Steps per day -- how many do you shoot for?

[VDB 800]

I now weigh about 290 after over 130# loss and just bought my first smart phone (low tech old timer who loved his flip phone) and found it has a step monitor. Can anyone share their goals of steps per day? I also swim, do heavy gardening, and some treadmill time.

THANKS!

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

I use Fitbit (and I also recently discovered that iPhone function too), and I have the goal set to 25K, however, I do not realistically expect to attain that each day. My mental benchmark is more like 15K. Living in a big city (Washington, DC) and having a lot of walking to do every day, 10K just sounds a little cheap to me. An extra 5K on top of that tells me I'm getting a legit workout, and an extra 15K tells me I'm getting a great one. Just my personal rationale.

[Christinamo7 4,042]

I aim for 10000 a day. some days I get there, some I don't.

I use mapmywalk and enter in other kinds of work outs, gardening if it is heavy work treadmill, swimming to get some idea if I am getting in enough calories. I think a lot more people use myfitnesspal. I would change, because I would like to have friends on that app, but I already have so much info at mapmywalk, that I don't want to move over. This way I know distance, calorie estimate, number of workouts, etc more than just steps taken.

Edited April 21, 2016 by Christinamo7

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I have my FitBit goal set to the default of 10,000 per day. But it really depends on what my work-out is for the day. On my bike or strength training days, I only get around 6,000. On my running days I get 20,000+.

[able2cope 193]

If I'm working on a day in the city - I usually would get about 10k - but on a normal day I'm happy to get in 6k in

[snickysnack78 131]

I have had a fitbit for about a year and I average more than 10k a day. I do weekly challenges with others to keep me motivated. I would start at 10k and then work your way up

[jane13 2,256]

I aim for 10k-12K, but usually do well over 15K

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

10,000 steps/day.

Some days I do less. Some days I do more.

I'm 70 years old.

[VDB 800]

10,000 steps/day.

Some days I do less. Some days I do more.

I'm 70 years old.

Thanks!

It looks like 10K a day is a good goal for me...

When I add in some cycling, heavy gardening/light farming, and some free weights, that is a reasonable exercise to keep the old metabolism up.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

I have a garmin vivofit that I never take off! While you are gardening, swimming and cycling you should be also showing step usage. I also have mine set to 10,000 and the most steps I have gotten to is 14,500.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I have a garmin vivofit that I never take off! While you are gardening, swimming and cycling you should be also showing step usage. I also have mine set to 10,000 and the most steps I have gotten to is 14,500.

My FitBit isn't waterproof so I can't wear it while swimming. It doesn't seem to count cycling as steps, but it does count it as "activity minutes."

[jintycb 721]

I got a Misfit Speedo Shine so it keeps count whilst I am swimming. I aim for 10,000 steps or the equivalent when I swim but most days I go over. This week I have been averaging about 15,000 but my dogs legs have shrunk!!!! Weather here in the UK has been positively Spring like so been out for hours. It's reverted back to winter today so tackled the housework today (good for using calories) but will be back knackering the dogs - and husband - tomorrow but with winter woolies back on again.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I love my Misfit Shine. My sister gave me one for Christmas and I love that I can swim with it and it counts laps.

[kimba21502 25]

I have the Misfit Flash

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[Elle09 157]

I have a Fitbit Charge HR and Blaze and I average 10,000 steps per day. I really like doing the challenges as that they help to keep me motivated and they are fun.

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