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how long does it take to do 10,000 steps?

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I'm just setting up my bitfit for the first time. Just got it for my birthday tonight! Just curious how long it takes on average to get 10,000 steps in a day? I work out about 3 days a week but I run about 30 minutes and do weights. Just curious how much more I will need to do to fulfill the 10,000 steos.

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With a 30 minute walk before work, walking around some at work, and walking for 30 minutes at lunch, I will usually hit 10K steps sometime during that 2nd 30 minute walk.

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I suppose it all just depends on the exercise you're doing and/or general mobility. Yesterday, for instance, was a fairly sedentry day for the most part - by 6pm I had only logged about 2,000 steps overall. However, I left my house to go Fencing at 6:30 (3k mile walk there), and when I came back home later, I found I had done over 11,000 steps. (I had also dropped 2lbs, but I suspect that was water weight)

 

On a working day, I can usually hit the 10,000 in a few hours. Good old retail. On a gym day, less than that if I'm on the treadmill.

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As i drive to my office and sit at a trading terminal most of the time I don't do mare than 2000 steps in a normal day - after work I do on average 120 steps per minute on a treadmill at 5km per hour for 30 mins and use the powerplate for 20 mins

So I guess its about 1.5 hour  to get to 10000 steps at 5km per hour

 

I generally try and make steps up by walking at lunch and parking my car as far as I can.

 

I started witha target of 5000 steps per day - I hit that most days - Highest was 15300 steps - after a visit to IKEA!

 

Ash

 

 

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Dee

 

I timed myself on a treadmill at 5km per hour and did 120 steps per minute - so thats 7200 steps in an hour - to do 10000 steps I estimate 1.5 hours walking per day- A 10 minute walk is about 1200 steps

 

I find you normally do about 3000 steps normal activity - going to work , shopping and around the house. 

 

Ash 

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I've clocked myself for an average and came up with 1.27 minutes; I like numbers and it allows me to figure out steps needed; as in a walk around the block at work vs. timing myself for 43.5 minutes to turn around...hahahahahaha! 

 

Some of my days I do a little here a little there, other days I can clock 12,000 or so steps in one walk.  I love it when I hit 10,000 though as the rest is just gravy as they say.

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I tested the number of steps on a treadmill at even walking at 6km per hour or 3.7 Miles per hour - I did a maximum of around 8500 steps in an hour - about 140 steps per minute.  I would estimate and use 130 steps per minute to work out how long I need to walk for

 

So for 10000 steps its 10000/130 = 77 minutes

 

Even for fast walker at 150 steps a minute it will take 67 minutes to cover 10000 steps

 

It would be interesting to see how this compares with other fitbiters?

 

Ash

 

 

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Yeah I'm with you on that one Rich. The shops to my place is 1.6km (1 mi) away and I was carrying 8kg (18 lb) of groceries. My One exercise tracker tells me that was completed in 17 min at a pace of 2200 steps... So depending on height, fitness level and stride length, I'd be happy to call 10k within 80 min
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2 x 45 min. in one day + another 1,000 as insurance

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can you check your progress as you go along...brand new today

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Yes you can @nancybee What kind of fitbit do you have? I have the flex, and the lights on it will tell me how far along I am toward my goal. You can also check with the phone app or here on the site with your dashboard. 

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It depends on your routine, there are some days where I can't even get to 5k and I'm tired as well as some days that I am over 10k and fresh as a lettuce.

 

I did Zumba yesterday and made over 10,000 in 2 hours! *pats her back*Cat Very Happy

 

Try fitting it in within your breaks, lunches and spare minutes, every step counts!

 

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Takes me on a day going to the gym if I really push myself about 12-14 hours. But not everyone is like me though...

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I don't know in miles or km, but average walking takes me about 1-1/2 to 2 hours to reach 10,000 steps. I reach that goal at least once or twice a week. I'm a distance walker, not in it for speed. Have good tunes in your ears if your alone... and have fun.

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i play singles tennis.

 

90 minutes of singles will get you around 7500 steps

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My fitbit looks like it's accumulating my steps.  Yesterday I did around 3K..today I did more, but my band says 9K.  That's got to be cummulative.  How do I get it to only show me today's steps?

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No, it's not cumulative. The fitbit automatically resets at midnight. You just did more than you think you did. 🙂


@Shari57 wrote:

My fitbit looks like it's accumulating my steps.  Yesterday I did around 3K..today I did more, but my band says 9K.  That's got to be cummulative.  How do I get it to only show me today's steps?


 

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depends on how fast your walk/run and your stride length

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I just got 10,000 steps. It took the whole day. 

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100 minutes on average

a bit faster on treadmill, 3.1, not counted steps yet
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I had mine on for the first time today.  All I did was normal activity and I reached my 10,000 steps by 6pm.  11 stairs (which I was counting and it was accurate). To the gym tomorrow for some inclined treadmill, will be interesting to see if it counts as steps or stairs.

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