How do you get those extra steps in?

[zapleahy]

I live about four miles from my workplace and although I haven't yet walked all four miles to or from work, there are a few games I play during the week to increase my stepcount.

Some days I'll take the hillier, windier, unnecessarily long route to BART (San Francisco's heavy-rail rapid transit system). Almost always, I forgo the escalator for the stairs. Today, that act alone added 5 flights of stairs and over 250 steps to my morning journey.

My other favorite "cheat" is high stepping in place. Sure, I may look a little odd bouncing up and down while typing at my makeshift standing desk, but it feels good to keep the blood flowing and the legs moving! 

What do you do to get your extra steps in?

[pbackma]

Sorry--you have to go a little longer than 30 minutes--I just did the Spin class--1 hour and I had walk during my lunch break---my steps came to about 20,000 yesterday....

[Brown-eyedG2]

?Sorry? @bpackma oh well! Good for you youngin'...That's why I'm here...For me it's good to get my extra steps in just fine. I'm not young anymore or fit like you must be...loll when I was younger and lean I'm sure of what I accomplished in the past athletically. It's a dream of mine.

Have you ever been extremely overweight? Let's see you try to strap a backpack full 40 lbs each front and back and you might feel something like me. Most people can't relate.
Something to think about 😉
Happy Fitbit-ing!

[Brown-eyedG2]

We are all here to get better at fitness and stay healthy. I realize that as long as we do our personal best no matter what the level, it's an accomplishment no one can take away.

We owe it to ourselves, our loved ones and our future generations to strive to enhance our abilities. Help each other and encourage each person. Toot-toot. Wave!

[Brown-eyedG2]

Hi friend @claireskyblue 🙂 I've found a group you can join if you havent already!
It's an Activity Group in Community about +600 members. You'll have lots of friends and help there! Here's a page for many groups you may want to pick one or more:
https://www.fitbit.com/group/228R3V

Claire you're doing so well in our Fall/winter project. You're at +23K step count in 7 days!! Amazing. Keep it up dear.

[claireskyblue]

thank you i will give this group a go.

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[Harbourboy]

Start playing Ingress on your phone. That encourages me to walk a few extra kilometres each day to reach extra locations for the game.

[aishaM]

I just go up and down my stairs to get them completed.

[SunsetRunner]

what do people do when they go on holiday?

pace up and down the plane? 8+ hour flight......

[nkotblove]

To you all good Afternoon, I have a crazy post to write about if can tell me what is graph active means

just like to know about..

one thing I think thats just help you and myself to walk more..

so what do you think about it if is go up high is that good..

Please be free to tell me about it

[CearraJ]

I go shopping and walk aound the mall a couple times, walk my dog, walk around campus between classes sometimes I pace around my living room during commercial breaks lol 

[Ironmaidn]

To get "extra" steps in I like to park the furthest parking spot away while I'm in a shopping center. Most people like to get a close parking spot to the door. Also, while son a hockey practice, I will literally get an extra steps in walking laps outside the rink. I have found the elliptical trainer at the gym adds LOTS of extra steps when needed.

[gordiet]

Get those extra steps by putting on your device first thing in morning, [ I do not sleep with it on ] 

taking it off last thing at night. 

At the gym always moving between runs, or weights, never stand still, I keep pacing, counting those steps. People at the gym laugh at me , they say I never stand still, always moving. When I go to the mall park furkthest from door. Drive my friend crazy, she always looks for the closest spot, I do the opposite. 

[Cyc]

Come in early to work and walk for an hour or so; invite a group to go walking at lunch time inside your building or outside if weather permits.  Keep walking every day; set your FitBit goals and strive to reach them every day.  Keep Walking!!

[Yvetteb]

I definately can use this topic as motivation.

I just bought a fitbit flex and I reach about 3000 steps a day.

I want to go to the 10000 every day. I am studying (and stressing) for my exams and spend all day at my desk.

I do walk around the house to get those 3000 steps a day

[Cyc]

Go for it Yvetteb Set your alarm goal on your Fitbit flex... It's a nice motivator since it lets you know when you have reached your step goal. Enjoy walking ... Sent from my iPad

[Yvetteb]

Today I will try to walk more steps than yesterday! (But my first goal is studying )

[pbackma]

Make sure you have your Fitbit on---move around when you take a break.....moving can help with your studying

[sskoko]

I had to remind myself to walk when I wait or I am in break. It really adds up.

[vrDrew]

If I'm low on miles I take a walk to my local grocery store. Its about 3/4 of a mile from my house, a relatively pleasant walk. And there is always something to pick up - giving me a "purpose" other than just racking up steps. There and back is about 3700 steps and 240-odd calories.

If I need just a thousand or so - household chores are good for a few hundred. 

I really try and avoid walking around simply for the purpose of adding on miles. Makes me feel like a hamster in a cage, I know a lot of folks are proud of their step count. But to me thats very much secondary to my real purpose: improving my health and feeling better. I need to buy groceries and keep my house clean - if FitBit lets me kill two birds with one stone, I figure I come out ahead.

[KarlyK]

The thing that has helped me the most is making a conscious effort to get out of my desk during the day and taking a short, 10-15 minute walk.  I just walk down the street to the next stoplight and back, which is about 1,300 steps.  I do this four times a day on workdays, so that really adds to my step count and I'm easily able to make 10,000 steps a day now.

I've also started walking my dogs around the neighborhood everytime I take them outside to use the bathroom, instead of just standing there while they go and then heading back in.  This has probably added 2,000-3,000 more steps to my days as well.