How many steps a day?
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4-6,000 most days, but some days just 350! My excuse is I'm 71 and have joint problems which get worse if I push the exercise. but that app on the phone keeps me in touch with reality in terms of what sedentary means!!!4
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I've been averaging 13,000 day for quite a while (a year or so) now.1
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My avarage is 11,000-13,000 steps. I bought a fitbit recently, and it has motivated me a lot to walk more. I've set my daily goal to 15,000 steps to have daily challenges.
anybody knows how it's possible to get in touch and keep track with other fitbit users? I'd love to have a few friends tracking their steps, too0 -
My avarage is 11,000-13,000 steps. I bought a fitbit recently, and it has motivated me a lot to walk more. I've set my daily goal to 15,000 steps to have daily challenges.
anybody knows how it's possible to get in touch and keep track with other fitbit users? I'd love to have a few friends tracking their steps, too
Find fitbit friends here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users0 -
I can get really low steps if I don't try. I'm a teacher and I started teaching farther away, so I don't get to walk home ever. And the teaching load is lighter. This week I made it my goal to make sure my PHONE says 10k. So that means getting to the gym and walking on the treadmill if I'm not going to do it around the hood. Factor in how many steps I take while I work...make 13k total.
On a Sunday I can literally be like 3k. I need to fix that.5 -
My average over the last 6 month's has been 23383 steps a day but I find walking great therapy and live right next to a river (which is really just a creek) that has a dedicated walking/ cycling paththat is over 30 kms long.3
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7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals?
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.1 -
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I was averaging about 3500 a day when I got my new phone that has a step and stair counter. So now I get between 6 and 7k a day just because it makes me more aware that I'd like to get the step count higher. Surprising how that works!1
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Typically I do between 10 and 15k... more in the Spring/Fall... then I can get to 20k relatively easily (extra walk after dinner because it's still light out).1
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Poisonedpawn78 wrote: »
Oh I have. Many Sundays I walk 5 blocks to the gym, lift, walk home..and that's that.2 -
In the last 7 days My average is a little over 21,500.
But I run every day 5+ miles with a long run 10+ miles once a week.
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7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals?
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
Yep, I'd say right around 100-200. Wouldn't seem like much to bigger people, but for me it was that little extra wiggle room I needed to consistently hit a 250 cal deficit without being stabby
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7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals?
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
Well, I'm ridiculous right now with the amount of steps I get at 30K, but I get a 1,000 calorie Fitbit adjustment.
Let me think. I get around 400 calories for 13K steps (I know that because that's what I do first thing in the morning and I see it when I log my morning tea).
I know my Fitbit is accurate for me, so that's the kind of burn for NEAT just from walking. I walk at a decent clip. My morning walk is a very brisk pace (around 4mph). The walks throughout the day are just my normal fast walking (around 3.5 mph).
So anyway, if you can take those two data points and crunch some numbers from them, good luck! I'm a bit hopeless with this stuff.
I'm older than you and shorter, so the calorie burn might be about the same once the variables cancel each other out.3 -
rojiblankalizz wrote: »Just out of curiosity those of you with trackers about how many steps do you take a day?
When I've tracked, I've averaged about 15,000/day.
But I only track one month each year during a step challenge at work.
My main sport is cycling, and I don't track steps for that.2 -
I checked my Friends list, and the range of my group is currently from about 2000-10,000 per day.1
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals?
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
Well, I'm ridiculous right now with the amount of steps I get at 30K, but I get a 1,000 calorie Fitbit adjustment.
Let me think. I get around 400 calories for 13K steps (I know that because that's what I do first thing in the morning and I see it when I log my morning tea).
I know my Fitbit is accurate for me, so that's the kind of burn for NEAT just from walking. I walk at a decent clip. My morning walk is a very brisk pace (around 4mph). The walks throughout the day are just my normal fast walking (around 3.5 mph).
So anyway, if you can take those two data points and crunch some numbers from them, good luck! I'm a bit hopeless with this stuff.
I'm older than you and shorter, so the calorie burn might be about the same once the variables cancel each other out.
No that doesn't make sense to me. I can't think of it that way. I'm dense though. I've never "calculated a calorie burn from walking" lol.1 -
College golfer here, I feel like a lazy slug if I don't get more than 10k a day. My average is around 17k a day3
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Average over the last few months has been 12500-13500 a day. I like to see it hit 5 miles, so I try to shoot for that most days.3
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7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
@bbell1985 you can approximate the probable Calories by playing with your mfp setting.
I am going to assume you're generally impacted by AT based on previous posts re low calories so the figures I will give you are higher than for most others.
