Whether it was trying to reduce the numberofsteps to cut the lawn as a child, reduce the time it took a computer program to run as a software developer, or today, trying to get more done with less energy.
The Up band isn't a heart monitor, nor does it have a display for seeing things like the current time (if you wanted to use it as a watch) or the numberofsteps taken.
The government says the numberof part-time students has been falling since a peak in 2008-09 and it is taking steps to help part-time students fund their courses.