10k in rain

datraiderkid91

How do you manage to get 10k steps in a rainy day?

leanjogreen18

Walk in the rain if it's not cold or pouring, it's quite fun.

datraiderkid91

It's freezing

lorrpb

I wear gortex. Some days I accept less than 10k.

deannalfisher

Laps around my house; do you have a mall by you? Lap walking around that

nowine4me

I do it rain or shine without missing once in over 400 days.. I always check the weather the night before to pick the best window of opportunity

mitch16

I have a gym membership for precisely this reason.

pomegranatecloud

I own an umbrella.

Sabine_Stroehm

For me? The gym
the mall/shopping/costco
around my office
up and down the 5 flights of stairs

or just not, once in a while.

If you live somewhere where there's terrible weather many days a year, and you want to get 10k steps a day you might need to make a small financial investment. 10 bucks a month or so. 10bucks a month is like 3 starbucks.

jennybearlv

Waterproof pants and jacket with a hood over a cap with a visor. I haven't got around to buying gore-tex shoes, but thick wool socks help keep my feet warm when my shoes get wet. I've been running in snow and rain all winter and we have had record amounts this year. I'm working up to a 10K distance currently and will likely get rained on this weekend. The only weather that has kept me in are the dangerously high winds we get here only because I haven't found a hat that protects from falling trees yet.

JaydedMiss

throwaway clothes and large sweater. Nice and warm and wont ruin my jacket. Its as fun as its going to get, Sometimes ill walk to a mall and circle it but it gets boring fast. Rain calms me though so with a big sweater and throwaway clothes im nto worried about getting wet its quite relaxing (about 50% of the time other times the world could burn and id be alright XD)

MargaretLunan

rain suit or snow suit depending in time of year also umbrella. to be honest i took a job that makes me get out everyday so i could not sit at home when weather is bad

wizzybeth

Walk around Walmart multiple times

size102b

Rain coat
House work

Having a dog rain makes no difference lol

cwolfman13

I don't worry about some arbitrary number of steps...I have zero clue as to how many steps I take in a day.

wizzybeth

cwolfman13 wrote: »

I don't worry about some arbitrary number of steps...I have zero clue as to how many steps I take in a day.

For some people it is merely a benchmark, a milestone, a target to reach for. I do walk a LOT more now that I have my FitBit and I want to make sure I get past the 10k mark - it has definitely been helpful to me. Other people like you, or my husband - it makes not the least bit of difference - he also could not care less. To each his own....

cwolfman13

wizzybeth wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

I don't worry about some arbitrary number of steps...I have zero clue as to how many steps I take in a day.

For some people it is merely a benchmark, a milestone, a target to reach for. I do walk a LOT more now that I have my FitBit and I want to make sure I get past the 10k mark - it has definitely been helpful to me. Other people like you, or my husband - it makes not the least bit of difference - he also could not care less. To each his own....

I just think a lot of people overly obsess about it...and they don't even really know why or where it comes from. It's kind of like the 8 glasses of water thing. If it was raining and I needed to move, I'd get on my bike trainer or hit the gym...my wife would probably throw on a DVD workout, etc. I just think people get wrapped up in actual steps rather than just being more active in general regardless of whether that is step based or not.

wizzybeth

Who cares where it comes from? Really? What difference does it make? I could not care less that the 10K was just some little Japanese dudes idea for naming a pedometer.

What matters to me is this: Yes, I do make a sincere and honest effort to get 10,000 steps in a day at minimum. When I got my fitbit, I wore it just for my typical normal day to see how many steps I typically do in a day. It was less than 3,000 - somewhere under 2,500, less than 2 miles... actually - the only time I did more was when I walked the dog (infrequently, my husband and kids walked her more than I did) or when I was showing a lot of houses to clients (certainly not every day, at most 3 days a week)

So I use the FitBit to make sure I get at least 10k a day - for me that's just around 4 miles every day of steps, close to 3x the activity I did before . Every day. 7 days a week. And I often push myself a little more to reach the 5 mile benchmark.

I don't do workout videos at home. I do not have the room for exercising to videos in my home. My dog also attacks me thinking it's time to play. Additionally, if I pound the floor too hard it makes the buffet in the dining room rattle and that makes me feel pretty low - that I can make the house shake - so I don't like doing that.

I go to the gym multiple times every week. My time on the treadmill accounts for at least 4,500 steps - I still get my 10K+ in even on gym days.

It is helpful for me and many others. Just because you don't find it important to your regime does not mean you should negate how it works for others.

3rdof7sisters

Same way you do when it is -20F and wind chill makes it even worse, you walk, and dress for the weather if you want to get the steps in. Just think about all of the people that have to work out in the elements every day, and realize that it is doable if you want it.

lporter229

Housework. Kill two birds with one stone.

cwolfman13

wizzybeth wrote: »

Who cares where it comes from? Really? What difference does it make? I could not care less that the 10K was just some little Japanese dudes idea for naming a pedometer.

What matters to me is this: Yes, I do make a sincere and honest effort to get 10,000 steps in a day at minimum. When I got my fitbit, I wore it just for my typical normal day to see how many steps I typically do in a day. It was less than 3,000 - somewhere under 2,500, less than 2 miles... actually - the only time I did more was when I walked the dog (infrequently, my husband and kids walked her more than I did) or when I was showing a lot of houses to clients (certainly not every day, at most 3 days a week)

So I use the FitBit to make sure I get at least 10k a day - for me that's just around 4 miles every day of steps, close to 3x the activity I did before . Every day. 7 days a week. And I often push myself a little more to reach the 5 mile benchmark.

