earn steps without getting up.
- Increase your step count by securing your phone to the top of a fan blade with rubber bands or tape. Then, turn on the fan.
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- If you leave the step counter on and go for a bike ride, it can count 15 to 25 thousand steps.
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