How many steps do you average a day?

[Anonymous]

My normal routine would be about 4-5K steps. I take walk almost every day so that ends up being about 8K most days.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you get that many steps in?

Op - I have a dog and young kids. Walk the dog 3-4 miles a day.

Do you have a full time job?

DP, you realize it takes less than an hour to walk 3-4 miles per day, right?

How? Super speed-walking?

Can you walk faster than a 20 minute mile? Have you ever timed yourself? My guess is no based on your response. A lot of these goals are much easier than people make it out to be. I will be accused of being an a** but think of all the steps you could take if substituted walking for DCUM. Very simple walking -around your office floor, around your street and in the next two streets.

I time myself every day with my apple watch when I walk my dog. We walk about 2 miles and it takes about an hour.

Sounds like a walk with a lot of stops for the dog.

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1k to 5k on a normal day

It takes me 1 hr to do 10K where do you guys find the time.

I play 2 hrs of pickleball 3x a week and don’t track that.

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Anonymous wrote:1k to 5k on a normal day

It takes me 1 hr to do 10K where do you guys find the time.

I play 2 hrs of pickleball 3x a week and don’t track that.

I thought 3 miles=6,000 steps. Is this to say you cover 5 miles in an hour? Are you running?

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Anonymous wrote:1k to 5k on a normal day

It takes me 1 hr to do 10K where do you guys find the time.

I play 2 hrs of pickleball 3x a week and don’t track that.

I thought 3 miles=6,000 steps. Is this to say you cover 5 miles in an hour? Are you running?

DP, I think a good rule of thumb is 10 minutes of walking for every 1000 steps.

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Anonymous wrote:1k to 5k on a normal day

It takes me 1 hr to do 10K where do you guys find the time.

I play 2 hrs of pickleball 3x a week and don’t track that.

Pickleball is not very aerobic. For 2 hours, I guarantee you're mostly just standing around.

I get 15k-20k most days, and work full time (in person, not at home). I exercise in the morning most days, clean my own house, do my own yardwork, and just in general try and move more throughout the day - it's really very easy to rack up steps if you make a conscious effort to be active throughout the day even in small ways.

[Anonymous]

Ok, for those super steppers on here - does it help keep your weight down? I average about 11K a day and would like to bump it up.

[Anonymous]

I'd say I get about 7k-12k depending on the day.

Many studies have shown that aiming for 7k and being consistent is the best thing you can do.

[Anonymous]

10k...
today I'm walking for 20 minutes after work, then taking a circuits class, then 15 minutes after supper (supposed to help lower blood sugar) and calling it a day.
I'll get up to about 5k during work.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you get that many steps in?

Op - I have a dog and young kids. Walk the dog 3-4 miles a day.

Do you have a full time job?

DP, you realize it takes less than an hour to walk 3-4 miles per day, right?

How? Super speed-walking?

Can you walk faster than a 20 minute mile? Have you ever timed yourself? My guess is no based on your response. A lot of these goals are much easier than people make it out to be. I will be accused of being an a** but think of all the steps you could take if substituted walking for DCUM. Very simple walking -around your office floor, around your street and in the next two streets.

I time myself every day with my apple watch when I walk my dog. We walk about 2 miles and it takes about an hour.

You have a very lazy dog.

[Anonymous]

I get about 5000-7000 on an average day. I like to be still and never needlessly bustle around. I do work out with weights about 4-5 times a week, yoga once or twice a week, and do a short walk outside pretty much every day. I'm 46, healthy weight, and good health. I have two teenage kids and a full time job.

But all of these high step counts are making me feel bad about myself, so I thought I'd share my measly step count in case anyone else is feeling similar.

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Anonymous wrote:How do you get that many steps in?

Op - I have a dog and young kids. Walk the dog 3-4 miles a day.

Do you have a full time job?

DP, you realize it takes less than an hour to walk 3-4 miles per day, right?

How? Super speed-walking?

The average person walks 3 mph, so if you're walking just slightly faster than a stroll, this can easily be completed.

That’s only 6000 steps for men and 7000 steps for women. These people getting 20,000 steps are walking for over two hours a day. That’s wild.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, for those super steppers on here - does it help keep your weight down? I average about 11K a day and would like to bump it up.

Steps matter zero when it comes to weight. It's all about your diet. Yes I can do 20k steps but if I'm eating too many calories that day, it doesn't matter. It's shocking how many people don't realize this.

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Anonymous wrote:I get about 5000-7000 on an average day. I like to be still and never needlessly bustle around. I do work out with weights about 4-5 times a week, yoga once or twice a week, and do a short walk outside pretty much every day. I'm 46, healthy weight, and good health. I have two teenage kids and a full time job.

But all of these high step counts are making me feel bad about myself, so I thought I'd share my measly step count in case anyone else is feeling similar.

I thought I was getting between 7-10k steps a day based on the Oura ring I wear. Then I got an Apple Watch a month ago and found out it’s more like 4-5k. I’m like you, full time job, two kids and 47. I work out most days and walk a mile every day. Don’t have time to walk as much as the others on this thread.
How are others getting their step count?

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Anonymous wrote:I get about 5000-7000 on an average day. I like to be still and never needlessly bustle around. I do work out with weights about 4-5 times a week, yoga once or twice a week, and do a short walk outside pretty much every day. I'm 46, healthy weight, and good health. I have two teenage kids and a full time job.

But all of these high step counts are making me feel bad about myself, so I thought I'd share my measly step count in case anyone else is feeling similar.

I thought I was getting between 7-10k steps a day based on the Oura ring I wear. Then I got an Apple Watch a month ago and found out it’s more like 4-5k. I’m like you, full time job, two kids and 47. I work out most days and walk a mile every day. Don’t have time to walk as much as the others on this thread.
How are others getting their step count?

I love the Oura ring for sleep. But agreed, think the numbers are inflated for steps.