whengodsaysgo Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 A great benefit of being a Kings Island enthusiast is that you log a lot of miles! I decided use my iPhone Health app to keep track of how many #KIMiles that I log in the 2018 season. The app graphs the distance travelled by time, so this will help me deduct the non-park mileage. Here’s my info from Gold Pass Preview Night and Opening Day! 04/13: 5.6 -.25 = 5.35 park miles 04/14: 10.2 2018 total: 15.55 miles 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nice! You know you can get 0.8 km by riding the train... Seriously, though, does your phone track your milage in the train as well (or do you have it turned off)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whengodsaysgo Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 52 minutes ago, MDMC01 said: Nice! You know you can get 0.8 km by riding the train... Seriously, though, does your phone track your milage in the train as well (or do you have it turned off)? I will have to check next time I ride it. It's an app that iPhone just runs automatically. I discovered it by accident. I'd venture to say that the numbers are fairly accurate, even with my lackluster ability to to estimate distance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I personally find pedometers very inaccurate for distance. I have a Mio and my wife a Fitbit. We can take the same walk and have very different results. By as much as 30% or so. Have also tested them by runng a GPS app at the same time. Although to do that at the park you will need to carry a powerbank to charge up the phone as GPS really sucks the juice. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOULLBEBACK Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 FWIW, my fitbit dis not register any flat rides or roller coasters last year at the park. I don't *think* it registered the train, but I could be wrong. I know several flats and no coasters did (as I recall wanting to know the accuracy of this and paid attention to it). Avoid drinking pop and friend junk all day (hard to do with these awesome plans and corn syrup stations all over) and it could be a real healthy day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingKI Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I say spend Monday through Friday keeping it at 1200 to 1500 calories, plus some exercise and at Kings Island live it up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whengodsaysgo Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 3 hours ago, King Ding Dong said: I personally find pedometers very inaccurate for distance. I have a Mio and my wife a Fitbit. We can take the same walk and have very different results. By as much as 30% or so. Have also tested them by runng a GPS app at the same time. Although to do that at the park you will need to carry a powerbank to charge up the phone as GPS really sucks the juice. So, I did some digging and there are two settings (on iPhone) that contribute to having an accurate number. One was to turn on location services, which means the GPS is involved, and the other was to turn on a fitness setting that allows the phone to gather more accurate information. I've decided to go with my original plan, knowing that the number may be more a ballpark, but that it's likely decently accurate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Really the raw data is not that important. What is importantant is that you moved a lot that day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingKI Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Maybe a little off subject, but 3 years ago My wife and I planned a trip to Kings Island for July in March.. I hadn't been in about 4 years and being 6ft5 worried of not being able to fit oh and also about 315#s . So from March to July I started eating between 1000 and 1300 calories a day, most of that being in form of protein. And switched to diet soda. in them few months I lost 95#'s... Goes quick if you calorie count. Now I am at 260 gaining 40 over winter, but am back on the same deal as of 2 weeks ago, except at Kings Island I will enjoy my 2 meals, but no candy or stuff like that 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whengodsaysgo Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 3 hours ago, King Ding Dong said: Really the raw data is not that important. What is importantant is that you moved a lot that day. You're very, very right. I've seen coaster counts, ride counts, but never mile counts. I'm gonna run walk (briskly) with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 4 hours ago, LuvingKI said: Maybe a little off subject, but 3 years ago My wife and I planned a trip to Kings Island for July in March.. I hadn't been in about 4 years and being 6ft5 worried of not being able to fit oh and also about 315#s . So from March to July I started eating between 1000 and 1300 calories a day, most of that being in form of protein. And switched to diet soda. in them few months I lost 95#'s... Goes quick if you calorie count. Now I am at 260 gaining 40 over winter, but am back on the same deal as of 2 weeks ago, except at Kings Island I will enjoy my 2 meals, but no candy or stuff like that Keep in mind that losing weight that fast (95 pounds in a "few months") is not healthy and usually results in the weight quickly coming back (as you said, you gained 40 over the winter). Losing weight slowly is much healthier and carries a much higher chance that the weight will stay off. The recommendation I hear most often is about one pound per week. That may seem slow, but it's much healthier and more likely to stick in the long term. