Achieving 100,000 steps

[JaimieRi]

Hi Fitbit friends, I am viewing feed at various times and notice there are members of the community achieving a long term goal I have of reaching 100,000 steps?

In the comments I am always seeing the question? How do you achieve this?

There never seems to be a reply, I would love to know if you need two trackers? If you need two trackers how do you log the same exercise session using two trackers? When I say two trackers to me that would mean you use one at a time.

Example: You start your walk with your first tracker say Ionic and before the battery goes flat you are able to switch to a back up tracker to continue logging the same walk, is this how it is done or am I way off the mark?

Do you start your walk and keep walking till your tracker is nearly flat, do you pause this walk and place tracker on charge till 100% then un-pause and continue your walk till you reach your target of 100,000 steps?

Could someone please put me out of my misery and please explain the ins and outs of achieving this highlight of any Fitbit Walkers journey.

Somebody, anybody please open up this mystery that I believe many in the Fitbit Community would love to know. How to track 100,000 steps??

Thank you in advance Jaimie Richards from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 

[emili]

hey @JaimieRi are you asking in a day how someone could achieve that many steps? Or over a week? This debate rages on for years now- is it possible, if yes- how, etc. Most will say it isn't possible and lay out mathematical and physical evidence to support the improbability of it. For me, I guess I look at it as something that is so far out of the realm of possible for me, that I don't give it much thought. aside from the physical aspects of it- who has time for it? doesn't really answer your question, but offers a perspective I guess.

[DanielleinDC]

I don't know what kind of tracker you have, but most of them, once fully charged, should last four or five days. If you want to get 100,000 steps in a day--which seems very difficult--you should ensure your Fitbit is fully charged before you set out walking.

[WendyB]

The most I have done is 50K,

If  you want to meet 100K. You need to make  a time to do it like a weekend.

I know I did a loss just to get to  50K .I cant or so do not desired to meet100K

I wish you luck. Please keep us posted!

[weasellyone]

I haven't tried to do this although it should be possible if treated like an ultramarathon (in effect that's what you'd be walking/running).

I do not believe that people who log this regularly or claim to have fitted it round their normal life are actually doing it; they are fiddling with their fitbit settings, attaching it to their dog or the like, or wearing it on their ankle and sitting on a spinning bike with no resistance all day (which would still be light exercise although it's not a difficult way of getting lots of steps). It is a fairly extreme feat and you don't get that many steps from walking round the supermarket or chasing the kids round all day 😉

Re battery life the Ionic would be fine to track the whole day if you didn't use GPS and avoided heavy use of eg the music player. It would need to be fully charged before you start. Mine lasts for 4 days with workout tracking and occasional use of music player and GPS.

To actually achieve the 100,000 steps you'd probably need to get up at about 4am and aim to walk/run all day until you achieved it. A marathon usually gives about 45,000-55,000 steps depending on stride length; walking gives you a shorter stride, but you're probably looking at a full two marathons/52.4 miles to get the 100,000 steps, and possibly slightly more.

If you assume a walking pace of 3.5mph it would probably take about 14 hours to complete, with no breaks, but you could eat as you went if you were just walking.

You certainly wouldn't be logging 70,000+ steps plus the day after, even the most dedicated ultra athletes would not be doing this. So don't feel bad if some people seem to achieve the 100,000 regularly, they are cheating! 

[GershonSurge]

@JaimieRi

The Charge 2 would easily last a full day. So would the Zip. The Surge only takes about 20 minutes to recharge, but it should last a whole day if the GPS isn't used. 

When you switch trackers, be sure to synchronize them first so you get all the steps.

Good luck when you do it. Hope to see it soon.

[JaimieRi]

Thank you for your reply, you have had most sensible answer to my enquiry thus far. I regularly get up at 4:00am and walk for at least two hours in the morning to get my set daily goal of 17,000 steps.


I do believe I could achieve this goal and am determined to be successful, and will have much joy when I post my outcome some day in the future.


