How active or sedentary are you?

[CitizenBBN]

Not sure, but you have to test them outside. At night. For about 45 minutes. While moving.

Sent using Forum Runner

I think someone's trying to trick me into a healthy behavior. Good luck with that... lol

[CitizenBBN]

Gee, it is almost cold tonight as I take a short evening walk.

Sent using Forum Runner

weather has been completely perfect for 3 days in Lexington. I've been inside in a windowless office working on gun stuff. Could be worse. I could be a barbie doll dealer.

[jazyd]

11,101 on Fri which I didn't think I could hit since I worked last night until 10 but made sure I got enough steps in to make it once I saw my total before I started.

[Darrell KSR]

Steps going down, but trying to make sure I keep it above the 6k mark almost every day. Yesterday had a pitiful figure, but walked 30 minutes (32, actually) to get it over 6,000.

Today played 9 holes of golf with my son in an adult-junior golf tournament (3rd out of 5 in his age category; we were happy--winner was a year older), then went to athletic boosters fish fry at the high school. Golf was in a cart as well. Not having done anything to exercise, almost 9,000 today. Shows just how incredibly sedentary I am on a day-to-day basis.

[jazyd]

Slow day for me today but had a good excuse. Mworked at my whse last night until 10:30, did walk some, and today I stood at the register from 10:00AM until 5:00PM with only about z20 min of break. Traditionally our biggest day of the year and I was too tired and stiff to walk tonight

Play golf tomorrow so back at it. I don't want to go under 10,000 this coming week

And citizen, you need to join in, you will last longer at your auctions and other things

[Darrell KSR]

And citizen, you need to join in, you will last longer at your auctions and other things

The peer pressure is helpful.

Sent using Forum Runner

[UKFlounder]

Slightly over 10,000 Fruday, a new high over 14,000 yesterday and about 9800 right now, so I'll get over 10,000 for today.

I expected a bit higher numbers this weekend, but still did well and actually did quite a bit of physical labor evn when not walking, so it was a good weekend exercise-wise.

Tomorrow and Tuesday will probably be slowe days, especially with a DR appointment Tuesday, but I also just heard about a good deal with a local gym, so I may have to investigate that and make sure it's not too good to be true.

[Darrell KSR]

You guys are doing great, much better than I do. I just walked 2.15 miles with my 12-year old (I made him run 100 yard sprints, and then walk back to me), and even with that, I'm just over 7,000 steps for the day.

I went to church today, but didn't do anything else, so I reap what I sow, don't I?

[MickintheHam]

I listened to John Kincade on CBS Sports this am. He has a pedometer. His goal is 5 miles per day. Last night at 10 minutes before midnight he had only 4.97 miles. He walked around his dining room table until he had 5 miles. he said he was compulsive. Can you imagine anyone so obsessed with how much they walk??

[jazyd]

Good job flounder

I did better today than I expected, 13, 561. I didnt walk late last night so I didnt have much before church. But I played golf and let my partner drive the cart often and I walked. And we walked tonight which I never had the energy to do before, 1.3 miles.

Hit a small first goal todatpy, lost 10# so far

[CitizenBBN]

The peer pressure is helpful.

Sent using Forum Runner

It is, and I need to join in, but I'm of a mind that some things are too late to save and some you really don't want to anyway.

I did drop a bunch of weight a year or so ago, need to get back on the wagon for another year.

[Darrell KSR]

Don't worry about the weight. Just look at numbers. Buy a $20 pedometer, stick it on your belt, and just record the steps every day for about 3 weeks. Don't do anything different; just assimilate the information.

It was telling to me to see the numbers. Today, I have been very, very active in my "work," taken stairs up and down twice each, etc. I'm at 2,964, and at my office for the 2nd time today. Will go teach a class in about 30 minutes, and take 4 flights of stairs. With all of that, my steps will be less than 3,500--on a very active day, for me.

Just getting that kind of information was useful for me. I was exercising by the time I got the pedometer, but I compared the non-exercising days and saw how very, very low (less than 3,000 most days) steps I had. Then just decided to move the needle a bit, first making sure I had over 5,000 steps every day. Then have sorta changed that to 6,000, and want to make it 7,000 at least 5 days a week, with more than 50,000 steps every week.

But don't change anything for about 3 weeks. Firmly establish just how sedentary you are. Then anything you do will be a big improvement, and you get that instant reward feeling.

[Darrell KSR]

Hit a small first goal todatpy, lost 10# so far

Great job, Jazy. With as much as you're walking, I figured you'd be doing that soon. You're doing super walking, and doing it smart, too--consistent, but if your body is telling you something, you'll refrain for a day and let it recover. Smart.

[Darrell KSR]

Can you imagine anyone so obsessed with how much they walk??

I was very irritated this morning, as I realized I walked to the bathroom, then the kitchen, and back to the bedroom before realizing my pedometer was not on my belt. Probably cost me close to 100 steps.

You know the worst? As late as I stay up sometimes, I'll take a quick walk to improve my numbers before going to bed...then realize that I am approaching midnight. I don't reset my pedometer; I let it do it automatically at midnight, which is actually a good time for me anyway. But it irritates me when I end the short walk and it's 12:10 a.m. or something, as I realize I "wasted" 10 minutes of walking. Somehow I never figure out that it's a good start to the next day; instead, I feel cheated.

