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potatoyeti
potatoyeti Posts: 38 Member
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Hey guys. Was just wondering if anyone tracks steps and how many they usually do in a day.
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  • olive1968
    olive1968 Posts: 148 Member
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    I just got back from walking around my circle drive in the dark in my jammies to get the last 300 steps in. I really like my Fitbit! I do a minimum of 8000 steps a day. I started a month ago and it's getting easier and easier and really making me happy.
  • MossiO
    MossiO Posts: 164 Member
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    I try for 10k a day, mostly to have a couple hundred extra calories to eat.
  • LaReinaDeCorazones
    LaReinaDeCorazones Posts: 274 Member
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    I usually do 17000-19000...
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
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    So far today I have done 25794 steps. My daily average is 24,000 ish. A bit extreme but what else can I say but "I like to walk ..... a lot!"
  • Polo265
    Polo265 Posts: 287 Member
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    I try to get between 12,000 and 18,000. It gives me 450-650 calories extra to eat.
  • misnomer1
    misnomer1 Posts: 646 Member
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    5000-8000 steps daily
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,222 Member
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    When I'm very busy I walk around 5000 a day or less. When I'm free I walk around 12000.
    I use S Health on my phone to track my steps. I only track steps from intentional walking, not steping left and right around the house.
  • ladychris29
    ladychris29 Posts: 4,657 Member
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    I work from home, so I try to get out most days and track at least 10K steps outside of my apartment. But I do that just to move and have extra workouts in during the week--not for free calories.
  • bribucks
    bribucks Posts: 431 Member
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    Wow these people are big walkers! Lol. I have a desk job and am pretty sedentary, so if I didn’t put in any extra effort, I would only get in about 2000-2500 steps in an average day. But sometimes I try to take a walk around the neighborhood which gets me up to 6000-8000 steps depending on the day.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
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    Francl27 wrote: »
    DanyellMcGinnis wrote: »
    I get points from my health insurance company as follows:

    1 point per 1000 steps in a day
    50 extra points for getting over 50,000 steps in a week
    50 extra points for getting over 100,000 steps in a week

    So I can earn up to 201 points per week by getting over 100,000 steps. I aim for three days of 15,000 steps and four days of 14,000 steps per week, which is 101,000, but I usually exceed it.

    The points can be redeemed for gift cards. I have an Amazon habit, so it's worth it to me. 2500 points gets me a $25 Amazon gift card (I can do other things like get a flu shot for points, too -- I'll probably get 13 or 14 gift cards this year).

    I don't count the calories from steps separately, though. I just wear my Fitbit when I work out and I choose home exercise DVDs based on how many steps I need to reach my goal for the day (e.g., Focus T25 Alpha Cardio is about 3000 steps). I probably only get 4,000 to 6,000 steps outside of deliberate exercise but the Fitbit site can't tell the difference.

    Man I want your insurance company!

  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    If I don't try I would get 2,000-3,000 steps. That is where I started. I gradually increased my steps.
    My first goal was getting 5,000 steps. That is pretty easy now so my minimum step goal is 8,000.
    I frequently get around 10,000 steps sometimes more. I probably won't increase much at this point as I don't do challenges or get rewards. It is enough.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
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    At first, without trying I got 1,500-2,000 steps.
    Now my default if I don't try is about 4,000-6,000 steps, I'm just a little bit more active by default without trying now since introducing some mindless walking during certain tasks and it became a habit.
    Usual days with exercise 8-10k steps
    Some days when I have a long run or something more substantial I get 14-16k.

    Not as active as some here, but I'm pleased with my effort so far.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
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    Days I don't run, I'm lucky to hit 5K steps. But days I don't run I'm either on a bike or lifting, so I don't fuss. Run days I'm minimum 15K steps.
  • bellaesprita000
    bellaesprita000 Posts: 384 Member
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    On gym days I can get between 9K-12K. On rest days I shoot for 5K at a minimum and sometimes will reach my goal of 10K.
  • wenrob
    wenrob Posts: 125 Member
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    I average 15,000 a day. Some days it's 12,000, some days it’s 20,000 or more. Never less than 10,000 unless I’m sick. I started out at about 1,300 steps a day. Basically I didn’t move much. Now I can’t take sitting for any length of time.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
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    When I started losing at the beginning of the year, I was usually hitting about 5k. A couple of months ago I started focusing on fitness more, and upped my goal to 7500. Just today I upped again to 10k.
  • potatoyeti
    potatoyeti Posts: 38 Member
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    Nice job everyone on all those steps.

    The sample size is small but have been tracking for a couple of weeks now. My day depending on how busy it is can be anywhere from 5k -25k step
  • missKmorgan
    missKmorgan Posts: 19 Member
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    On days that I work on the farm, I get 10,000 easily. :)

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