The Walking Challenge Check Point #1

thom2022 · April 2009

Good Morning Ladies!!

Put it all here! Tell us about your daily step goal, how you're doing, and anything else related to healthy living and gettin' movin'

I'm looking forward to hearing how week 1 went for everyone!

megan1010 · April 2009

I haven't been doing very good at getting 10,000 steps a day. With my job, I sit a WHOLE lot so I've been averaging around 4,000-5,000 a day. But starting this week I'm gonna start making sure I walk a whole lot more. I'm gonna take breaks and kinda walk around our building to add to it. I haven't written down my steps everyday but I'm going to starting today. getting 10,000 a day is a little bit toughter than I thought!!

haydence@hotmail.com · April 2009

So i'm having trouble with the WC because part of my job is doing aquatic therapy, and I can't take it in the pool...so my numbers are off, and I think my pedometer is wrong...so I need to return it and find one that is more accurate. All I can say is that DH and I have been more active and taken walks in the evening after dinner

thom2022 · April 2009

As for me, I've decided that 10,000 steps is a realistic daily goal right now.

Here's how I'm doing starting from last Tuesday, 4/21/09

Tues (bought my pedometer about 2pm) - 8770

Wed - 7802

Thurs - 8400

Friday - 9110

Saturday - 13,451

Sunday - 11,677

Monday - 8114

Tuesday - 11,529

As you can see my steps vary a lot. I find that on weekends I'm outside and walking MUCH more, but weekdays are harder. However, something really cool about my office is that most people like to walk or run on their lunch break. It's a small office, so we scatter our lunch hours so we can take turns getting out to run or do errands, etc. Yesterday I finally brought my running shoes and did a few miles. It shows on my step count! I actually have my own office now - as opposed to a cube - so I don't worry as much if I'm a bit sweaty when I return from running. I've never been in an office where people actively jogged during lunch, but because nearly everyone does it, it just works.

Thanks for letting me share!

thom2022 · April 2009

Carrie - do they make a waterproof pedometer?? It's probably more expensive, but might be worth it. It's good that you and DH are going walking more! Megan - it sounds like you have a good plan for walking more - taking small breaks to walk around the building if it's large is a great idea!!!

megan1010 · April 2009

Lisa you are doing FANTASTIC!!!! THat is awesome!!! If I didn't sweat soo much when I run/fast walk I would totally do that during lunch, but I sweat like a maniac when I do and I would be totally embarrassed coming back to the office stanky You've got me motivated though girl!!!

Carrie, I got my pedometer at Target. It was like $15 and it's doing great!! It has a little reminder On it "10,000 steps a day" which is cool. I wonder if they do have a waterproof one? that would be neat. I want to get DH and I taking walks after dinner too. I think this would be great for us!

bkenan · April 2009

I have been doing much better...my pedometer hit the dust when it was left by the dog cage on accident and I came home to find it chewed up. Im glad it was an old one and I didnt buy a new one yet. Dh and i have been walking everynight around the neighborhood. We also have been swimming a lot, with a 2 year old who loves the pool this is a very easy exercise! I plan on getting my ab lounge from my parents house this weekend and I love using that because you can see results fairly soon.

haydence@hotmail.com · April 2009

yeah. i got a pedometer from Target too, but will go back to exchange mine for something different.

Jen&Louie · April 2009

My steps per day have been kind of all over the place but, I'm sticking with it and striving for the 10K!!!

Wed - 11,442
Thurs - 9,958
Fri - 8,654 (+ in the car for 3 hours)
Sat - 10,098 (+ in the car for 3 hours)
Sun - 9, 978
Mon - 4,560 (it was over 90 degrees!)
Tues - 6,372 (it was over 90 degrees, again!)

Far from perfect but, it is a good reminder just having it in my pocket all the time. It helps just to know which days I need to step it up - no pun! Today, I'm at 5,935 at 3:30 pm and plan to take a walk after work + do the 30-day Shred.

iteachkids81 · April 2009

I bought a pedometer but when I wore it all day and even while at the gym, I got a total of 735 steps for the day.

So I returned it and got a new one

I really don't move around hardly at all:

today- 1829

yesterday-0 (forgot to wear it, but never left the house)

?monday- 3642

sunday-144 (this is because I only wore it for a part of the afternoon, after I was home from running errands and things, I would guess it at more like 2500)

Saturday- 3373

Friday- 2640

?

My goal I guess is to get off my lazy @$$. I'm going to aim for 5000 a day at first, and then work my way up from there. ?

?

haydence@hotmail.com · April 2009

i got my new pedometer and it works a LOT better !

Jen&Louie · April 2009

Glad to hear it Carrie!

You know, I'm thinking that mine is showing much higher steps that it should. I just looked at it and it reads 1149 but, I've hardly done any walking betwen my drive to work and sitting in an hour long meeting. Grrr... I may have to grab another to see the difference.

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