January Step Challenge

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  • HolsDoinIt
    HolsDoinIt Posts: 327 Member
    i am in...my goal is to do 10000 daily...
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    okay yesterday I barely made 5,000; however I was more active by not sitting on my butt the whole day, but was putting away decor from Christmas and stuff. How do you get 10000 steps in a day...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I am having a hard tiome doing this :sad:

    Climb stairs! Good exercise, gets your step count up nicely and gets your heart rate going too :wink:
  • Nownourish
    Nownourish Posts: 89 Member
    Great start everyone-every single step is a step in the right direction :flowerforyou:

    1/1/13 - 13053
    2/1/13 - 18988
  • Stacy_L_Meyer
    Stacy_L_Meyer Posts: 36 Member
    I am in.... what is the best brand to get? My mom got me a cheap one and I do not think it is correct :0(
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    I will be trying for 10,000 steps a day that will be my goal
    My pedometer broke for the second time after I dropped it.
    I have ordered a new one online the Ormon 112. Still
    using the old one until the new one arrives.

    Jan 1 - 3,757 steps
  • amandaj1966
    amandaj1966 Posts: 342 Member
    Count me in, I have to up my exercise as I am getting married in March and need to lose a few lbs. I have been laid up recovering from an operation for the last 10 weeks so starting on the 1st Jan I will be getting back on my feet.

    Just logging in with my step update, so far today I've reached 10,978 steps and it isn't bed time yet. .. :happy:

    2nd day, 10231 steps so far.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I am in.... what is the best brand to get? My mom got me a cheap one and I do not think it is correct :0(

    Even inexpensive ones can do well. I have used a $5 Sportline counter I bought at Walmart that did great until I recently drowned it. After drying it out it seems to read at least 10% low :(

    My fav is a New Balance Via Slim that cost about $30.

    I think others here have suggested an Omron model.

    Whichever one you use its good to check it every once in a while. I will count out a few hundred streps and compare that to what my step counter says.
  • gnl30
    gnl30 Posts: 5 Member
    I am in. My goal will be 10,000 steps a day. Think this will be a fun little challenge.
  • jc1229
    jc1229 Posts: 220 Member
    I'm so in on this challenge! My goal will be 10,000 steps a day. I think I'm probably going to have the toughest time during the weekend, especially since its winter time and cold and snowy here.

    Jan. 2 - 16, 395
  • Pamelaniamh
    Pamelaniamh Posts: 611 Member
    Jan 2nd - 16,724 steps ( total: 32,435)
  • cddroid
    cddroid Posts: 22 Member
    Jan 1st - 3625 steps
    Jan 2nd - 4250 at 7:21 PM - I'll get a few more steps in today but not a lot.
  • adianeschu
    adianeschu Posts: 491 Member
    Jan 1- 3540
    Jan2- forgot fitbit

    Toal 3540
  • foleyshirley
    foleyshirley Posts: 1,043 Member
    1/1. 8102 steps. Been raining all day, but walked 3.5 miles in the rain. Better luck tomorrow :).
    1/2. 9850 steps. Dang! Better, but dang!
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 36,998 Member
    1/1 25,160
    1/2 18,387
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    TOTAL 43547
  • towens00
    towens00 Posts: 1,033 Member
    January Goal 356,000 steps

    01/01: 29,270
    01/02: 23,225




    52,495 / 303,505
  • KeriA
    KeriA Posts: 3,347 Member
    Just got a Zipbit Zip. 3,000 is a rest day or day when I do other exercise,5,000 is an average active day and over 10,000 is a good day. The Zipbit is registering less steps than my pedometer did and my steps will go down now that I am not doing one of my active jobs. However I want to motivate myself to up my general activity while upping my exercise up to my normal level again so this month I will see what is my base to improve from. My goal is to try to go over 5,000 as many days as possible. So 175000 is my goal for the month, with an average of 6,000.

    1/1 4646 (not bad for a rest day)
    1/2 5055 (active work day may up it tomorrow after I have the final total)
  • gvheintz
    gvheintz Posts: 138 Member
    Doing this ... love my FITBIT to help me know how I'm doing. :D

    1 - 13759
    2 - 12124 (and forgot it on my coat for a couple hours ...)
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    1-Jan : 15000 steps
    2-Jan : 18751 steps

    Total : 33751

    Daily Average : 16876
  • animefan914
    animefan914 Posts: 324 Member
    January 2 - 8861 steps
  • Pixie8504
    Pixie8504 Posts: 174 Member
    1/1 15,737 = 7.43 miles
    1/2 15,609 = 7.38 miles
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 11,000
    Daily avg. 14,507


    1/1 - 17,308 an hour on the treadmill to start the day :)
    1/2 - 11,706 1/2 hour on treadmill

    Great to see more people signing up!
  • 01/01 = 16,376
    01/02 = 11,577



    Total to Date (01/02/2013) = 27,953
  • Becky388
    Becky388 Posts: 157 Member
    1/1 - 9,372
    1/2 - 14,310

    Goal - 350,000
    Total - 23,682
    Remaining - 326,318
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,265 Member
    :bigsmile: I carry my pedometer all day every day.....it's an Omron HJ-720ITC


    :flowerforyou: goal for January
    minimum 18,000 steps a day
    daily average 23,000 steps

    January 1---23,027
    January 2----26,275

    January total=49,302
    January average=24,651

    :flowerforyou: my pedometer allows me to save data on my computer so I records going back to when I bought it......my average for 2010 was around 11,000
    my average for 2011 was around 18,000
    my average for 2012 was around 23,000....that shows me that the more I pay attention to steps, the more opportunities I find to increase the total...in 2012 I refused to let the weather interfere with my walking outdoors and I found more ways to walk and jog in place in the house.

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  • LJA1968
    LJA1968 Posts: 516 Member
    1/1: 9,015 (not off to a great start)
    1/2: 11,629
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    Jan 1 - 3,757 steps
    Jan 2 - 3,801
  • honeybee1036
    honeybee1036 Posts: 147 Member
    im in
  • claritarejoice
    claritarejoice Posts: 461 Member
    Clarita
    Goal: 10,000 *every single* day (not just average)
    1/1: 11,650
    1/2: 10,070
  • amandaj1966
    amandaj1966 Posts: 342 Member
    Count me in, I have to up my exercise as I am getting married in March and need to lose a few lbs. I have been laid up recovering from an operation for the last 10 weeks so starting on the 1st Jan I will be getting back on my feet.

    Just logging in with my step update, so far today I've reached 10,978 steps and it isn't bed time yet. .. :happy:


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