10,000 steps on weekdays

[Pyjamas89]

Hi all I was wondering how everyone was managing to hit the 10,000 steps on a work day? I work a fairly active job where I'm not just sat behind a desk, only get half hour break so can't go for a walk then and then go for a short run once I get home but only really getting an average of 7-8,000. Does anyone have any suggestions for helping to improve on this? Any help greatly appreciated. 😄 x

[Heather-S · Accepted solution]

I work a sedentary job, I'm at my desk for 8 or 9 hours M-F.  I have to force myself to get up and MOVE or else I wouldn't be able to get in those steps.  After having my Fitbit for a little less than a week, this is what I've decided I need to do to hit 10K steps:

* Go for a daily walk, either in the morning or evening, at least 30 minutes.  (3400+ steps)

* Walk the dogs. Walk them one at a time, about 1.5 miles total, 30-45 minutes. (3200+ steps)

* Two 12 minute breaks at work to walk the parking garage. (2400 steps)

That leaves about 1000 steps left of just walking normally to hit 10K steps.  

While I agree we should all focus on overall health, for someone like me with a sedentary job, I think tracking steps is a great motivator to get out there and move around.  I bet before I got my Fitbit, I was barely getting 5000 steps each day.  It's been really eye-opening just how much I am sedentary on a day-to-day basis.  

Also taking advantage or weekends is the best thing to make up those extra steps.