10k Steps a Day – a Step Counter App for Android

Abstract

As the name suggests, “10k Steps a Day – A Step Counter App for Android” is a health focus android app for counting steps. The significance of the project lies in its ability to prompt people to make some time from their busy schedule daily so that they can lead a healthy life without sickness. But the core focus of this app is to help all the people suffering from “Diabetes”, a chronic and long lasting health condition affecting your body’s energy consumption through food. Which needless to say, in Bangladesh, has an abundance of. Currently there almost 10 million people has diabetes in Bangladesh. That is to say, 1 in every 16 people in Bangladesh has this long lasting health condition. And there is no cure for this condition as of now other than controlling it through proper diet and exercise. To that end, there is no substitute for taking a routine walk every day. But how much does one actually need to walk a day? Research has shown that, every day only 10,000 steps is required for an adult to sustain a healthy life. This is why I have developed a step counter android app to record the steps taken every day. This app will benefit everyone regardless of them being suffering from diabetes or not. I have added many useful features to this app to motivate them to go for a walk every day. I used android studio to develop this project. And for testing and debugging I have used Pixel 5 emulator and Oneplus 3t smartphone. The app is properly tested in multiple ways to ensure its credibility.