04-08-2015 10:34
04-08-2015 10:34
I've had my fitbit flex for a couple of weeks and yesterday was the first time I made it to 10,000 steps. I was so close that I had to keep going to make the magical 10,000. My question is how in the world do people do this every day? I ran errands twice and took the long way both times then walked on the treadmill for 40 minutes just so I could make it. My normal going out of my way to walk places ends up around 5000 then up to 7000 with excersise. How do people claiming 20,000 steps a day have time to work or do anything else except walk. I think I'm going to change my goal to 8,000.
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01-07-2016 07:48
01-07-2016 07:48
As a waitress, 10,000 per day is easy. On my days off, I really have to work on it.
01-25-2016 08:22
01-25-2016 08:22
I actually have done that! My thought process is that bouncing my legs and fidgeting a bit while at my desk is still movement, maybe not as great as actually walking, but it's something! I just have to remember when looking at my data what was from actually running or just fidgeting at my desk.
I think the most important thing is not to get discouraged, any movement is better than none at all!
01-25-2016 09:06
01-25-2016 09:06
01-25-2016 10:38
01-25-2016 10:38
I an in a sedentary job so my step counts vary between 4000 - 6000 steps a day. The days that I work out, my step counts go up to about 8000 - 10000 steps a day. When I was on vacation in London, I actually was able to make it up to 25000 steps a day!!!
01-25-2016 13:07
01-25-2016 13:07
01-25-2016 14:04
01-25-2016 14:04
01-28-2016 20:41
01-28-2016 20:41
Re hitting 20K:
1) Find treadmill speed that achieves 100 steps per minute (brisk walk).
2) 10 Minutes is 1K, one hour is 6K
3) Do your normal day of living/work (usually 5-8K for me...not a desk job)
4) 20K-8K eg done leaves 12K to be done on the treadmill...120 minutes eg
5) 2 Hours TV, music whatever TOTAL while on the treadmill...I break it up into chunks.
6) 20K achieved
All it takes is converting 120-150 minutes 'couch potato' time into 'treadmill potato' time...not hard once you get going.
01-29-2016 04:01
01-29-2016 04:01
08-02-2016 01:01
08-02-2016 01:01
I find that things like mowing and raking the lawn add on a lot of steps without realising. Only thing is that Fitbit thinks I am riding a bike when I do it.
08-06-2016 16:45
08-06-2016 16:45
Hitting 10K, or higher, is something you have to shoot for. For those of us who work on our feet every day, it's a given, as I just try to keep moving (while getting my work done, I'm an engineer). Plus I'm on a treadmill a lot, which adds a ton of steps. If you drive a desk, then 10K or more can be problematic I guess, you just have to make a point to walk more when you're not doing your work tasks.
08-06-2016 19:08
08-06-2016 19:08
The best way to get your steps registered is to do walking meditation that is to swing your arms in rhythm to your steps.
08-11-2016 14:15
08-11-2016 14:15
I work a desk job during the day so I make anywhere from 3-4K steps between 7am-5pm. I eat supper when i get home and then go for a walk till I reach 10K-12K steps. I have my goal set at 8k but i push to make 10 because it makes me feel accomplished 🙂 I've only reached 15000 steps twice so far but I'm trying to push myself to reach 20k!
04-13-2017 19:47
04-13-2017 19:47
04-14-2017 06:30
04-14-2017 06:30
I can range anywhere from 4k (off days from work and rest days from exercise) to 20k (work days and exercise days). I do work retail, however with my job I am mostly confined to a 70 foot catwalk. So when I push myself and we are slow I pace back and forth. It motivates me that a bunch of us girls at work do challenges. Since they are on the floor helping customers, doing freight, etc, they easily get a lot more (7k) steps than me if I don't pace. I also do Leslie Sansone videos when I get home most days and while you don't get as many miles as the video is called because of the moves, I typically get anywhere from 1-4k steps from them. I've also learned to sneak in little bits of steps here and there. Like taking the folded laundry one piece at a time to be put up as I fold/hang it.
04-14-2017 08:38
04-14-2017 08:38
I surpass 10k steps just at work alone. If I've had a day just above that then it means I've had a very lazy day lol
09-06-2018 19:28
09-06-2018 19:28
I realize this connent is several years old....but for angoan reading this ..I DO wear mine on my ankle. It's very accurate and I easily get 10000 steps a day. My average is 15000 and I'm a bank teller. Because I wear it on my ankle, EVERY step is counted no matter what my hands are doing 😉