2015: The 10,000 step challenge
Jan 2, 2015, 7:59 pm
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2015: The 10,000 step challenge
Who else is up for doing the 10,000 (average) daily step challenge?
You can use whatever tracking device you'd like, all on the honor system. Pretty much any movement using your feet counts, so running does, walking your dog, but not cycling, swimming or other activities.
Just check-in here periodically.
You can use whatever tracking device you'd like, all on the honor system. Pretty much any movement using your feet counts, so running does, walking your dog, but not cycling, swimming or other activities.
Just check-in here periodically.
Jan 3, 2015, 6:44 am
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Im in. I will say I use an UPband, and when I go to spin class I put it on my shoe and it will track it a bit better, when it was on my wrist I could cycle 20 miles and get 3000 steps, now at least i can get in the high thousands.
Jan 8, 2015, 1:20 pm
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I've been just using my phone so far, so it only tracks walking/running.
Since I posted, I had 10k steps on Sat-Sun-Mon-Tues-Wed, and probably today (around 9700 so far).
It is pretty easy on weekends. I usually take my dog for a long walk with some jogging, about 4 miles. I increased it on Saturday to 5+, so made the goal just with that.
During the week it is a bit more of a challenge. Rather than surf the internet over breaks at work, I've walked around either my building or my building + next. A full loop (from desk to stairs, down, out back door, etc.) is about 1200 steps and takes about 10 min or so (there's usually a restroom break in there too, sometimes chatting with others).
I also swim and do spin. It is rather surprising how much I walk for swimming...just to get my bag close to the pool, then back to locker room after, back to car, etc.
A trip to Costco on Sunday helped add quite a bit too. I'd guess that alone was at least 1000 steps or 1/2 mile.
Since I posted, I had 10k steps on Sat-Sun-Mon-Tues-Wed, and probably today (around 9700 so far).
It is pretty easy on weekends. I usually take my dog for a long walk with some jogging, about 4 miles. I increased it on Saturday to 5+, so made the goal just with that.
During the week it is a bit more of a challenge. Rather than surf the internet over breaks at work, I've walked around either my building or my building + next. A full loop (from desk to stairs, down, out back door, etc.) is about 1200 steps and takes about 10 min or so (there's usually a restroom break in there too, sometimes chatting with others).
I also swim and do spin. It is rather surprising how much I walk for swimming...just to get my bag close to the pool, then back to locker room after, back to car, etc.
A trip to Costco on Sunday helped add quite a bit too. I'd guess that alone was at least 1000 steps or 1/2 mile.
Jan 29, 2015, 9:38 am
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Amazing how much you walk while traveling...
I did a mileage run to Singapore last weekend. On Saturday, my FitBit app said I walked over 16 miles! Then another ~12 on Sunday (I went to the beach and swam, so not as much sightseeing).
That said, my dog walks have gotten longer, right around 5 miles, and are more jogging than walking. My goal is to have the whole thing turn into a jog.
I did a mileage run to Singapore last weekend. On Saturday, my FitBit app said I walked over 16 miles! Then another ~12 on Sunday (I went to the beach and swam, so not as much sightseeing).
That said, my dog walks have gotten longer, right around 5 miles, and are more jogging than walking. My goal is to have the whole thing turn into a jog.
Jun 8, 2015, 1:53 pm
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2015: The 10,000 step challenge
I'm on Fitbit as ezp - I average 15-17k a day. It's pretty easy if you run around all day and hit the gym 5 out of 7 days a week
