Does anyone get 10,000 steps a day ????

I do I do! :drinker:

I'm a dog walker, so it's easy for me. One 30 minute dog walk (active) is approximately 2500 steps, give or take. I walk in one direction at a slightly quick clip (probably around 3 mph) for 15 minutes, with doggie at my side. Then we meander back home while pup is allowed to sniff grass the whole way back.

I currently do 4 appointments per day, but will be doing 5 appointments next week through till the beginning of summer next year.

To get upwards of 10K, I take advantage of shopping. When we go food shopping, I leave hubby with the cart at the deli counter & walk to another aisle to pick up produce. One. Item. At. A. Time. :blushing: Ok, maybe 2 items at a time :laugh: but no more.

Also, hula hooping! Each revolution of my weighted hula hoop counts as one step (at least that's how my mr.fitbit zip counts it). As long as I do my daily appointments & at least 30 minutes of housework per day, along with whatever errands I do daily & my gym time, I almost always get 10K steps or more.

And if so, do u log it? I take a 3500 step walk every morning but the rest of my steps come from grocery store, walking to get my son from bus stop, walking to post office, it seems sorta hard to get 10,000 steps in ! But it just seems like it should count as exercise. Although I read to lose weight u should aim for 15,000 . I yie yie! Seems like I don't get anything else done!

I do at least 10,000 steps a day. I have a fitbit one:)

I work in a service desk/desk job and I'm lucky to get 5k steps. I think you may leave your house and/or travel further than me haha.

This.

I have a fitbit but must say it's quite depressing - I have difficulty reaching 5,000 steps most days! Since my exercise is mostly cycling that also doesn't count for my steps...
I also think walking is good but getting some cardio exercise (the kind where your heart rate goes up and you sweat) is also important.

When i go to the gym or im at work i do. Both together i sometimes do over 20,000 steps. When im at university all day, i dont even get to 3000.

I do about 20.000 steps each day due to my job, but never log it. I only log the extra workouts. Walking for me is a daily routine. Never seen it as a workout.

I average more like 25k steps a day between my workday, cardio, and workouts. Basically I wake up at 6, leave at 7, drive an hour, hit cardio, eat something, hit crossfit, shower, work all day 12-8, drive an hour home, do some chores, do some homework and crash about 11. I sit in the car for 2 hours a day, at the computer about 2 hours a day and the rest of the time.. i'm moving.

steps are movement.. not exercise.. more like lifestyle. Everyone should walk 10k-15k steps a day regardless if losing or not losing. Most of those steps are not at a pace that would raise the heart rate and burn calories.

"steps are movement.. not exercise.. more like lifestyle. Everyone should walk 10k-15k steps a day regardless if losing or not losing. Most of those steps are not at a pace that would raise the heart rate and burn calories."
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Just saying, living burns calories. Many people have lost weight, and many of us have lost a lot of weight, without doing any exercise. I did not begin to exercise (except routine movement I did daily) until I had lost 100#. Anything that you do to increase your activity level is beneficial, and healthy for you, but weight loss comes mostly from eating less calories than you use in a day.

Do what is right for you and works for you!

Be aware of the disclaimer that MFP has. Take any advice from others here that are not experts, with a grain of salt. Listen to your physician or other health care advisors.

hmmm...I don't log my walking, but my fitbit interfaces with MFP to add and subtract calories as needed depending upon my activity level, so I suppose that IS logging.

I can't eat back all the calories allotted though, I usually end up with a few hundred extra after I eat my belly full. I'm ok with that for now because I still have a wee bit of weight to lose.

I've also found that uncounted steps add up faster than counted ones :blushing:

In other words, when I'm feeling productive and run errands, do laundry, tidy the house, clean my car, go grocery shopping, clean the fridge, etc. all the extra silliness I usually put off in favor of sitting with my laptop in front of the TV, those steps add up very quickly and I can get 15k easy.

However, if I cuddle up with my laptop and some coffee on a Saturday instead of getting down to business, I struggle to get 2500 steps let alone 5k for the day :ohwell:

Every 30 minute dog walk for me is about 2500 steps, if I did nothing else but a morning dog walk & an evening dog walk, I'm halfway to my goal.

Do the best you can & work your way up. If you're looking to lose weight, I would only add back in 1/2 the calories or so.
Good luck, I know it's not all that easy some days, get you some crankin' music and have fun with it.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

I regularly get 10k a day. Yesterday was a big one and I got over 20k. I didn't log it but I don't log my exercise on this site yet.

I am shorter, too, so according to my Fitbit it takes me about 12,300 steps to make 10,000 steps. I am usually able to do that unless I am having too much retired fun!

My goal is 12K per day. I usually get about 15k. I have an active job, which helps. Often I still have to go for at least a 45-60 min walk. On lazy weekends like today, I barely make 5K, but that's OK, I need at least one full rest day a week.

I get over 20.000 steps every day due to my job. Wearing a fitbit, so easy logging. Keep it up!

I do almost every day. I take the dog on a 2 mile walk in the mornings and evenings, and my gym activity, or running around doing errands and such makes up the rest. I actually get more like 13-14k a day. It really isn't that tough.

I've been using the Pacer Pedometer app to encourage myself to take more steps during they day. It actually syncs with MFP and its free. Most days I reach around 5000 steps. Its not great, but its better than I was doing. I have a semi-desk job, so I sit a lot while at work.

Between doing 1 or 2 miles with a walking dvd in the mornings and 3 - 5 brisk walking miles in the evenings (or another walking dvd if it's rainy) since April I've been getting 10,000+ exercise steps in 5 - 7 days per week.

Earlier this week I got in 17,810 exercise steps in one day (8.42 miles)! That's very rare for me on a weekday.

I do take an active rest day when my body tells me to such as the day after a heavy lifting session. Other days I need to mix things up a bit with a different workout or I only get 2 or 3 miles in, but I do get my brisk walks in just about everyday and I love it!

I'm debating about getting a treadmill so I can continue in the winter. I'm not a fan of cardio equipment unless I'm staying in a hotel, so I need to make sure I will use it for more than one week!

My life is very sedentary so I only include intentional walking workouts as my steps, not gardening, running errands, grocery shopping etc.. I do however take the steps instead of an escalator/elevator or park further whenever I can.

Forgot to add that I use Accupedo Pedometer Pro to record my steps.