Over the past year I have again been logging my activity and travel, and thought it would be interesting (for me if no-one else) to post an update on here. In 2015 I walked approximately 4.4 million steps, covering 2 900 km, and I cycled a further 2 050 km. This is slightly more walking than 2014, but about a third less cycling.
Similarly to last year, I imported step count data from my FitBit into a spreadsheet and combined it with information I had noted down, to do my own analysis.[1]I needed to use a slightly different script to get data from the FitBit dashboard using their API, and into a Google Drive Spreadsheet, due to changes in the API/authorisation that I don’t … Continue reading
My own analysis was basically calculating averages and totals by week, month, and year. I have also been able to compare this to 2014. Most weeks I have again walked between 70k and 90k steps, with only 7 weeks when I didn’t reach 70k. My holiday again stands out as my most active time, with over 100k steps in each of the 3 weeks I was away[2]2 part weeks, and 1 full week.
In terms of photos, in 2015 I took about 3 750 photos with my SLR and 1 400 with my iPhone, with about 1 800 of those during my Vienna trip. Again, quite similar to last year, with slightly more with the SLR and fewer with the phone. I don’t keep all of these, and have uploaded just 150 to Flickr and 22 to Instagram, although there are a more I want to upload soon.
After trying to work out last year retrospectively how far I travelled by various forms of transport in 2014, I kept a log during 2015, updating every few months when I remembered. I have updated my table of distances travel by various means, as below. [3]As was the case last year, I’ve not counted local travel in cities (by car, subway, tram, or bus), as this would take too much effort.
Mode of travel | 2014 | 2015 |
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Car (driver) | 550km | 690km |
Car (passenger) | unknown | 460km |
Train | 4 800km | 11 400km |
Bus | 2 500km | 800km |
Ferry/Motorised Boat | 250km | 550km |
Flying | zero | zero |
Cycle | 2 750km | 2 030km |
Walk | 2 600km | 2 900km |
Canoe/Kayak/Punt | 17km | zero |
Swimming | 6km | 20km |
Total | 13 473km | 18 850km |
I’m not sure I can draw many conclusions from these data, but it was an interesting exercise (for me at least), and I will continue to track my travel in 2016.
Notes
↑1 | I needed to use a slightly different script to get data from the FitBit dashboard using their API, and into a Google Drive Spreadsheet, due to changes in the API/authorisation that I don’t really understand. Thankfully Simon Bromberg has published an updated script on his github page, which worked for me. Because I don’t record sleep, weight, or food intake on Fitbit, this gave a few errors, and so has duplicate data, but it still gives me what I need. |
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↑2 | 2 part weeks, and 1 full week |
↑3 | As was the case last year, I’ve not counted local travel in cities (by car, subway, tram, or bus), as this would take too much effort. |