How many steps per day?

[Calamity]

I was looking in the glove compartment this morning when I found my OH's pedometer.

I stuck it on my trousers this morning and I've now clocked up 4,353 steps which isn't bad considering my job is sedentary and I only move to pee or make a cuppa :wink:

How many steps are you meant to take each day? Something in the back of my mind says to aim at around ten thousand. Does anyone know?

J.x

[Crazyfool]

I'm sure its 10,000 too found this for you


http://www.digiwalker.co.uk/GetWalking.cfm

http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=1175&thirdlevel=1694#7457

[Calamity]

Oh dear, I'm not even half way yet!! That first link says that the average person's step is 2.5ft so it all equates to an average of 5 miles = 10,000 steps!

Thanks Crazyfool :thumb:

[Crazyfool]

I'd imagine running after a small child will clock up a fair few Jane :wink:

[Calamity]

She's at my mums tonight but I expect to see a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge difference on tomorrow's readings :grin:

[Crazyfool]

Oh well enjoy the rest hun while you can :thumb:

[ChelseaHarvey]

Its 10.000 steps ore day

Im not sure how many i do, guess it dopends daily id love to know though

[Crazyfool]

CH you can buy those pedometers really cheaply , I'm sure argos have them . They are only about £7 my OH got one to see how far he walks when he plays golf.

[Pancake01]

When I used to have one I used to do 10000 on a work day, 20000 on an active non work day (ie walking a lot in the country), and about 4500 on a sitting on my arse all day. It broke though and I never got round to getting another one. Paul McKenna hypnotises you so you aim to increase your steps each day :nod:

[ChelseaHarvey]

Really CF i thought they were more than that

Thanxs

[Calamity]

well I'm home now and it's at 6,528 but I really don't expect it to go up much more than that before bedtime.

[Crazyfool]

CH they are even cheaper than I thought look here


http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=4501&langId=-1&searchTerms=pedometer

:thumb:

[littlepinkpiglet]

I got one free with a happy meal last week. Guess I just have to use it now :oops: I daren't though as the only walking I do is to my car :oops: :oops: :oops: