I also feel I get a better workout when I am paying attention.

I completely agree. I was in my best shape when I was participating in a CrossFit gym, and we all worked through thr same exercises everyday without music. We always focused on getting the fork right and I was locked in to grtt8ng thr motions correct.

As for steps, I can breeze past 10K during a typical day teaching and usually topple 15K on the weekend when I spend the night dancing away at the club. Those are my favorite workouts to be honest, as I'm in tune with the music and dancing for hours with a community around me doing the same. For years now, the club is a place to get moving and let myself be free rather than looking for people to meet and finding ladies to please.

It's those school-free days when I don't have a show to go to when I really struggle to get my steps. I lack intentionality and I don't have the errands needed to get me out of the apartment and on the move. If I had more discipline about those days, I'm sure I could be close to 5M steps on the year with some focus. If only I was as consistent like you posting to actifit every single day of year, I could probably get close to that mark just through the automated step tracking!