So, I realize the original post here may be pretty old, but just wanted to chime in as I recently hit 50,000 for the first time this week. I'm a mom of 3, I work in special education during the week, and it's pretty common for me to hit between 15,000 and 20,000 steps just from work and daily activity. I run/jog/walk as part of my fitness plan. I've been a fitbit wearer for a good little while, and if there is a way to cheat the system, then I'm unaware of it. I simply did a little math and made a plan. 50,000 divided by 10 is 5,000 steps every hour for 10 hours, or around 2.5 miles. I can do 2.5 miles by jogging or walking around the house in around 30-35 minutes. I get in my 5,000 and then I get to sit or do other things for the other 30 minutes or so left in the hour. It IS possible to do it without cheating, it just requires a plan, a goal, and a commitment to making the steps. It's not something I do day in and day out and I was whooped when I finally finished it. However, having been a person who earned her badge, and knowing that I'm not now, nor will I ever be, the fittest of the fit, I have a hard time assuming that someone is cheating somehow because they did something that was hard for me and may be legitimately impossible for another. We can only do what our own bodies can do, but don't snuff someone else's candle out to feel like you're shining brighter!
