Pedometers

Good Morning everyone and happy Friday! Who has a pedometer and what have you found is your average amount of steps per day? I am looking into buying a "good" one this weekend and creating a "step challenge" for myself.. .who wants in? My goal is to have 10,000 steps pe day based on this: http://walking.about.com/cs/measure/a/locke122004.htm I have found that I tend to sit more than anything because I have a desk job.. so I have to find the time to walk which will be more of a challenge than getting the steps in... Hope you all have a great weekend! B

Morning Beckie I have one! I also have a desk job and on some days I have only 1,000 to 2,000 steps. I put it away and haven't used it for a few weeks but I'm willing to pull it out again and see if I can get in 10,000 steps..........Oh, that means having to get out of my chair, right? Have a great week-end! Hugs. Barb

Becks- Very interesting post, here's why. I slapped a pedometer on about 3 weeks ago and saw my average step intake was around 3500 steps a day..........That's horrible. I work in an office and sit all day....blah. At any rate, they did this thing on the today show about 3 weeks ago(which inspired me to get a step counter)and they said the average woman 18-35 takes 2500-3000 steps a day. We should be taking at least 10k steps a day. With that, my average step intake a day is between 8k-9k per day. I purposely do marching steps in my office like when I walk the 3 steps to the fax machine, I'll march the whole time I'm standing there, or when I have to walk 2-3 steps to the copier or something I will constantly be moving my feet. I've learned walking to the water machine that is probably 30 steps away, and I keep marching while filling up my liter bottle then walk back, then take a few extra marching steps before I sit down has helped. I know that sounds gay, but it works. I've also learned to park my car the farthest possible distance without me breaking a sweat walking into work or the mall or home blah blah blah. Also....with all the wedding bustle, I've found myself going to the mall more, grocery store more often and to craft stores and such more. Good luck on that.....I feel like a soldier....I don't care. ps-oddly enough, I've lost weight taking my step intake up. I cashed in at 158 this morning. Bah, I wanted 140's by wedding day, but I don't see that happeneing.

put on garbage bages on put a hoodie and sweatpants on over and step in the sauna...u'll cut weight!! I just walked to the cafeteria to get a cheese omlette...thats gotta be like 100 steps..

Dude I'm not a wrestler in highschool tryin to make weight for cryin out loud! *pondering cheese omlette* Thanks for the email yesterday and there is nothing at your job site that is suitable for me, I actually felt kind of stupid looking at those jobs, thinking....wtf is that? what the hell does this job entail such and such for....and for pete's sake why do they need a talent director there? I know a couple people from church down at Beaver county courthouse, I printed off an application and stuck my resume to it and mailed it out yesterday. Oddly the church ladies(2 of em) saw Mike and I waiting for our marriage license thing. So, I'm kinda hopin I can get in down there somehow. All I know is Mike gave me the option to not come back to work after our honey moon. I may take him up on that. Get some **** done around the house, find an easy job for a while, probably go back to school full time vs. this 1-2 classes a semester **** which is taking forever mind you, and refind myself somehow. ....whatever....all I know is my job repulses me at this point in time.

dude..the people here are SMART and they know it...I feel really out of place trying to hold a conversation here sometimes...they are definately some big ballers in pittsburgh here....luckily I found my little niche here in I/T....man I don't dare to venture out into the scientific world here... My boss is off the charts good at what she does...luckily she is also one of the down to earth people I know...all she expects is I do my work and come to her when I forsee a problem instead of letting her be suprised..she hates that, she isn't even on my floor, yesterday she came up here for the first time in 4 months.....she leaves me alone...I love it.

"All I know is Mike gave me the option to not come back to work after our honey moon." seriously???????? what is the debate??? take him up on it!!!!! forget it, *i* will take him up on it in your place.

Hey whatever works, right? I had roughly 5000-6000 steps the other day.. but I want a new, better pedometer so I can start my challenge this weekend. Speaking of weddings and being in shape, do you watch Extra? Eva Langoria is getting married and the workout she had was insane!!!!

I haven't seen it.....I have no desire to watch a skinny broad work out to get skinnier. I think I'm lazy.

You crack me up! I hear ya though. Hell, my wedding pictures I was pregnant and huge!