10,000 steps a day?

I've known that for years. I try to walk that amount every day.

I make it a point to try and get out of the apt everyday for some errand and yes.. walk...don't have a car anyway. I'm sometimes amazed for instance with my super. He's the type that will take his car just to get a container of milk...he thinks the supermarkets are too far away...we're not talking miles here, but about four or five blocks. Also I live in an apt building that doesn't have an elevator so have to walk up or down the stairs, so you might say I get my bit of aerobics every time I use the stairs

If you can't walk 10,000 steps a day and find it hard to count your steps (it's easier when you have a step counter) then try to walk for at least 20 minutes a day. You can split that up to 10minutes each walk - but don't split it up to anything shorter than that because you wouldn't have had increased your heart rate for walking 1 minute, 20times in different times of the day :) I try to meet this 20 minute rule as much as I could everyday :) Thanks for the response on my discussion!

Some will do this and feel great. Of course, there are alway those saying it is too much. You are right-we should all walk more.

I wore a pedometre last week and saw that I only took about 1,000 steps all day while at home. At least on the days I worked it was about 4,000. I have a long ways to go.

If you 10000 steps a day here, they will think you are suffering, and advice you to get a ride. Thanks for the post, it really brings the urge to exercise more back.

I got a pedometer to see how close I came to making the 10,000 steps on a normal day - not even close! I'm kind of slack at it, but need to work on walking more. Since I work at a computer, it's hard to get that many steps in the few hours I have left after work.

Well I also heard that 10,000 steps is a healthy to us. i just wish i could do the same but i hardly ever count how many steps do i get from walking here and there. Walking is a part of my daily routine from home to work and vice versa. There is thi machine that actually counts the steps it is attached on your waist and you just leave it there and it will count every time you walk. I even see once in a news that there is this company that attaches this machine on their waist to encourage their employees to reach the 10,000 steps required each day.

Hey, it is a piece of helpful information for me. Since i am getting fatter and fatter, i have been looking for ways to lose my weight. Since 10,000 steps a day does good to a healthy body and mind, i will try to do that. I can take a walk after super and walk till 10,000 steps. But how far will it be? Anyway i will find it out by myself.

I hope it help my walking I. Circle inside my room while mylotting. Lol! I am going somewhere on Monday and I hope it will help me to achieve even half of that thousand walk

I've never tried to hit the 10,000 step method. It seems so daunting.

I go for a walk twice a day for thirty minutes each time. Not sure how many steps that is.

I go to the gym every day for exercise and I'm pretty sure i get my 10,000 steps in. It is important and too many don't move their feet. So keep those feet walking and stay healthy.

Yes, the more we achieve, the less we benefit. Necessity is the mother of invention...but I suspect that we passed that line a long time ago.

I am trying to make 10000 steps a day but sometimes I can't manage to do it. I stay in the house where the floor area is very small and when I go out, I drive my car. To compensate on this, I just walk around the subdivision in the afternoon and take a brisk walk.

I didn't know that. Well, if it's true, then I will definitely keep it in mind and try it out. It's something that is worth knowing, especially those, who want to stay healthy, and such.

that is true exept for kids ages 6 and up they need to walk 15,000 and if you are trying to lose weight its 12,000 steps a day , the only way to keep count of your steps is with a pedomitor because you cant really count all your steps without one ,walking helps with a lot of things like depression, anger, also the ones you said there are more but i just cant remember them all

I have several different pedometers that I've either bought or gotten for free. I've tried using them just to see how many steps I walk in the average day. It's really hard to gauge from a pedometer the true amount of steps you take. I was surprised though at the number I saw after a day of using it.I am a teacher and on my feet all day, and walking around a lot. Even I had a hard time reaching 10,000 steps some days. Wearing a pedometer does make me more aware though and it makes me try to get more steps into my day to get closer to reaching that 10,000.

I a happy to see this discussion.I think if it is true,I can get 10,000 steps a day.My dormitory and canteen is far from my lab.Everday i walk for at least three times from my lab to canteen or dormitory and from canteen of domitory to my lab.Each time i will walk at least for 20 minutes.

Is that true,if it is true,I willbe happy.I walk for a long distance everyday and always enjoy walking.If it can benefits my healty,I will be even more happy.We should exercise more or we will in bad health condition.Walk more and don't go anywhere by bus or by car,and it really benefits you.