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingKI Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, jcgoble3 said: Keep in mind that losing weight that fast (95 pounds in a "few months") is not healthy and usually results in the weight quickly coming back (as you said, you gained 40 over the winter). Losing weight slowly is much healthier and carries a much higher chance that the weight will stay off. The recommendation I hear most often is about one pound per week. That may seem slow, but it's much healthier and more likely to stick in the long term. Your right, but the 40 I gained was over this past winter and the original weight I lost was 3 years ago... I say to each his own, but going at it hard and seeing fast results for me personally is a big motivator.. this past winter was just kinda like not caring plus being laid off from Construction and sitting around and being bored, so I lived it up.. Or I ate it up I should say And if you have ever watched 600# life, they are over 600 and he puts em on a 1000 calorie a day diet.. In the end what matters is that you lose the weight... if you can change your eating habit just enough to consistently lose 1 pound a week for a long time, that's great, but for me it takes a drastic change or it doesn't work And my whole point of responding on this was, Kings Island for me at least was the biggest motivator of all. It worked the first time and will this time, I need something to look forward to non stop or i get bored out my mind.. So be super healthy when not at the park and then enjoy yourself at the park 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I am usually about 15,000 steps on my visits to Kings Island. On my trips to Disney World I was at 28,000 to 35,000 depending on the park. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VortexBFForever Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 The most I have stepped at Kings Island in one day is about 26,000 steps, and this was on a day where I worked a Swing shift and visited as a guest before and after. On one of my test rides on Vortex last year I was checking my FitBit Charge 2 throughout the ride to see what my heart rate was at various points of the ride, and I found it actually counting steps too! So according to my FitBit, riding Vortex apparently counts as walking or running. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, VortexBFForever said: On one of my test rides on Vortex last year I was checking my FitBit Charge 2 throughout the ride to see what my heart rate was at various points of the ride, and I found it actually counting steps too! So according to my FitBit, riding Vortex apparently counts as walking or running. Use of electronic devices is not allowed on any ride at Kings Island. But yes, pedometers do sometimes count steps on coasters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 My record at KI was almost 31k during Coasterstock last year. May have to see if I beat it this year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whengodsaysgo Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Happy Monday and welcome to the second episode of #KIMiles Here are my totals for the week! A special bonus for you this week: a pic of me and my boo! 04/20: 4.5 -.37 non-park miles = 4.13 04/21: 4.9 -.73 non-park miles = 4.17 2018 total: 23.85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I’m doing the same thing - just with the Apple Watch stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingKI Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 7 hours ago, whengodsaysgo said: Happy Monday and welcome to the second episode of #KIMiles Here are my totals for the week! A special bonus for you this week: a pic of me and my boo! 04/20: 4.5 -.37 non-park miles = 4.13 04/21: 4.9 -.73 non-park miles = 4.17 2018 total: 23.85 Congrats! Try to keep a healthy pace during off days from KI and I bet you will have a great healthy Season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 4/21/18: 15,414 steps at KI. 7.3 miles. Not too shabby for 1500-2230! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRickster Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Has anyone measured the distance for a basic loop around the park? Front Gate - AZ- Coney-Rivertown-PS-Back to IS? Without using the middle paths that connect closer to the Eiffel Tower? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KImom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 We logged 23,500 steps on Sunday! Craziness! It didn't even feel like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whengodsaysgo Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 10 hours ago, TheRickster said: Has anyone measured the distance for a basic loop around the park? Front Gate - AZ- Coney-Rivertown-PS-Back to IS? Without using the middle paths that connect closer to the Eiffel Tower? Not yet, but this sounds like a project I'm into working on. Maybe a little later in the season when some of my excitement has worn off. 4 hours ago, KImom said: We logged 23,500 steps on Sunday! Craziness! It didn't even feel like it. Never does at KI! Until you get out of the car after driving home... I'm usually a little creaky anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KImom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, whengodsaysgo said: Never does at KI! Until you get out of the car after driving home... I'm usually a little creaky anyways. Oh my gosh, yes...even my kids were saying that when we got home. It's about an hour and a half drive for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannersdaddy Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Going all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, we ended up with 68,995 steps (36.38 miles) per Samsung Health. I did some experiments. I checked my steps before riding The Beast and then again after riding. It had added around 140 steps. I also did a lap around the park, starting with The Beast Selfie station. Not crisscrossing, going to Soak City, or going down dead ends (sorry Bat), it was around 1.1 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 9170 steps today in about 5 hours. This was an overly, planned visit. It will be interesting to compare the Cedar Point steps to this later today. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Maybe a stand up coaster would count steps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 From preview night Opening Day From Saturday 5/5, the numbers would have been higher but my phone was a potato after the incident of losing my battery pack on the train. From yesterday. T’was a good day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, chugh43 said: the incident of losing my battery pack on the train The train? How in the world does one manage to lose something on the train? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I don't even know....it was charging my phone, it some how fell off the front of the car and as I pulled my cord up, it came undone and the battery pack was lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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