[jazyd]

One thing that has helped is my back, not giving me as much trouble during the day. I really appreciate this challenge

[UKFlounder]

Great work jazy.

I went ahead and joined a gym today. It's $10 per month and no commitment, so I figured hy not?

I did make my first visit and spent an hour on a treadmill and 20 minutes on a stationary bike and wore myself out, but will end up with over 13,500 steps today. I expect a 20,000 step day is now possible in the not terribly distant future

If I stay motivated and keep going,I will add some light weight or circuit training to the cardio,but the treadmill and bike will be my main friends.

This will be good for me in 2 ways - the actual exercise, obviously, plus just taking up time. I usually sit around the house at evenings and sometimes eat seemingly out of boredom, so just spending time away from home will reduce the amount of I can convince myself to find a snack.

[Darrell KSR]

At 4000+ today, but have a stomach bug I fought all day and I am not going walking. I hope this is the only bad day I have this week.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4

[jazyd]

[flounder you and I have the same eating habit

10825 today, worked tonight, just leaving, so no walking

QUOTE=UKFlounder;104463]Great work jazy.

I went ahead and joined a gym today. It's $10 per month and no commitment, so I figured hy not?

I did make my first visit and spent an hour on a treadmill and 20 minutes on a stationary bike and wore myself out, but will end up with over 13,500 steps today. I expect a 20,000 step day is now possible in the not terribly distant future

If I stay motivated and keep going,I will add some light weight or circuit training to the cardio,but the treadmill and bike will be my main friends.

This will be good for me in 2 ways - the actual exercise, obviously, plus just taking up time. I usually sit around the house at evenings and sometimes eat seemingly out of boredom, so just spending time away from home will reduce the amount of I can convince myself to find a snack.[/QUOTE]

[jazyd]

14131 today, would have been higher but couldn't walk last night, raining

Walked tonight, increased to 1.6 miles, not much of an increase..., .3 mile, but it was up a big hill and down another. Felt good to tackle one of those hills

[Darrell KSR]

4000 for me. Tough last 3 days personally, but will get back with it when life gets normal again.

Sent using Forum Runner

[UKFlounder]

13,753 on Monday, 12,110 Tuesday & 10,030 on Wednesday - trending downwards, but still in 5 figures and I'll see if I get 11,000 or so today. I've had 10,000 + for 6 of the last 7 days now, so I'm happy with that.

Only 142 so far this morning though

[jazyd]

Are you alive. Lol


QUOTE=Darrell KSR;104964]4000 for me. Tough last 3 days personally, but will get back with it when life gets normal again.

Sent using Forum Runner[/QUOTE]

[Darrell KSR]

Jazy, believe it or not, that's a very, very active day for me "working." Yesterday I got up at 6 to help son & daughter get ready for school, took son to school at 7:30, then taught a class at 8 a.m., taking 4 flight of stairs. I walk during class as I lecture, although it's only a few steps here or there.

I finished the class, and went to my office. I did take the elevator to the 2nd floor (my building only has 2 floors, but the parking deck opens to the elevator). I sat at my desk for 3 hours.

I then left to go teach another class (I have a crazy "overlap" for 3 weeks--I am abandoning my "lunchtime" class in 3 weeks, but for now, it's bad). I'm on my feet the whole class, but really, there's not much walking.

At 2:30 I leave to go to pick up my son from school. (My wife was in Louisiana for the family funeral, so I had Dad/Mom duties.) I teach another class at 5 (it really isn't that bad when I eliminate the other class--an 8 am and 5 pm class two days a week 4 minutes from my house is really ideal), and again, took 4 flights of stairs to go up (and down) to the class.

I went to Subway to pick up dinner after class and arrived home. Worked with kids on homework and studying, and waited for wife to get home about 10 pm. Kids were still up, but making sure they got to bed.

No time to do anything. And on other days--for example, today--unless I do something, I will have less than 2,000 steps. Sitting at a desk all day, going out for lunch, walking to pick up my mail or to get coffee, restroom, etc. makes for a very sedentary day.

Good news is, son has soccer practice today, so assuming the weather holds out, I will walk/run 4 or 5 miles during practice. But unless I do something, 4,000 steps would be about maximum.

[Darrell KSR]

I have been up 4-1/2 hours today. I am working at home this morning.

In 4.5 hours, I have 304 steps.

See?

[CitizenBBN]

I have been up 4-1/2 hours today. I am working at home this morning.

In 4.5 hours, I have 304 steps.

See?

Now you're talking about my kind of day.

[Darrell KSR]

I'm threatening 400 now.

[Darrell KSR]

12000 now.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4

[Darrell KSR]

14325

Sent using Forum Runner

[CitizenBBN]

12000 now.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4

How did you get from 400 to 12k? I assume your evening walk?

Sent using Forum Runner

[jazyd]

That's better, you and Mick have tailed off, jgirl has disappeared and Flounder and I are duke ing it out. Lol. Last 7 days I have averaged 11,327 which isn't what I want. Two nights were a wash. Worked until 11:00pm one night and the next was rain. But I had a 15,000 day today which was huge but I was on the go all day and walked tonight. I want to get to an average of 12,000 next week.

I will say I wanted to eat so bad yesterday but didnt give in. When I come in from walking I ave big glass of ice water and a popcicle. I really want a bowl of ice cream. Lol

QUOTE=Darrell KSR;105075]12000 now.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 4[/QUOTE]