I am getting ready for a two day event in May on a weekend that will walk on day one 40 kilometres and day two 35 kilometres so will be able to gauge more effectively what it will take to achieve 100,000 steps



Kind regards Jaimie Richards

[bbarrera]

certainly possible, last year I did a 200 mile ride and was outside for 16.5 hours with 12 hours and 45 minutes of actual riding.

Here is some math:

https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Get-Moving/Are-you-sick-of-cheaters-in-the-stepping-community/m-p/24...

I could probably get 100,000 steps in 12-15 hours, just walking/hiking. If it was me, the plan would be to complete a scenic all-day hike (not in mountains) and make it a fun day!

[HuiMinL]

Hi Jaimie,

My friend and I just completed 100k steps yesterday. We started at 5am and finished at 11:45pm.

The longest break we took was 20 minutes having breakfast. The rest was eating as we walked or taking short little breaks to rest our feet.

We needed a lot of stretching to relieve some back and hip pain and wore good hiking shoes and socks.

Our route was a combination of walks by the beach, going to different shops near by, walking around the shopping mall and walking around the living room as we watched a couple of movies. Psychologically this made it a lot easier. We did 80k before as a practise run where we walked from my house to the city and back but that was emotionally draining knowing that our final destination was so far away. Picking smaller and shorter milestones whilst having something to see and do with a friend definitely helped.

Good luck with your 100k! It's definitely possible!

[Jenn_waltos]

When I did it I used only my fitbit one (I've since upgraded to the charge HR) but it only takes 1 day so you don't need more than 1 device.  As far as how I did it: I was at the gym at midnight so literally every step that day mattered and counted and I didn't really know how long it would take I spent a about 2 hours at the gym which got me just over 8.5 miles.  I actually went home and rested for a while since it was 3 am and I was already about 20% there.  I woke back up and walked to the park and spend a while there and then to Starbucks for breakfast.  I went all over the small town I lived in and friends would pop by and walk a mile or two with me.   Not counting my rest times it took about 15 and a half hours.  The mistake I made was doing it in July and not staying as hydrated as I should have.

[Jenn_waltos]

When I did it I used only my fitbit one (I've since upgraded to the charge HR) but it only takes 1 day so you don't need more than 1 device. 

You can't do it on a whim or at least I couldn't I mentally knew I wanted to do this.

As far as how I did it: I was at the gym at midnight so literally every step that day mattered and counted and I didn't really know how long it would take I spent a about 2 hours at the gym which got me just over 8.5 miles.  I actually went home and rested for a while since it was almost 3 am and I was already about 20% there.  I woke back up at 630 and walked to the park and spend a while there and then to Starbucks for breakfast.  I went all over the small town I lived in and friends would pop by and walk a mile or two with me.   Not counting my rest times it took about 15 and a half hours.  The mistake I made was doing it in July and not staying as hydrated as I should have.  The help of friends really pushed me.  I also paired up with an app that if you use it while walking or running will translate your steps into money and donate it to charity.  My best advice is carry a small back pack with water, a spare pair of socks and some fruit.  You got this!!

[Ronlaub]

100k steps is achievable, but don't try it until you are physically ready to attempt it. In other words, resist the temptation if you've never done more than say 30k or 35k steps in a day. The results could be devastating both physically and mentally. 

When you're ready to try, the big keys are patience and taking care of yourself. Don't go too fast or you will burn out before you make it. Also take especially good care of your feet and nutritional needs. 

I've done 100k steps in a 24-hour race four times and will be tackling a 61-hour race in four weeks. It can be a blast if you're smart and prepared. It can be a nightmare if you're not. 

[MDub0707]

My friend Danny and I will be doing 100,000 steps on Monday, October 12, 2020 in Costa Mesa, CA. We have partnered with a charity called WISEPlace. Check out the following link and we'd appreciate any support. We will start at 5a and finish by 9p hopefully. Cheers!  - Matt

[JuanJoFitbit]

Hi everyone! This is an encouraging thread since one of my 2021's goals is to reach 50k steps in one day. By reading your posts, I want to reach the 100,000 steps now. I'll just need to train my legs a little bit before taking the big step.

See you guys around! 😀