Anyone do 10-35,000 steps a day?

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  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    DancingMoosie wrote: »
    Chrisjbrawn wrote: »
    I can sometimes do 20k before leaving work depending on the day

    How long does that take?

    When I worked at amazon as an area manager I sometimes did over 25k a day (10-12 hr shift). I worked in a 1.1 million sq ft building and without fail, if I was at one end of the building, I was needed for something at the other end.

    My current job has better work/life balance, but I only walk around 3k by the time I leave work (sedentary desk job). I gained some weight before I learned to compensate with eating fewer calories and exercising more after work.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I thought he meant before leaving FOR work, lol. Now I see it was meant for the day.
  • cyaneverfat
    cyaneverfat Posts: 527 Member
    DancingMoosie wrote: »
    I thought he meant before leaving FOR work, lol. Now I see it was meant for the day.

    That's how I read it too lol
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    edited November 2020
    IronIsMyTherapy wrote: »
    I probably have less than 10 days in a year where I'm more than 10k, lol.

    Ditto. This does not mean I'm not very active, it just means my activities don't include as many steps as straight walking, for instance, gardening, weight lifting, yoga, etc.
  • Marcus_Eating_Donuts
    Marcus_Eating_Donuts Posts: 22 Member
    My previous job was managing a 30,000 square foot building materials thrift-store. I would walk 20-30k routinely and more on busy days. It was not good for me. Not for my body or my mind. I was physically depleted and ate like a beast at lunch and when I got home. I currently work at a desk and have to really focus on racking up steps by going to the furthest bathroom, walking over lunch and giving the dog extra walks in the evening.
    Dogmom1978 wrote: »
    in a 1.1 million sq ft building and without fail, if I was at one end of the building, I was needed for something at the other end.

    ^That's a slice of my old life I do not miss^

  • cyaneverfat
    cyaneverfat Posts: 527 Member
    This is really hard to do in summer! I'm not a big fan of the treadmill. The one at home slips a bit under my feet and freaks me out.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,610 Member
    cyaneverfat wrote: »
    This is really hard to do in summer! I'm not a big fan of the treadmill. The one at home slips a bit under my feet and freaks me out.

    I would have thought the summer would be the best time to go out walking.
  • cyaneverfat
    cyaneverfat Posts: 527 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    cyaneverfat wrote: »
    This is really hard to do in summer! I'm not a big fan of the treadmill. The one at home slips a bit under my feet and freaks me out.

    I would have thought the summer would be the best time to go out walking.

    It's not, because I don't like to get all hot and sweaty, I chaff and I hate wearing sunscreen or getting burnt. I do love the longer days though. I tend to sleep in so I can't walk the dog early in the morning, and in the evening, it's not always cool enough to walk.

    Daylight savings is over next month, so I'll be able to walk all daylight hours again :-)

  • LindaRN83
    LindaRN83 Posts: 156 Member
    I average 15000 steps per day by walking in the house, on the treadmill and outside on the driveway or on the country road we live on. Love to walk!

    I am retired and 72 years old.
  • Beverly2Hansen
    Beverly2Hansen Posts: 378 Member
    I wear the correct shoes and haul butt through my 5 mile walk. I don't stop and bring a bunch of stuff that interrupts buisness.... if I die, I die. I find stops enable quitting for me personally. Listen to loud music. I walk through my community and the park.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    edited March 2021
    I work from home right now and walk between 15 and 20k steps a day. Even when I worked in the office, though, I would still average around 15K. This was due to me making a point to walk to people's desks instead of calling, walking to meetings n one if the other buildings instead of phoning in, taking walks at lunch, parking further away, taking the stairs vs the elevator, etc..and taking walks or working out before/after work. I usually pace the house when I'm cooking or talking on the phone too. 10K steps isn't too hard to achieve as long as you make it a priority.
  • huntersvonnegut
    huntersvonnegut Posts: 1,177 Member
    I average 20,000 steps most weekdays and maybe a few more on weekends. But I don’t log steps. I log miles.
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    I'm between 11,000 & 14,000 6 days a week with 1 day scheduled that's super low...usually Sundays where I work OT and am sitting 4-6 hours. I don't usually have too much variation as my schedule is pretty consistent but I need to get at least 11,000 6/7 days. I also use my low step day to rest and my body really appreciates it when I wake up Mondays
  • Theoldguy1
    Theoldguy1 Posts: 2,496 Member
    cyaneverfat wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    cyaneverfat wrote: »
    This is really hard to do in summer! I'm not a big fan of the treadmill. The one at home slips a bit under my feet and freaks me out.

    I would have thought the summer would be the best time to go out walking.

    It's not, because I don't like to get all hot and sweaty, I chaff and I hate wearing sunscreen or getting burnt. I do love the longer days though. I tend to sleep in so I can't walk the dog early in the morning, and in the evening, it's not always cool enough to walk.

    Daylight savings is over next month, so I'll be able to walk all daylight hours again :-)

    Early mornings or late afternoon/early evening. If you want to walk and don't like the heat, get over the sleeping in.

    The dog will be fine with it.

    Now that the ice is off the sidewalks I'll be back to four miles daily with a 20 pound weight vest before I clean up and start WFH at 7:00 AM. That will give close to 10k steps before breakfast. Will lift and probably do something else active after work.

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