April Step Challenge

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  • fitphoenix
    fitphoenix Posts: 9,673 Member
    January total: 594 912, January average: 21 247
    February total: 800 624, February average: 28 594
    March total: 937 452, March average: 30 240

    April 1: 40 100
    April 2: 35 659
    April 3: 29 025
    April 4: 30 098
    April 5: 32 158
    April 6: 35 090
    April 7: 39 037
    April 8: 25 091

    April total: 266 258, April average: 33 282


    mlh, I'm sure you can do it! It's not necessarily easy to change your routine, but like dancing says, I too find it one of the most effective ways to up my steps. Nothing else gets in the way if I do it then, and I don't have to worry if the rest of the day gets hijacked. And it's totally possible to "become" a morning person. Into my university years, the only way I'd see 4am was if I'd stayed up all night. In my twenties, I worked the night shift and a noon to eight pm shift and could by no stretch of the imagination be called a morning person. Now I work a day job, come in to work early, and sometimes get up when the number starts with a 3! (My alarm is set for 4:30am these days, but I almost always wake naturally before then.) This does involve going to bed earlier, since I don't want my sleep to suffer, but I found that after a few weeks of getting everything backed up appropriately, it became second nature.

    rebamae, I hope your new pedometer arrives as anticipated. Of course, the important thing is really the stepping whether or not it's logged with a piece of technology or not. (But it's nice to track, lol!)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,257 Member
    April 1---25,272 steps
    April 2---25,203 steps
    April 3
    25,288 steps
    April 4
    22,539 steps
    April 5---17,246 steps
    April 6---18,545 steps
    April 7----16,293 steps
    April 8---23,135 steps

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    “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
    - Friedrich Nietzsche


    :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: I worked my way gradually into getting up earlier, by setting my alarm earlier by a few minutes and going to be a few minutes earlier and day by day, little by little, I came to the place where I can get up early enough to walk for two hours before dressing to get to where I need to be in the morning.
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    Still in...!

    April 1: 18,069
    April 2: 17,486
    April 3: 18,142
    April 4: 12,777
    April 5: 23,707
    April 6: 35,816 - Finally! Something approximating a sunny spring day! :glasses:
    April 7: 13,256
    April 8: 17,408
    ===============
    April Total: 156,643

    Phoenix - not that I'm even attempting to compete with you (after all, that would be an exercise in futility), but i did allow myself a small smile when I saw that I juuuuuust topped your total for the 6th. :smile: Of course, that was just an *average* day for you... :embarassed:

    So much great advice and support on this thread - thanks all!
  • lamlamsmakeover
    lamlamsmakeover Posts: 6,574 Member
    April 1 -- 11,962
    April 2 -- 2869 (stationary bike today)
    April 3 -- 9399
    April 4 -- 2014 (rest day)
    April 5 -- 15,353
    April 6 -- 18,842 (laundry and LOTS of raking)
    April 7 -- 21,579 (hours of raking)
    April 8 -- 1527 (rest day)
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    My goal is 5000. . I got my Fitbit last Wednesday so I'll start with Thursday. :)

    Thursday 4/3: 8137
    Friday 4/4: 9489
    Saturday 4/5: 5737
    Sunday 4/6: 2668
    Monday 4/7: 8423
    Tuesday 4/8: 7747
  • dwood1231
    dwood1231 Posts: 275 Member
    April 1 = 3.5 miles on treadmill = 7000 steps +-

    getting a pedometer soon...
    Good luck every one, God Bless...

    Stll no pedometer April 2 4.5 miles on the trails plus 12 hour work day well over 10,000 steps
    April 3 3.6 miles on the trail and a 12 hour work day 10,000 +-
    April 6-7-8 5 miles each day...
  • Lammo_UK
    Lammo_UK Posts: 61
    Still going (relatively!!) strong...

    April 1: 15256
    April 2: 15994
    April 3: 17086
    April 4: 15756
    April 5: 10228
    April 6: 17281
    April 7: 17692
    April 8: 14646
    April 9: 15690
  • lraymond14
    lraymond14 Posts: 22 Member
    I was doing really well and then was hit with the flu on Thursday and am just starting to feel normal. It will be over 10,000 from here on out.

