February Daily Step Challenge

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dancingj2
dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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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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  • SparksFly460
    SparksFly460 Posts: 258
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    I am in!!!!! I'm waiting for my fitbit to come in so I can officially count my steps when I go for my walks! I want to hit 10,000 at least 3 times this month. If I hit 3x before the 14th then I'm gonna go for 10x!
  • WalkWoman
    WalkWoman Posts: 34 Member
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    I'm in. I had target of 10,000 per day at start of Jan but was demotivated when couldnt achieve it, switched to 5,000 the next week and am up to 46,000 today, average of 7,600 per day. Oh yeh! Sooooo, I will join in with a target of 7,000 this week rising by 1,000 per week till manage 10,000. Problem is that mornings in UK are still dark till I go to work so am walking at gym in evenings - boring - so much better being outdoors. How do people get their steps in when working, raising kids etc.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Problem is that mornings in UK are still dark till I go to work so am walking at gym in evenings - boring - so much better being outdoors. How do people get their steps in when working, raising kids etc.

    We have a treadmill and an elliptical down stairs. I usually try to get in 15 to 30 minutes in the morning on one of them and more in the evening. When I am outside I will make my route longer to add steps.
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 839 Member
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    I'm in again!:smile:
  • szeight
    szeight Posts: 38
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    I'm in... thanks dancingj2!
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Hope everyone is ready to start stepping out tomrrow :smile:
  • shmkdnls
    shmkdnls Posts: 10 Member
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    I'm ready, going to get my step counter as soon as i get off work!!!!!!Let's do it!
  • szeight
    szeight Posts: 38
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    Hope everyone is ready to start stepping out tomrrow :smile:

    Ready!!
  • Jake45
    Jake45 Posts: 146 Member
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    I just started using a step counter and get to about 5000 a day now.
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    This link lists the average amount of steps versus miles.

    http://www.takesteps.univerahealthcare.com/healthInfo.jsp?catId=countingSteps&pg=0204Conversions.html

    I also recall seeing a commercial that says a round of golf is about 10,000 steps. Maybe I should start golfing again?

    Good stepping everyone!
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 839 Member
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    Happy February stepping everyone!!!!

    2/1 -- 16,025
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Good first day!

    2/1 - 11.372
  • AmandaJ1957
    AmandaJ1957 Posts: 34
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    I'm bumping this so I can find it later today. Jake45, I love the poodles on your ticker! :smile:
  • szeight
    szeight Posts: 38
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    Most I've stepped in a long while.

    02.01 - 16930
  • AmandaJ1957
    AmandaJ1957 Posts: 34
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    I just looked down to check my pedometer, and, guess what ... it had reset to 0. At 3:51 in the afternoon, I'm back to 53 steps. :frown: I think I have an idea of the general number I had already done, but it's a guess. :grumble:
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    I just looked down to check my pedometer, and, guess what ... it had reset to 0. At 3:51 in the afternoon, I'm back to 53 steps. :frown: I think I have an idea of the general number I had already done, but it's a guess. :grumble:

    That is frustrating. I had one that had a reset button on the bottom so that everytime I went to check it it reset:mad: The one I have now is difficult to accidently reset.
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 839 Member
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    Most I've stepped in a long while.

    02.01 - 16930

    Great job!!:happy:
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 839 Member
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    Good first day!

    2/1 - 11.372

    Nice start to the month! :happy:
  • lamlam2468
    lamlam2468 Posts: 839 Member
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    2/1 -- 16,025
    2/2 -- 13,096
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    House cleaning got me over the top yesterday.

    2/2 - 10,076
    2/1 - 11.372

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