3500 others / 5000 bbell limit of sedentary (AF 1.25)
7500 others / 10000 bbell limit of lightly active (AF 1.4)
11500 others / 14000 bbell limit of active (AF 1.6)
15500 others / 19-20k bbell limit of very active (AF 1.8)
Multiply BMR by AF or play with MFP guided setup to see the approximate calories per steps spread throughout the day (or in several bouts) by preference. (All done in one or two non stop walks tends to decrease the burn a bit)1 -
7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
@bbell1985 you can approximate the probable Calories by playing with your mfp setting.
I am going to assume you're generally impacted by AT based on previous posts re low calories so the figures I will give you are higher than for most others.
3500 others / 5000 bbell limit of sedentary (AF 1.25)
7500 others / 10000 bbell limit of lightly active (AF 1.4)
11500 others / 14000 bbell limit of active (AF 1.6)
15500 others / 19-20k bbell limit of very active (AF 1.8)
Multiply BMR by AF or play with MFP guided setup to see the approximate calories per steps spread throughout the day (or in several bouts) by preference. (All done in one or two non stop walks tends to decrease the burn a bit)
Oh please with your AT. I've been gaining weight and at a healthy weight for a long time.1 -
Is it seriously so shocking that a 5'4" woman of 135-145 lbs maintains her weight on 1800? Sidesteel was my coach for quite awhile and he didn't think it was.1
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Is it seriously so shocking that a 5'4" woman of 135-145 lbs maintains her weight on 1800? Sidesteel was my coach for quite awhile and he didn't think it was.
I don't think it's shocking at all! I'm 5'2.5," 68 years old and maintain (127-131 range) on anywhere from 1750 - 2000 calories. I hit 20,000 steps everyday. That's my total for gym exercise and just regular activity.3 -
Is it seriously so shocking that a 5'4" woman of 135-145 lbs maintains her weight on 1800? Sidesteel was my coach for quite awhile and he didn't think it was.
I don't think it's shocking at all! I'm 5'2.5," 68 years old and maintain (127-131 range) on anywhere from 1750 - 2000 calories. I hit 20,000 steps everyday. That's my total for gym exercise and just regular activity.
Okay...well...I'm a little taller and younger, but still.0 -
At least 20K/day so I can eat the way I want.4
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I get in around 10,000.2
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12K a day. My Garmin Connect adjusts my goal each day to exceed the previous day. At around 15k I'll probably hit it with a hammer, but so far it's good.2
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7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
@bbell1985 you can approximate the probable Calories by playing with your mfp setting.
I am going to assume you're generally impacted by AT based on previous posts re low calories so the figures I will give you are higher than for most others.
3500 others / 5000 bbell limit of sedentary (AF 1.25)
7500 others / 10000 bbell limit of lightly active (AF 1.4)
11500 others / 14000 bbell limit of active (AF 1.6)
15500 others / 19-20k bbell limit of very active (AF 1.8)
Multiply BMR by AF or play with MFP guided setup to see the approximate calories per steps spread throughout the day (or in several bouts) by preference. (All done in one or two non stop walks tends to decrease the burn a bit)
Oh please with your AT. I've been gaining weight and at a healthy weight for a long time.
Your 1800 maintenance with your stats indeed indicates that you're not affected by AT given that it represents an approximate activity factor of 1.4 (or lighty active in mfp speak), while your stated activity (excepting gym sessions) sounds closer to sedentary.
That would mean that the lower step numbers, which were also detailed in my previous post, would serve as more appropriate estimates in your particular case!4 -
7000-9000. When I got my Fitbit I discovered I was only getting 3000-4000 which was kind of a shock to me, so I'm kind of proud I've doubled that. It's really helped my NEAT, which really helped me slowly shave off vanity pounds!
How much has your TDEE increased? 100-200 cals
Same question to others who have increased their NEAT by walking.
@bbell1985 you can approximate the probable Calories by playing with your mfp setting.
I am going to assume you're generally impacted by AT based on previous posts re low calories so the figures I will give you are higher than for most others.
3500 others / 5000 bbell limit of sedentary (AF 1.25)
7500 others / 10000 bbell limit of lightly active (AF 1.4)
11500 others / 14000 bbell limit of active (AF 1.6)
15500 others / 19-20k bbell limit of very active (AF 1.8)
Multiply BMR by AF or play with MFP guided setup to see the approximate calories per steps spread throughout the day (or in several bouts) by preference. (All done in one or two non stop walks tends to decrease the burn a bit)
Oh please with your AT. I've been gaining weight and at a healthy weight for a long time.
Your 1800 maintenance with your stats indeed indicates that you're not affected by AT given that it represents an approximate activity factor of 1.4 (or lighty active in mfp speak), while your stated activity (excepting gym sessions) sounds closer to sedentary.
That would mean that the lower step numbers, which were also detailed in my previous post, would serve as more appropriate estimates in your particular case!
Now I honestly don't know wtf you're going on about.2 -
7-15000 on work days, but 10-25000 on weekends1
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