10000 steps people

[toepick]

I walk in the morning before work. I try to get 4500-5000 steps before I even get to work.

[hippygirl]

2 active walks per day. I'm always cruising around my classroom to help students. I get in 15k-20k a day.

[wambam]

Today I got about 17,000 but that's suuuuuper unusual. (I just wanted to AW lol)

I go for a walk at lunch. I take a lap around the plant whenever I print something. I walk in circles while I'm on a call. Just walk whenever I can basically.

If I get close like 8500+ at the end of the day, I'll walk in place in front of the TV until I get there.

It's a game for me and I have to win

[tulips]

I walk with the kids every morning after breakfast. My goal is to have 5000 steps in by 10 am and then I chase them around the rest of the day to hit 10k.

When I worked a desk job, I had to walk on my lunch break or after dinner at night to hit my goal.

[birdistheword]

I just get on the treadmill at the end of the day to make up whatever deficit I have. I also try to get up and take a lap around my building every hour or so while I'm at work.

[devonpow]

I average 15-20,000 steps a day...but I'm a SAHM in a city with no car. So... that probably doesn't help too much. Just preschool drop off and back twice a day is about 9000 steps. I walk for all my errands. My house is 4 stories and I take a lot of trips up and down stairs with the crap my kids leave all over the house.

Days I run I get above 20,000

Weekends when we use DHs car I sometimes struggle to get to 10,000 so I try to run on our treadmill

[cabbagecabbage]

Chasing a kid. I'm sure I got much fewer when I had an office job. I get 5-6k for every Zumba class or long walk.

[Champagne Supernova]

Normal day of work, I can get up to 5k.

With a workout, I always hit 10k+

[nachos]

I get around 5-6k at work, doing duty etc (teacher here). I often walk to and from work, which is a mile each way, and adds 3300 steps. Then, an evening walk with the dogs usually makes up the rest.

I don't know how it will work when I'm on mat leave, but I'm hoping for a nice, long autumn so I can log a lot of miles.

My FitBit makes me do it. I've become obsessed with "getting my steps." (on days - like today- when I've fallen a little short after the dog walk, I just do another lap around the block. It's ~1500 steps.) This has been my most active and healthiest pregnancy as a result of my need to get those 10k. lol

[grover]

It's easier while teaching then when off all summer.

That said, I hit 60,883 over the last seven days. It averages out to 10k six of the last seven days, though when I actually look at day to day, I only hit 11k and 15k while the other days were less than 10k.

It also helps that I have two huge dogs, and a brother currently crashing with me who likes to go on 3-4 mile walks at night. So I've been going with him and taking the dogs.

[nachos]

Jul 31, 2015 19:03:27 GMT -5 Queen Dick, Hibernating Bear said:

I looked up 10k steps. The CDC recommends around 7-8k. What's the big deal about this trend?

It's been the 'magic number' as quoted by fitness gurus for years as the benchmark for an active, healthy lifestyle.It's only been publicized recently that 7-8k is sufficient.

[balletofangels]

Obviously my steps aren't currently at 10K, but when I'm healthy I hit 10K most days because I'm a teacher. I also take several classes at the gym per day. It does help me on the weekends to get my step count up because I'm typically embarrassed if everyone saw I sat on my ass all day. I have't been wearing my FitBit, but I'd guess I get less than 2K nowadays.

[bab]

Jul 31, 2015 19:03:27 GMT -5 Queen Dick, Hibernating Bear said:

I looked up 10k steps. The CDC recommends around 7-8k. What's the big deal about this trend?

I was just about to ask where this 10K standard came from.

[revolution]

When I first got my fitbit, I was shocked I was only at about 3K a day. i average 8K-9K a day and about 3 or 4 times a week I hit 10K.

I've recently started a jog/walk in the AM before anyone gets up. That gets me about 1700 steps (about .75 miles). I park pretty far away at work. I set the alarm on my fit bit for about 4 times a day so I get up and walk around the office area, I take the long way to the bathroom. During lunch, I try to take a long walk (about 1.5 miles). I try to be at 7K when I leave work. Then I chase kids around and do the mom thing at night. If I am short when bedtime hits, I pace my main floor walking until I hit the 10K.

[nursewife]

I think today I will actually hit it today. I spend the morning running after kids, did some shopping, ran after kids again, and am now going for a 1km bike ride. It is hard on most days though. I'm bad for being pretty sedentary.

[Deleted]

I walk an hour in the morning or evening around my neighborhood. If I don't I only get 3-4k

[shamrockshake]

I only get 2-3000 in a normal day if I don't try. I usually walk between 3-4 miles in the morning or after work. If I can't then I take multiple short walks around my building during the day, I'll take the mail out peice by peice, the long way around the building, I walk up the the 3rd floor for the bathroom every time I have to go so that helps me get my 20 floors too.