    April 1st 10421
    April 2nd 11386
    April 3rd 420
    April 4th 3430
    April 5th 3301
    April 6th 332
    April 7th 4310
    April 8th 5429
    April 9th 10065
  • brandiwells1
    brandiwells1 Posts: 83 Member
    1st...12627
    2nd...6302...Had baby boy #3, 9lb 7oz :)
    3rd..75...Hospital
    4th..5412...Hospital
    5th...8803
    6th 10585
    7th 11198
    8th 13361
  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    Apr 1 - 13,642
    Apr 2 - 10,319
    Apr 3 - 7,216
    Apr 4 - 12,867
    Apr 5 - 13,242
    Apr 6 - 5,967
    Apr 7 - 10,164
    Apr 8 - 12,410
    Apr 9 - 10,251

    Over 7 / Under - 2
  • 04ward
    04ward Posts: 196 Member
    Apr 1 - 6,217
    Apr 2 - 7,097
    Apr 3 - 3,882 (rode in car 11 hours to MN)
    Apr 4 - 11,113
    Apr 5 - 12,288
    Apr 6 - 9,051
    Apr 7 - 10,346
    Apr 8 - 4,359 (rode in car 11 hours back home)
    Apr 9 - 11,815

    Over 4 / Under - 5
  • Pamelaniamh
    Pamelaniamh Posts: 611 Member
    I wear a Bodymedia Fit armband all the time.

    January.....526,059 - 16,969 average
    February... 477,453 - 17,052
    April.......... 560,957 - 18,095

    April.........Steps...........Total
    1.............23,807
    2.............13,727.........37,534
    3.............20,380.........57,914
    4.............17,009.........74,923
    5.............11,245.........86,168
    6.............15,183........101,351
    7.............17,870........119,221
    8.............17,301........136,522
    9..............16,778.......153,300
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    1-Apr : 17134 steps
    2-Apr : 17547 steps
    3-Apr : 7744 steps
    4-Apr : 20832 steps
    5-Apr : 15810 steps
    6-Apr : 3024 steps
    7-Apr : 21005 steps
    8-Apr : 17935 steps
    9-Apr : 23990 steps



    Total : 145021
    Daily Average : 16113
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 12,000
    Daily avg. 10,927
    Total 98,342

    4/1 - 11,551 Walk, shopping
    4/2 - 9,403 Treadmill
    4/3 - 11,229 Treadmill
    4/4 - 10,406 Treadmill, Shopping
    4/5 - 12,811 Treadmill
    4/6 - 11,083 Treadmill
    4/7 - 8,864 Treadmill
    4/8 - 9,843 Treadmill
    4/9 - 13,152 Treadmill
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    Still in...!

    April 1: 18,069
    April 2: 17,486
    April 3: 18,142
    April 4: 12,777
    April 5: 23,707
    April 6: 35,816 - Finally! Something approximating a sunny spring day! :glasses:
    April 7: 13,256
    April 8: 17,408
    April 9: 16,725
    ===============
    April Total: 173,368
  • fitphoenix
    fitphoenix Posts: 9,673 Member
    January total: 594 912, January average: 21 247
    February total: 800 624, February average: 28 594
    March total: 937 452, March average: 30 240

    April 1: 40 100
    April 2: 35 659
    April 3: 29 025
    April 4: 30 098
    April 5: 32 158
    April 6: 35 090
    April 7: 39 037
    April 8: 25 091
    April 9: 33 102

    April total: 299 360, April average: 33 262


    bennettinfinity, LOL! That's awesome! 35K is definitely on the high end for me. (Though my average per month has been growing per month, I suspect that an average of 30K or so is probably going to be my max. I guess we'll see what happens with the nice weather, but my work gets only busier throughout the summer, so I may simply run out of time in the day.)

    lraymond14, glad you're feeling better!

    04mitzy, now I have this image of the cars from the Flinstones stuck in my head. (I was trying to think of any way that you could make 11 hours in a car more active, and that's the best I could do, lol. ;) )
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,257 Member
    April 1---25,272 steps
    April 2---25,203 steps
    April 3
    25,288 steps
    April 4
    22,539 steps
    April 5---17,246 steps
    April 6---18,545 steps
    April 7----16,293 steps
    April 8---23,135 steps
    April 9---25,516 steps

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    “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
    - Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    My goal is 5000. . I got my Fitbit last Wednesday (4/2) so I'll start with Thursday. :)

    Thursday 4/3: 8,137
    Friday 4/4: 9,489
    Saturday 4/5: 5,737
    Sunday 4/6: 2,668
    Monday 4/7: 8,423
    Tuesday 4/8: 7,747
    Wednesday 4/9: 10,174
  • Rebamae
    Rebamae Posts: 499 Member
    I received an e-mail today saying my pedometer would be delivered tomorrow!! YEA!
    Reba in Kansas
  • 1971tinkerbell
    1971tinkerbell Posts: 3
    :sad: I am doing so badly. I have been lucky to get 4,000 to 5,000. I am trying to do better.
  • sbarella
    sbarella Posts: 713 Member
    Day 1 : 11723
    Day 2 13850
    Day 3: 18439
    Day 4: 10908
    Day 5: 8266
    Day 6: 16999
    Day 7: 8119
    Day 8: 11820
    Day 9: 13568
    Day 10: 20208 (whoa!)
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    1-Apr : 17134 steps
    2-Apr : 17547 steps
    3-Apr : 7744 steps
    4-Apr : 20832 steps
    5-Apr : 15810 steps
    6-Apr : 3024 steps
    7-Apr : 21005 steps
    8-Apr : 17935 steps
    9-Apr : 23990 steps
    10-Apr : 6151 steps


    Total : 151172
    Daily Average : 15117
  • Pamelaniamh
    Pamelaniamh Posts: 611 Member
    I wear a Bodymedia Fit armband all the time.

