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11:40 p.m. tonight--I look down, it has been raining most of the evening, and I'm at 3700+. Almost ran out the door with a "Pedro-light" and crunched in 2150 steps by midnight, right at 5900 for the day. I know that's not much, but it makes me feel good to stay out of the "sedentary" sub-5000 range each day.
Ok you two, I bought one of those things today. Now I have to figure out how to program it, thought I had it but oh no not me. Will give it to my girls at work and let them take care of that
Called Mick today and he was walking trying to get his steps up. Lol
QUOTE=Darrell KSR;100070]Mick, I am obsessed with it too, but I think I have to work harder than you do to reach those steps. You must incorporate some walking in your every day routine that I simply do not. But I have made 5000 steps as my base minimum and at least I am now making sure that I get that daily. As I sit here today typing this on my phone, I am at 2113 steps, and that includes a short 10 minute walk extra. Obviously, I will have to go walking after I get home tonight, but that's okay.
It is fun to watch. They say 7,000 is the number most of us should strive to hit daily. I will have to work harder to get there regularly.
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I am sittng at sonic in Trussville wanting my daughter to hurry up so I can get home and walk
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I figure that having the pedometer encourages (forces) me to walk about 500 to 1,000 more steps a day. 500 steps each day I have found seems to be the difference between living a sedentary lifestyle and a low active life style. I am averaging just under 7,000 steps a day. I have found if I haven't walked 5,000 steps a day, (I call it the benchmark of death), I go crazy until I do. Isn't that being obsessive or compulsive? Gee now I have something else to worry about.
I'm not losing weight but I do seem to be losing inches. Hopefully the heart is healthier and the fat cells are burning away. Of course now instead of worrying about my physical health, I'm going to have to go see a shrink! SHEESH!!
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Skip, I thought I told you it was simple to program. Even a monkey could do it! LOL
A young monkey could but us old ones struggle :(
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Skip, I thought I told you it was simple to program. Even a monkey could do it! LOL[/QUOTE]
I don't think I have it calibrated right, I walked a lot today but I don't think I got in 9300 steps, probably closer to 7000
Today, 7600 steps plus a few. I was low when I went to our indoor storage unit so took off walking all the way around, found it was 476 steps so did another and got up to 5136. Then walked to elevator, back to store. Then out to eat for granddaughters birthday, salad, home and out to walk a mile.
You're doing great, Jazy. You're just like me--I like seeing how many steps it is to something, around something, etc. Fun to do.
Son has team camp this week for soccer across from Briarwood High School, Mon thru Friday. I will take him 4 of those days. They have a soft, flat asphalt track around the soccer field. I walked 4 miles on it last night while he was practicing. Hope to continue all week.
I saw this thread and avoided it until now because I know how lazy I am, but over the weekend I finally got a new battery for my pedometer & have started using it again.
Yesterday, I took over 9,000 steps, but over 5,000 were from where I took advantage of the weather & walked home from work, which is about 45 minutes. I need to do that more often, but it's a start.
Other than that time, I only took about 4,000 steps for a day at work (sitting at the desk & answering phones) and a couple hours at home.
In the past (2 or 3 years ago), I tried to average 8,000 steps per day. I don't know if I will be able to do that now, but I am trying to be more active and having a pedometer like this is very helpful in seeing numbers and not going on merely what I think I'm doing.
Thank you for starting this thread. Even though I haven't read every post, the mere title kind of "guilted" me into getting my pedometer out again (though I admit advice from the doctor - not Mr. Ball - helped too. :) )
Peer pressure can be a good thing :-)
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Maybe broke 500 yesterday. Hey, it's a start. ;)
CBBN, I promise I'm right there with you. I have had a very "active" day for me today--been to 3 different offices (4 really--I went to one office twice, when the guy I was there to see had just left and I came back), been to the post office, and went to Home Depot to have a key made. With ALL of that, I am at 2,034 steps for the day. And that is a very active day for me. With a simple day at my office, or even worse, a day at my home working, under 1k is possible.
See, before I grabbed a decent pedometer, I would have thought that would put me over 5,000 steps pretty easily. Whenever I filled out those online things about your lifestyle, I generally used something like light active--never sedentary. Well, it was sedentary, and I was fooling myself.
In 2 hours, I'll be headed to a soccer practice, and I will walk some, at least 2 miles. So I will be ok (that's about 3800 steps for me), and may walk up to 4 miles. But it goes to show me that if I didn't do something "extra," I simply wasn't getting it.
Bad day today. Started good at a school with two Cher squads, walked from o e building to the next and the back, was at 3200 by then. But at the store had a coach come in that wanted to sit and talk, then a sales rep until 6:30 and to eat with him, then home and too lazy to walk and stiff from sitting alllllll afternoon. Ended up with 4600. Ugh. Will make it up tomorrow
Darrell I'm going to have to get one just to see. My desk is at the other end of the office from my bathroom and kitchen so maybe I'm better than I think. lol.
