I made myself a promise to do an Average 10k steps a day and apart from 4 days (3 of which were this week!) which were short of target on balance I have surpassed the remit.
Yesterday and today I had to get my average up for this week so walked 15k steps yesterday in the bright sunshine and wind (before lunch) and 12k steps today no wind but constant drizzle (before lunch).
As fitbit only does a rolling 28 days I can't tell you exactly how many steps I have walked in the month but
1/1/16 to 3/1/16
assume min 3x10k 30,000
04/1/16 to 10/1/16 93,314
11/1/16 to 17/1/16 76,276
18/1/16 to 24/1/16 77,585
25/1/16 to 31/1/16 74,875 (and still counting)
Total steps 352,050 not bad for a couch potato!
I have exceeded my goal by approximately 42k steps!!!
For the rest of this year I no longer need to absolutely achieve the 10k steps (phew) but I will probably continue with the daily walk. It has been good to get out in the fresh air over the winter and I haven't gone stir crazy. Plus in March I have agreed to join a bunch of women in walking the Wey and Arun Canal so I need to keep myself walking (match) fit.
So overall I would recommend to anyone that they get a fitbit of some description as the benefit of having a small
I used to be a time and motion kind of person
now
when I am at work I make a trip per teabag to the bin!
I don't try and carry 3 mugs of tea back from the kitchen but make two trips.
I take one item up the stairs instead of collecting up an armful.
When I visit the boat I park a long way away and walk
When I go shopping I walk the long way round town to get to the shops. Or park at the farthest end of the store carpark - plenty of spaces out there in the sticks!
I have discovered little alleyways I never knew were there.
And competing with family and friends always helps.
2 comments:
So Kath, are these regular, full-sized steps? Or little baby steps?
To achieve the 10k steps I admit to running on the spot to make up the difference. It kept me warm in the evenings as I would run on the spot during the advert breaks! I figure this counts as exercise because people who go to a gym and use the running machine are also not going anywhere. Plus I haven't had to fork out for gym membership. :) My legs have enjoyed the rest yesterday and today.
Today with proper grown up walking I have done 7 1/2k. I walked around town then went to visit the boat and parked such that I clocked up 4k just going the boat and back to the car.
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