You don't know this. Everyone is different. Just stick to trying answering OP's question and stop trying to answer questions that weren't even asked. |
Take some personal responsibility. No im not your cheerleader to get to your arbitrary number. |
If I walk for a total of one hour that gets me near enough that the rest of my normal daily walking around the house will get over 10,000.
A one hour walk plus regular life walking will always, always get me over 10,000. |
I agree with this. For those who think 6-8k steps is fine, I think it is for maintaining basic activity. I walk as a weight management strategy, so 10k is my minimum. |
I do 8 thousand. |
It’s four miles for me.
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Same! |
Apple watch and iPhone app |
Under-desk treadmill changed my life! I love it so much, and I never sit at work any more. I now easily get at least 10k steps/day and some days up to 20k-30k. I walk slowly but consistently throughout the day.
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One step at a time. |
If you aren't moving enough to get 5,000 steps a day, you are sedentary. The pp was responding to the benefits of of 10,000+ daily steps. I get 13,000 by walking 4 miles each day, moving around as I go about my day and generally not sitting on my butt for more than 20 minutes at a time. |
Do you have a job? |
Yes |
People! OP asked...how do you get 10,000 steps a day? How much clearer of a question do you need? The answers are crap like...you only need 5,000. You only need 8,000. I get 13,000. Who gives a crap. if you don't want to answer the OP's question, start a new thread of ... "In your opinion, what is the optimal number of steps a day for _______?" As to the posters who actually answered OP's question..., thank you. |
The only way to get 10k is to add a run, walk or walks into your day. You won't get that many from a typical office job, driving everywhere and doing stuff around the house. If you have a job where you are on your feet and walking around a lot during the day or live in a city, you probably can. Otherwise you need to incorporate the exercise into your day. Parking further away, taking stairs, etc, will add some extra but not get you to 10k. |