steps

alice8829

is walking 30k-40k steps a day a lot?

Lietchi

Yes, it is.

I average 14k steps a day at the moment, and my Garmin tells me I take more steps than 96 percent of other Garmin users of the same age category.

The last time I got close to 30k steps, I hiked for 19km. Much will depend on the 'type' of steps obviously (e.g. regular walking versus perhaps small steps while shopping, working,...) and stride length.

kshama2001

It would depend on your job. For a mail carrier, it could be normal. Looks like it would be much higher than average for a nurse. if the average nurse walks 4–5 miles per shift then they're taking around 8,000–10,000 steps.

There was a poster who recently mentioned walking 30k-40k steps a day. She later confirmed that she had an eating disorder.

https://withinhealth.com/learn/articles/the-effects-of-exercise-bulimia-on-the-body

ddsb1111

Hi Alice, please talk to your eating disorder doctor or therapist. We don’t want to provide the wrong form of validation for your diagnosis. Really wishing you the best!

kshama2001

kshama2001 wrote: »

It would depend on your job. For a mail carrier, it could be normal. Looks like it would be much higher than average for a nurse. if the average nurse walks 4–5 miles per shift then they're taking around 8,000–10,000 steps.

There was a poster who recently mentioned walking 30k-40k steps a day. She later confirmed that she had an eating disorder.

https://withinhealth.com/learn/articles/the-effects-of-exercise-bulimia-on-the-body

Oh, I got usernames mixed up. You're the poster who mentioned walking 30k-40k steps a day. As several people mentioned on your other thread, please do reach out to your ED treatment team, and if you don't currently have one, I urge you to get one.