One of the most effective ways to stick to a habit is to gamify it. And when it comes to exercise, you've got plenty of options to choose from. Most people may get satisfaction from closing the rings on an Apple Watch or keeping a streak alive on Strava, but I decided to walk to Mordor instead.
Not literally, of course, because Mordor is fictional. Instead, I used an app that replicated my real-world steps to mirror Frodo's journey from Bag End to Mount Doom over the course of a year. The idea came from a conversation I had last December after watching one of the films (they're a favorite at Christmas), and I decided to give it a try.