    January.....526,059 - 16,969 average
    February... 477,453 - 17,052
    April.......... 560,957 - 18,095

    April.........Steps...........Total
    1.............23,807
    2.............13,727.........37,534
    3.............20,380.........57,914
    4.............17,009.........74,923
    5.............11,245.........86,168
    6.............15,183........101,351
    7.............17,870........119,221
    8.............17,301........136,522
    9.............16,778........153,300
    10...........15,646........168,946
  • Pamelaniamh
    Pamelaniamh Posts: 611 Member
    :sad: I am doing so badly. I have been lucky to get 4,000 to 5,000. I am trying to do better.

    Tinkerbel, Just keep doing it :smile:
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 12,000
    Daily avg. 11,155
    Total 111,550

    4/1 - 11,551 Walk, shopping
    4/2 - 9,403 Treadmill
    4/3 - 11,229 Treadmill
    4/4 - 10,406 Treadmill, Shopping
    4/5 - 12,811 Treadmill
    4/6 - 11,083 Treadmill
    4/7 - 8,864 Treadmill
    4/8 - 9,843 Treadmill
    4/9 - 13,152 Treadmill
    4/10 - 13,208 Treadmill

    Sbarella - congrats on breaking 20k:drinker:

    1971 Tinkerbell - When I started I typically had a 2,000 to 3,000 steps and remember days when I did not break 2,000. Set a goal that is meaningful for you and keep moving :smile:

    Rebamae - looking forward to the post!

    Pirate_Chick - First day over 10,000:flowerforyou:
  • fitphoenix
    fitphoenix Posts: 9,673 Member
    January total: 594 912, January average: 21 247
    February total: 800 624, February average: 28 594
    March total: 937 452, March average: 30 240

    April 1: 40 100
    April 2: 35 659
    April 3: 29 025
    April 4: 30 098
    April 5: 32 158
    April 6: 35 090
    April 7: 39 037
    April 8: 25 091
    April 9: 33 102
    April 10: 32 232

    April total: 331 592, April average: 33 159


    1971tinkerbell, there's no such thing as doing badly! You're learning what your baseline is, and then you can work on ways to improve it bit by bit. We're not competing against one another here, just working on our own personal challenges.

    sbarella, way to walk it out yesterday!
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,257 Member
    April 1---25,272 steps
    April 2---25,203 steps
    April 3
    25,288 steps
    April 4
    22,539 steps
    April 5---17,246 steps
    April 6---18,545 steps
    April 7----16,293 steps
    April 8---23,135 steps
    April 9---25,516 steps
    April 10----29,042 steps----two line dance classes and a lot of dog walking:bigsmile:

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    “All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
    - Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    Still in...!

    April 1: 18,069
    April 2: 17,486
    April 3: 18,142
    April 4: 12,777
    April 5: 23,707
    April 6: 35,816 - Finally! Something approximating a sunny spring day! :glasses:
    April 7: 13,256
    April 8: 17,408
    April 9: 16,725
    April 10: 18,628
    ===============
    April Total: 191,996

    Tinkerbell - The best part of tracking your steps is that it's concrete evidence of your progress over time... we all had to start somewhere, the most important thing is to set some achievable personal goals and just keep at it! You can do it! :smile:
  • Rebamae
    Rebamae Posts: 499 Member
    :sad: I am doing so badly. I have been lucky to get 4,000 to 5,000. I am trying to do better.

    I should get my pedometer today!! I know my numbers are going to be very low as I begin. Maybe we can help motivate each other. I will see where my numbers are tomorrow, then start increasing daily.
    We can help each other:bigsmile:
  • purpleopaz
    purpleopaz Posts: 41 Member
    Hi All -

    going to aim for average of 15,000

    April 1 - 10,338
    April 2 - 20,648
    April 3 - 20,161
    April 4 - 20,595
    April 5 - 18,812
    April 6 - 12,766
    April 7 - 12,508
    April 8 - 17,095
    April 9 - 16,671
    April 10- 15,206
    April 11 -


    total - 164,800

    avaerage 16480

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