I keep my phone in my pocket through out the day and I have downloaded an app that counts my steps. If I am reaching a goal of 10,000 steps a day, how active would you say I am??

Also, how good or guilty should I feel about getting this much exercise only through out a day, assuming I did not eat anything unhealthy??

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Well, Google says this:

"An average person has a stride length of approximately 2.1 to 2.5 feet. That means that it takes over 2,000 steps to walk one mile; and 10,000 steps would be almost 5 miles. A sedentary person may only average 1,000 to 3,000 steps a day. For these people adding steps has many health benefits."

So if you're getting five miles a day of walking, I'd say that's pretty darn good. I'm one month post-op, I get about 1.8 miles or so on the elliptical for half an hour, and then with the rest of my day's walking, another mile on that. So maybe 2.8 miles or so a day. My surgeon wants me over 3 miles per day and more if possible.

My feeling is that if you've successfully made it a habit and you're doing this consistently, you're probably right on track.

You can lose weight just walking 10,000 steps a day.