Walked 6 miles during practice tonight. More than 16,000 steps today. Wish I could do this a few times a week.
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WOW, 6 miles, got any soles left. How long did it take, 2 hours?
UOTE=Darrell KSR;101184]Walked 6 miles during practice tonight. More than 16,000 steps today. Wish I could do this a few times a week.
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1 hr, 40 minutes. I had reached the point where I was doing 3+ in less than an hour at the track where he used to practice, and that was with multiple hills and an 82 foot elevation change. This is perfectly flat, and a breeze. It's a brisk pace of about 3.6 mph.
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That pace is reeally impressive and with hills involved, that's even better. Those factors may be even more important than the sheer number of steps. Does your pedometer calculate a number of "aerobic" steps you take? If so, that's a good number to look at.
I did a bit over 11,000 total yesterday, but at a slower pace and not with the hills. About 4,500 of mine were "aerobic" per my pedometer - presumably on my walk home, with a couple small hills. I think it calculates that number based on if you keep walking for a certain amount of time, though I don't know the specifics.
There are a couple of joggers going, which helps my pace as I try to almost keep up.
When I did the track with the large hills, I did it with a friend who does triathlons and he pushed me. My conversation with him was often gasping for breath when climbing the hills, though.
No, my pedometer is very basic and basically counts steps accurately, resets at midnight, and stores the last seven days. Everything I want, really.
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Decently active day for me so far. Went to office. Then another office. Then home. Took son to soccer, dropped him off. Then to campus to teach class.
My steps on this moderately active day for me so far? At 6pm CT?
2,364.
See why I have to work at it so hard?
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I understand your pain Darrell. I've resigned myself to the fact that I will have at least 2 low active days a week. That's not all bad if it is giving the body proper rest. So far in week 2, I average 1 mile further per day than I did last week which was my first. My top day this week is 11,410. My average for the week week is 8,017. Last week was 5741. I have set 6500 steps per day as my absolute minimum. Anything less is unacceptable. I would like to average 8,000/day in any given week. We'll see. It's a long hot summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
Did't do as well as hoped today but did get to 7247 which was okay but not the 8000 I would like but have been only doing this 5 days. ate too much tonight, fried pork chop, boiled new potato with gravy, sliced tomatoes. but sooooo goooood LOL
OK, you guys made me curious. I went out and bought one at a running store yesterday. I'm going to estimate 12000+
So you are a runner? If so 12000 should be easy
UOTE=jgirl;101356]OK, you guys made me curious. I went out and bought one at a running store yesterday. I'm going to estimate 12000+[/QUOTE]
Damnit! That's a challenge!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jgirl
Working at home this morning.
From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., 4 hours: 236 steps. Basically, I rolled over in bed, and have been up to get coffee.
I will be able to walk at soccer practice today, so I'm not too concerned, but that goes to show you how bad it is. Last night I was out at 11 p.m. battling the lightning (none within 12 miles, but it was lighting up the sky) to make sure I improved the steps count.
Wow! Working at home is bad for you! At least...for your step count.
I am not a runner but I am on my feet pretty much all day. Going to have to amend the estimate though. It's just lunch time and I am closing in on 10000.
I'm up to 273 as I close in on noon. This is fun.
WOW. That's 5 miles or so already. No wonder you're so fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by jgirl
10000 by noon - as Darrell said, wow!
I've been good this week - 10,000+, 11,000+ & 8,000+ (but in full days) and if nothing changes, I should be over 9,000 or so by the end of today. Only 3600 right now, but I'm expecting to walk home again and that will be about 4,500 or so more
On another point, does anyone ever forget their pedomenter, even temporarily, and get frustrated because you didn't get your steps counted? I woke up yesterday morning and did a couple things before showering and then remembered I had left my pedometer in the bedroom. It only lost maybe 100-200 steps or so, but I was a bit frustrated that I had forgotten to track them. :banghead:
All the time. I get mad if I leave it on the nightstand when I go shower.Quote:
Originally Posted by UKFlounder
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I have to wear the pedometer on my underwear when I am at home. Typically, I take my shorts off in the shower and have the new ones draped over the towel with the pedometer attached. I'm not going to miss over two or three steps. Every step counts, but if it isn't on the meter it didn't happen.
I think some of you are getting compulsive about this thing.
Ya think? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
3214 at 4:30. Been running errands.
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13393 at 6:35. I've had a good 75 minutes.
18312 at 11:30. A record.
Wow! Simply amazing. I hope my next report is that I get to the 10,000 level.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
I did old fat man running. Ran 1/2 lap, walked 1/2 lap. Got 8 miles in. Quite proud of my personal record.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickintheHam
At 4800 tonight. Might walk a little tonight but not pushing it.
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Finished yesterday with 23434. Only made it to 20166 today. :-(
Amazing JGirl, simply amazing. I will hit the CC course in the am and wont stop until I hit 12000
Not going to put my numbers up against you folks until I get higher than my 7500