{"id":2215,"date":"2005-03-29T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-29T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avbp.net\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2005-03-29T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2005-03-29T09:14:00","slug":"10000-steps-how-are-you-doing-this-is-how-we-are-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avbp.net\/?p=2215","title":{"rendered":"10,000 steps &#8211; how are YOU doing this is how WE are doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Jane from out network posts this report on her first few months with 10,000 steps a day. Hope it inspires you too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><u><span lang=\"EN-US\">Experience<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><u><span lang=\"EN-GB\">s from starting a 10,000 step a day routine.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Yep, its true walking more does make me feel good. It has very low \u201cbarriers to entry\u201d for getting into good exercise habits.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">I have encountered a few issues, 10,000 steps takes quite a lot of time, which needs to be planned into my day. Leaving kids at school and walking 2 metro stops makes 6,000 steps before <\/span><time hour=\"9\" minute=\"0\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">9.00am<\/span><\/time><span lang=\"EN-GB\">! Then lunch time I need to either have an exercise session or find a lunch restaurant a bit further away than the handiest one. I have sometimes had to prioritize exercise over eating and then eat at my desk. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">I bought 2 pedometers and gave one to my partner; in the beginning we sent an SMS to each other when we had made 10,000; I find the competitive element fun. Some days I have forgotten my pedometer and I have to use my own judgement to approximate. To help I have made a simple spreadsheet where I put in the number of steps (about 20 days out of 30 per month; no-one is perfect!) and then I can take an average more easily. I have also found and adapted a conversion table so that I can include other activities such as swimming and aerobics in my step counting.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">As I am already relatively fit and my weight has remained stable. The benefits for me are that I sleep better which has led to more energy and better mental balance during the day. I really recommend walking and aiming for 10,000 steps a day as part of a healthy lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">I would like to loose about 4 kilos (half a stone) so for the next 3 months I am going to increase the amount of \u201cother\u201d exercise I do and aim for at least 10,000 steps every day. More on my progress in the future.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane from out network posts this report on her first few months with 10,000 steps a day. Hope it inspires you too! Experiences from starting a 10,000 step a day routine. Yep, its true walking more does make me feel good. It has very low \u201cbarriers to entry\u201d for getting into good exercise habits. 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