I absolutely notice a difference. I've lost weight, my legs look so much better- my sister commented on how skinny they were getting lol, I can totally see a change

[StephaniePlum]

I work from home and recently bought a desk treadmill. It's awesome! Also, since the treadmill doesn't have to be as sturdy bc it only goes up to 5 mph, not that expensive relative to a regular treadmill.

[ZoeHart]

Yesterday was pretty much the first time I have ever done it. I sit at a desk all day so it's hard to get that many. I work on the first floor and when I go to the bathroom, I go up to the 5th floor. Since I drink a lot of water, I make that trip at least 4 or 5 times a day. I took a walk at lunch and then walked for an hour when I got home last night.

[Doggy Mommy]

During the school year (I'm a teacher) I usually hit 10k as I'm leaving work. Before my dog got sick and passed away, we would walk her so most days I would get 15k. Now we have a puppy and I've been getting 10k chasing her around, playing, training, removing rocks from her mouth, and walking her. Sometimes I run and get lots of steps and I'm hoping to start running again as the puppy gets older.b

If I had an office job, I'm sure I would never teach 10k unless I went on a walk/run, workout class etc.

[fuckyourcouch]

I run 3-5 miles almost every morning.
I park far away.
Take the stairs.
Make a lap of my building when I go to the bathroom or fill my water bottle.
15 min walk at lunch.
Dance in my living room.

Basically, whatever I need to do.

Eta: and no, I don't really notice a difference, but I was already running a ton. It just encourages me to take more steps in ways I wouldn't have normally - like the parking far away, taking extra steps when I get up from my desk to do something anyway, etc. it also encourages me to move throughout the day instead of primarily during my runs and minimally any other time.

[Deleted]

I hit 10k steps most workdays. I do it by purposely walking further than I need to.

Instead of taking the shuttle from the parking lot, I walk (1 mile each way, about 2500 steps).

Instead of using the bathroom right next to my office, I walk to the one further away.

I walk my dogs every night, just around the block because one has arthritis, but it's about 1000 steps.

I refill my water bottle regularly and try to NOT time it with bathroom trips so I can do that trip twice as often.

If I realize I haven't walked around much, I take a 20 minute walk through the building in the afternoon ( I work in a building attached to a hospital so it's really easy to do a big loop without going outside).

I always take the stairs.

Basically - I just make a point of trying to take the long way to stuff.

Plus I workout 3x a week, but on those days I usually get more than 10k steps. Today I got almost 15k, 10k of which were just the stuff I mentioned above.

If i don't purposely do stuff to get more steps, I don't hit 10k. So I do think it's made a difference. I'm not suddenly several sizes smaller (or even several lbs smaller) but I do feel like my endurance is better.

[missmaddie]

At home on mat leave with 3 floors, a 4 year old, and a 3 year old I average 5-6k with maybe only a quick walk around a store/errands. Most of that is up and down stairs for laundry, and just tasks around the house.

If we walk to the park and back, or do something like browse every aisle at Costco I can make 10k pretty easily without any real effort.

If I'm at like 9000+ toward the en of the day I do silly thibg like wKe multiple trips up and down the stairs to tidy up, rather than be as efficient as possible. Or walk one dish to the kitchen at a time instead of stacking plates and making one trip.

[lpcats]

I'm not doing it now, but when I had a step counter I was walking a mile from the train station to work and back again. And a decent amount of walking in the office. I definitely had to put work into it.

[eb777888]

I got a fitbit before my vacation because I felt guilty not working out. I thought I'd try to get 10K steps while here, then maybe make a goal to increase my steps when I get home since I already have a fitness program that I like. I've only reached 10K steps twice since being on vacation and I've done A L OT of walking. The first time was walking around Legoland and the second time was walking around Coronado today (and I had to run around my hotel room tonight to get the extra couple hundred steps.) Man, getting 10K steps is kinda hard, dude.

When I get back, I'm going to wear my Fitbit and go about my normal day. Then I'm going to try and increase it 1-2K steps from that. It's always better to move more, I guess.

[Deleted]

I do three miles over the bridges about 5 days a week.

I park in the back of the parking garage.

[peachykate]

I get up 45 minutes early and do a walking video. I love me some Leslie Sansone at 5:45 in the morning, lol.

[zoidberg]

I get 5500 or so during the day, then take a 2 mile walk in the evening.

[v]

I live in a city but work in the suburbs.

On weekends (when I'm in the city and don't use a car), it is super easy for me to hit 10,000. That's running errands level of walking, and it isn't unusual for me to get to 20,000 if I'm doing a lot that day.

On weekdays (when I drive or take the train to work and drive or walk only a short distance to get lunch), it is much, much harder. I have to take a long post-work walk to get to 10,000.

[schitzengiggles]

My step goal is 15 k and I usually make it. Sometimes I'm more in the 18-24k range.

Biggest help: I'm a runner. A 5 mile run first thing in the morning gets me 8-10k steps right off the bat.