April Step Challenge

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  • sixxkitty
    sixxkitty Posts: 27
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    ok I'm in. I need the accountability. I'm gonna try 10,000 steps aside from my regular daily workout, beginning today April 8th.
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
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    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
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    April Total: 139,235

    mlh612 - I think it was barbiecat who posted the Baryshnikov quote about only competing against yourself... so no worries - you're still here and doing great! :flowerforyou:

    And I'll second (third?) dancing and phoenix's take on breaks. I think they benefit the body *and* the mind by breaking up the constant grind of the routine - but it's important that you *have* a routine. If you have a bad day (or a bad couple of days), you know, sometimes the dragon wins... You just need pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and you get back to the routine as quickly as you can. :smile:
  • mlh612
    mlh612 Posts: 311 Member
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    I'm still in!

    My daily goal: 11,000 steps

    April 1: 11,445
    April 2: 12,856
    April 3: 9,266 Bad day, which unfortunately showed in my steps
    April 4: 11,800
    April 5: 10,123
    April 6: 12,494
    April 7: 10,124

    Total: 78,108

    Trying to get back into a routine. Hubby's new job is interfering with my workout routine - looks like I may need to start getting up early again... :yawn:
  • sbarella
    sbarella Posts: 713 Member
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    Day 1 : 11723
    Day 2 13850
    Day 3: 18439
    Day 4: 10908
    Day 5: 8266
    Day 6: 16999
    Day 7: 8119
    Day 8: 11820

    That's 112,252 so far... It's impressive when you do the math! Good job everyone so far!
  • Rebamae
    Rebamae Posts: 741 Member
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    I am checking in but not with steps. The pedometer I have is not correct, so I have ordered a new one. I am very hopeful it will be here by Friday, then I can start counting steps with all of you.

    Have a great Tuesday!!
  • GR8TAWK
    GR8TAWK Posts: 90 Member
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    April 1 3179
    April 2 6033
    Apr 3 4523
    Apr 4 0
    Apr 5 0

    Apr 6 0
    Apr 7 3012
    Arp 8 7003
    Apr 9
    Apr 10
    Apr 11
    Apr 12
  • purpleopaz
    purpleopaz Posts: 41 Member
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    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

    Total 115828
    Average 16546
  • Pamelaniamh
    Pamelaniamh Posts: 611 Member
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    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
  • lazyspice
    lazyspice Posts: 8,515 Member
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    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


    Total : 121031
    Daily Average : 15129
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Daily goal 12,000
    Daily avg. 10,649
    Total 85,190

    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

    So close to 10,000 but I was just too tired to add any more steps in yesterday.

    mlh612 - Getting up early really helps me get my exercise in and get more done.
  • fitphoenix
    fitphoenix Posts: 9,673 Member
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    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: 16,975 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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: 1,643 Member
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    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

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