How to increase step count

[jdluvr06]

I'm new to fitbit and I'm trying to get ideas to increase how many steps I take in a day. I have a desk job so I spend a lot of time at work sitting. Any suggestions?

[Odyssey13]

@jdluvr06  You learn to take the long way from the parking lot to the office or store and you learn to walk in place while waiting to check out at the grocery store.

At home, when you do laundry, it's one towel to the linen closet and then back to the dryer for the next one.

Many walk in place while watching tv or cooking.

You can do this. Give yourself more time and you'll come up with lots of ideas.

Welcome to the forums.

[_daniel_]

Take a look at the discussion near the top of this forum titled "How do you get those extra steps in?". 

[yldthng]

Dancing. Like Beyonce. Any change you get.

Side-stepping instead of standing still.

Standing up and walking in place, doing leg lifts, leg kicks, or anything like that during commercial breaks.

[jdluvr06]

@Odyssey13 and @yldthng thank you! Those are great tips.

@_daniel_ thank you! I didn't see that thread before. : )

[SilviaFitbit]

@jdluvr06 Welcome to the Community! I'm sure you'll find many advice in the thread that @_daniel_ shared. Personally, what I do is that since I'm always sitting I try to stand up at least 5 times during the day to get some water and I go and take a walk in the whole office, meaning that I walk at least 5 minutes let's say in the whole office which helps me to take a break from work and get some extra steps in.