I don't do workout videos at home. I do not have the room for exercising to videos in my home. My dog also attacks me thinking it's time to play. Additionally, if I pound the floor too hard it makes the buffet in the dining room rattle and that makes me feel pretty low - that I can make the house shake - so I don't like doing that.

I go to the gym multiple times every week. My time on the treadmill accounts for at least 4,500 steps - I still get my 10K+ in even on gym days.

It is helpful for me and many others. Just because you don't find it important to your regime does not mean you should negate how it works for others.

I think you're taking offense where none is intended and getting worked up about nothing...I'm not negating anything...perhaps the OP is under the impression that 10K steps is necessary...I had this conversation with another user who was convinced that in order to be fit he had to do 10K steps along with a bunch of other deliberate exercise and he was exasperated as he also had kids and wife at home and limited time...perhaps OP is in that same boat, who knows?

Bring it down a notch...I really don't care what you do or don't do...take a chill pill.

wizzybeth

I'm not taking offense...apart from where I emphasized how much more activity my 10k a day goal has inspired, there was nothing in my response that looked like I was angry, offended, or upset. Maybe you're projecting your feelings into my responses. Maybe you should have a chill pill yourself? LOL

cwolfman13

wizzybeth wrote: »

I'm not taking offense...apart from where I emphasized how much more activity my 10k a day goal has inspired, there was nothing in my response that looked like I was angry, offended, or upset. Maybe you're projecting your feelings into my responses. Maybe you should have a chill pill yourself? LOL

Lol...I'm a pretty chill guy, life is easier that way. You went off on how I was "negating"...I wasn't negating anything...I was making a point to the OP to just move. Who cares how you do it.

wizzybeth

Well, I didn't realize that negate was such a harsh word lol

ritzvin

If you are only walking, then you have the benefit of being able to fairly easily dress for the weather. Balancing staying dry/warm enough and not overheating and sweating when running or cycling in inclement weather is way more of a P.I.T.A.

MelanieCN77

Rather that than the run outside today where it was 80 degrees

NorthCascades

jennybearlv wrote: »

Waterproof pants and jacket with a hood over a cap with a visor. I haven't got around to buying gore-tex shoes, but thick wool socks help keep my feet warm when my shoes get wet. I've been running in snow and rain all winter and we have had record amounts this year. I'm working up to a 10K distance currently and will likely get rained on this weekend. The only weather that has kept me in are the dangerously high winds we get here only because I haven't found a hat that protects from falling trees yet.

I have. They're waterproof for the first several times you wear them, and then they're not anymore. Every pair I've ever had. I think the way shoes flex plus the way the GTX is held in place results in it being torn somewhere.

jennybearlv

NorthCascades wrote: »

jennybearlv wrote: »

Waterproof pants and jacket with a hood over a cap with a visor. I haven't got around to buying gore-tex shoes, but thick wool socks help keep my feet warm when my shoes get wet. I've been running in snow and rain all winter and we have had record amounts this year. I'm working up to a 10K distance currently and will likely get rained on this weekend. The only weather that has kept me in are the dangerously high winds we get here only because I haven't found a hat that protects from falling trees yet.

I have. They're waterproof for the first several times you wear them, and then they're not anymore. Every pair I've ever had. I think the way shoes flex plus the way the GTX is held in place results in it being torn somewhere.

Good to know. I've put off buying them since I read if you get any water in the shoes it just stays there and sloshes around. At least with my mesh shoes my feet will be freezing cold as long as they're in direct contact with snow or puddles but warm up and dry out once I'm on dry ground. Soggy shoes are just unpleasant.

mitch16

jennybearlv wrote: »

NorthCascades wrote: »

jennybearlv wrote: »

Waterproof pants and jacket with a hood over a cap with a visor. I haven't got around to buying gore-tex shoes, but thick wool socks help keep my feet warm when my shoes get wet. I've been running in snow and rain all winter and we have had record amounts this year. I'm working up to a 10K distance currently and will likely get rained on this weekend. The only weather that has kept me in are the dangerously high winds we get here only because I haven't found a hat that protects from falling trees yet.

I have. They're waterproof for the first several times you wear them, and then they're not anymore. Every pair I've ever had. I think the way shoes flex plus the way the GTX is held in place results in it being torn somewhere.

Good to know. I've put off buying them since I read if you get any water in the shoes it just stays there and sloshes around. At least with my mesh shoes my feet will be freezing cold as long as they're in direct contact with snow or puddles but warm up and dry out once I'm on dry ground. Soggy shoes are just unpleasant.

I have a pair of GTX trail runners that I'm using to snowshoe this year. Can confirm that when your feet get sweaty you get foot soup. Fortunately most of my hikes are short (10 miles or less) so I haven't been subject to trench foot or frostbite when the sweat freezes.

_NMW

Treadmill, or just go out in the rain and look forward to a nice hot bath / shower afterwards. Did a 10k race last Sunday and I've never been so wet and cold in my life, but it was great fun! Lots of mud for a road race and lots of puddles to run through, but it was worth it

LivingtheLeanDream

I do mine indoors on the tredmill or just jogging in place - we get a LOT of rain in NI so I had to find some way to consistently keep my steps count up.