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10,000 Steps Per Day?

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  • parselysage
    parselysage Posts: 28
    I'm a stay at home mom too, and I found this semi-silly wii game called Walk It Out. If I can't walk my 3.5 miles with my walking buddy I pop it in and walk in front of my TV around the Island. It's NOT boring walking in place. I'm still very much available to the children. and if I don't use the wii board I can walk around and sway to the music while I'm making dinner. Tho half of those "steps" never register as steps because I'm not that co-ordinated.
    I hit my goal of 10k steps today and even got 5000 more because I really wanted to finish building the block of apartments I was working on, and then the last elusive song I wanted to unlock appeared. It's fun enough to want to come back to it, But I haven't finished the game so I don't know how I'll feel when every thing is built. I bought the game used and its been worth the 3$ I paid for it. I did have to turn off a few of the not so tasteful songs but other than that its been a lifesaver in keeping me off the couch eating bon-bons. :-)
  • gneeleanie
    gneeleanie Posts: 6
    I have not been under 10k since Christmas and have hit 30K+ one time.

    This reminds me of the time I went to Disneyland with some friends 2 years ago. I wanted to see everything and I realized that one day was simply not enough, so we were all in hyper-drive the whole day. I burned a WHOLE POUND that day!! I wish I knew how many steps that came out to be, I'm really curious now.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Is anyone else getting in their 10,000 steps. I'm afraid between having an active kid, a dog, a husband and getting dinner ready and on the table some days I'm just not going to hit my goal and be disapointed. I know its worth it but my lord, my foot is killing me today. Hopefully it comes easier going forward.

    Right there with ya. I went from running a technology crew and easily getting steps to a sit on my butt desk job. And any time after work is filled with kids sports, kids school, or whatever else. I had to make the time to get steps in. The first thing I learned is it isn't about getting them all at once, so I take a copule 15 minute breaks at work and I get in a 1 mile walk each break. I also end up just noshing at my desk instead of eating lunch so I take that 30 minutes and get in another 2 miles. That right there with general movement will get me close, so in the late evening I try to get in another walk to finish up.

    I also play tennis a few hours two or more times a week, so I get in LOTS of steps there.

    Just gotta find little ways to meet your goals!
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