10000 steps per day

[Tilly2]

I have a pedometer and try to make myself do 10000 steps per day. Yesterday I did my morning walk for 30 minutes, went shopping and walked around Sainsbury's for an hour, came home and helped weed the patio and later went round a friends house, walking there and back.
Imagine my dismay when I looked at my pedometer and it had only registered 5600 steps.

I didn't have time to go for another walk and so just gave up and resigned myself to trying harder today. When I put my pedometer on this morning, I noticed that I had it on the distance mode, not the step mode. So I had walked 5.6 kilometres. Does anyone know how many steps that is? I know it depends on your step length. Do you think I managed 10000 steps?

[dr b]

If your stride is 2 feet, or .6 meters, then 5600 meters/.6 meters per step is 9333 steps. Close enough, I say!! Well done!

[tenrec]

Well done Tilly.

[Tilly2]

Thank you for your answers dr b and tenrec. I feel better about that now.

[B00]

does it still count if you walk round with a fag in one hand and a cream cake in the other?

[micmak]

Boo. I thought you were off the fags?

[tonyav]

Or a fag in one hand and a pint in the other ?.

[jno]

back and forth between the fridge and the deep fryer, B00?

[Tilly2]

I smoke as well boo but I don't take the fags out with me. I have tried the running for one minute but I can't do it. I feel like a big elephant.

[tenrec]

Tilly, a good tip is to run from one lamp post to the next then walk to the next. Do this alternately. You'll soon be running more and more.

[tonyav]

Have tried a gentle trot, Tilly ?

[Tilly2]

Have you Tony? How did you do?

[tenrec]

Yes, tony, Tilly, if you can't run then just jog/trot. You'll build up some fitness and then you can go up to the next step.

[Tilly2]

If you start running, you have to have special industrial underwear. I don't have that.

[tenrec]

Tilly I have quite a big chest and I just wear a quite tight bra. It's fine. Honest.

[B00]

I am micmak, 7 weeks and counting :-)

[Tilly2]

I'll try the lampost technique tomorrow, Tenrec. So it's a 36b then.

[boxtops]

well done tilly - I need to find my pedometer

[tenrec]

Only do about 3 or 4 repeats on the first outing. Then have a day off before doing it again. Let us know how it goes.

[Tilly2]

I will, tenrec. Got to go. Time for tea.