March Step Challenge

dancingj2
dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
New Month - New Challenge!

Challenge is to do 10,000 steps in a day. You can do this for any one day or try for the entire month. Jump right in at any time! You can set a lower or higher goal if you wish. Our main goal is to keep activate every day!

It's easy to join - Just post here to begin!

You will need a step counter to keep track of your steps and then post your results daily here.
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  • Katie1951
    Katie1951 Posts: 312 Member
    I'm in.
  • dab52776
    dab52776 Posts: 536 Member
    I'm in.... Yay!! I'm thinking that my goal will be 250,000 steps for the month.
  • daisy_grl
    daisy_grl Posts: 11 Member
    Sounds great! I'm in.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in! 310,000 steps for March!
  • sweetnthecity
    sweetnthecity Posts: 18 Member
    I would love to..where would I purchase a step counter?
  • 73Freckles
    73Freckles Posts: 201 Member
    I recently got a FitBit Zip from Verizon. (Hi-Tech Pedometer) I love it! It links up with MFP so I only have to log my food and exercise onto one site and it goes to both.
  • Cizewski5
    Cizewski5 Posts: 17
    You can get a pedometer at WalMart, Kmart, just about any sporting goods department.
  • Cizewski5
    Cizewski5 Posts: 17
    Oh yeah, I'm in. I'm going to shoot for 25,000 for the month.
  • Okapi42
    Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
    I usually do over 10,000 every workday anyway, so what would be a reasonable number to set as a challenge for myself?
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    :wink:
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    I made my 13,000 steps per day for last month but am not certain I can do that again. My knee has been bothering me so I am setting my goal at 11,000 this month.
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    I made my 13,000 steps per day for last month but am not certain I can do that again. My knee has been bothering me so I am setting my goal at 11,000 this month.

    Take it easy J - I was aiming for a daily average of 14k last month and finished at 14520 but my legs are feeling tiiiiiiiired!
  • Rivmage
    Rivmage Posts: 48 Member
    I'm up for the challenge.

    Scott
  • rterry1968
    rterry1968 Posts: 10 Member
    Ok, i'll give it a try :)
  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    I accept the challenge of 310,000 steps this month. Zippy says I have 11,000 already today so only 298,000 to go!
  • Qatsi
    Qatsi Posts: 2,191 Member
    June totals: 528,747 steps; 401,817 aerobic steps (3339 minutes); 241.81 miles
    July totals: 546,725 steps; 404,366 aerobic steps (3206 minutes); 250.12 miles
    August totals: 616,877 steps; 406,665 aerobic steps (3177 minutes); 282.13 miles
    September totals: 544,954 steps; 375,408 aerobic steps (2961 minutes); 249.27 miles
    October totals: 492,036 steps; 343,984 aerobic steps (2704 minutes); 225.10 miles
    November totals: 471,626 steps; 329,016 aerobic steps (2390 minutes); 215.76 miles
    December totals: 507,625 steps; 360,541 aerobic steps (2497 minutes); 232.23 miles
    January totals: 452,410 steps; 321,446 aerobic steps (2251 minutes); 207.33 miles
    February totals: 467,257 steps; 314,600 aerobic steps (2388 minutes); 213.78 miles

    March goals:
    Daily: A minimum of 14K steps and 11K aerobic steps every single day.
    Monthly: 465,000 steps; 310,000 aerobic steps (2325 minutes); 217 miles of walking.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in! 310,000 steps for March!

    03/01 ... 31,158




    Total March steps: 31,158
  • dab52776
    dab52776 Posts: 536 Member
    3/1....8,870

    Total: 8,870
    Goal: 275,000
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    This is probably my best ever start to a month!

    1-Mar : 21607 steps
  • unfeigned
    unfeigned Posts: 30
    I need this kind of challenge to keep me going! I'm just a beginner and don't know what exactly to estimate, but I'll try to do 250 000 steps in March. Yesterday was also a good starting day for me too, did 11 141 steps :bigsmile:

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  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 11,000
    Daily avg. 13,316


    3/1 - 13,316 Elliptical

    I was trying to take it easy but I seem to have figured out how to pick up the pace on my elliptical - and my knee does not hurt :smile:

    Great start Spicey and Cpa!
  • daisy_grl
    daisy_grl Posts: 11 Member
    Great job everyone! My challenge for March is to get at least 20,000 daily steps with a total goal of 600,000 steps. I did 2 miles on the elliptical and 2 miles of intermitting running/ walking on the treadmill. The rest of the steps came from my busy non-stop day.

    March 1: 25990 steps taken
  • unfeigned
    unfeigned Posts: 30
    I was complete amateur when it came to counting steps so I didn't know how much I was doing every day. That's why I put myself a goal of 250,000 steps in March. But after these two days I've noticed that I did over 20,000 just from my cardio exercise. That's why I decided to count only exercise steps (those from workouts) into this challenge.

    I get my motivation from all of you! Thanks for pushing me further :happy: Keep stepping!

    March 1: 11141
    March 2: 11623

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  • Pixie8504
    Pixie8504 Posts: 174 Member
    3/1-17,811--8.91 miles

    March total
    ----Steps 17,811
    ----Miles 8.91

    January total 510,488---255.24 miles
    February total 411,231--205.62 miles

    2013 total 921,719--460.86 miles
  • karen91967
    karen91967 Posts: 154 Member
    Put me down for 310,000 steps this month!!!
  • tasoconnor
    tasoconnor Posts: 421 Member
    200,000

    3/1 - 4990


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  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,872 Member
    I'm in! 310,000 steps for March!

    03/01 ... 15,306 (had a different number up yesterday...don't know where it came from!)
    03/02 ... 17,960




    Total March steps: 33,266
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,258 Member
    1-Mar : 21607 steps
    2-Mar : 14671 steps

    Total : 36278

    Daily Average : 18139
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Daily goal 11,000
    Daily avg. 13,072


    3/1 - 13,316 Elliptical
    3/2 - 12,828 Elliptical, errands

    More great starts to the month!

    Daisy - Elliptical and treadmill in one day - wow!

    Unfeigned - Choosing what you want to count is one the keys to motivation. For me, I count every step from when I get up to when I go to bed.
  • Pixie8504
    Pixie8504 Posts: 174 Member
    3/1-17,811--8.91 miles
    3/2-14,824--7.41 miles

    March total
    ----Steps 32,635
    ----Miles 16.32

    January total 510,488---255.24 miles
    February total 411,231--205.62 miles

    2013 total 921,719--460.86 miles

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