If you have been following my story, you will know that I used to live a sedentary lifestyle, due to working at my desk from 7.30am until late into the night. I was the most inactive person you ever know. My lifestyle turned around upon receiving an assignment to trek in Nepal, for which I only had two weeks to train. Yup, most assignments were last minute, and I was always ready to go. For Nepal, though, it wasn't as easy as I was told to build my calf muscles first. And so, I started by walking 3K steps a day in my compound, raising it to 5K then 8K and 10K, and then off I went trekking.

It was tough during the trek as I was not trained for the terrain or elevation. I survived it, nonetheless, but knowing how weak I was, when I came home, I continued on with my daily walk. There was a stretch of months when I would clock 15K steps a day. These days, I have reduced my daily steps to 12K and I am not as anal if I had to break my streak due to early morning appointments. What started three years ago is now my daily lifestyle, but despite all the steps that I walked, I didn't monetize them, until today.

Friends had recommended multiple Move to Earn projects but I am too cheap to invest in their NFTs. I fancied StepN, actually, but it's very complex with the rarity and stuff of the sneakers, something like Pegaxy. Too steep a learning curve that I am not prepared to take on, even though my friends say the rewards are great.

Anyway, finally, three years since I began my morning brisk walking routine, I am beginning to monetize my steps. This Sweat Coin app was recommended to me by a friend. We currently earn "Seat Coins" which don't really have a value - we can only use the Sweat Coins in the app itself. However, it's been said that the Sweat Coins will be launched as a cryptocurrency this summer, although there is no definite date yet. Meanwhile, I am stacking up my Sweat Coins - check the fruit of my walk after just one morning. 

I signed up at an opportune time as they have a monthly 250K-step challenge, which is an average of 8K steps a day. Today is the first day of the month, so I get to start clocking the steps from the beginning. On paper, this will be an easy target to reach, so I stand to win a prize. I have to say, having a monthly challenge like this is a great motivation to continue walking, and will even walk more.

I also like that while we get rewarded for every step that we take, we get our rewards doubled for 20 minutes per day, so we can earn more than normal times. What's really important to me, though, is that there is ZERO investment or initial capital. This is free to participate and we are duly rewarded. When they become crypto, Sweat will be the perfect Move To Earn app, in my opinion. 

I wasted three years' worth of steps, not monetizing them because I couldn't find a free Move 2 Earn, but now that I have found one, I am not going to let another step go to waste. Do you walk a lot as well? Sign up for an account with Sweat Coin under me and let's get connected in the app: https://sweatco.in/i/emily2u