Supposed to get 10,000 steps a day?

dwiebe85
dwiebe85 Posts: 123
in Fitness and Exercise
So I hear a lot how you're supposed to get 10,000 steps in one day. Does this include working out or just from regular activity? I'm sure I get 10,000 with working out, but probably not otherwise.

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  • dwiebe85
    dwiebe85 Posts: 123
    anyone?
  • Armstrong7886
    Armstrong7886 Posts: 5 Member
    We have 10,000 step programs at work and we count all steps in a day. If you are pretty active in your day it's very easy to get that. I think when I actually used a pedometer I would average about 11K
  • bellesouth18
    bellesouth18 Posts: 1,071 Member
    You should get at least 10,000 in total, no matter where they come from, according to Dr. Oz (a tv personality who is also a cardiac surgeon).
  • MNguerita
    MNguerita Posts: 198 Member
    I forget what it equates to, but I think the object of the 10,000 steps is to encourage activity...that is the minimum you should get period including your every day activity and/or workouts...anything...if you get more than that, it's like bonus points or something as clearly, the more steps you take the more calories you will burn.
  • dwiebe85
    dwiebe85 Posts: 123
    Well I just wanted to make sure because I take a 2 mile walk everyday and log that as exercise. I doubt I would get 10,000 steps without that.
  • Tdk4685
    Tdk4685 Posts: 293 Member
    I used to do the 10000 step program and it would count all the steps in a day. I think the counting calories and exercising everyday works faster for weight loss though.

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