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Old June 23rd, 2004, 07:51 PM
Mary M - Ohio
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At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000 every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).

Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join me in a
10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting tomorrow,
so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today.

Mary M
325-158-148


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Old June 23rd, 2004, 08:02 PM
JMA
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count me in - I'll start wearing mine again right away!

Jenn

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a

goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends

10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to

start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000

every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had

under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).

Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to

join me in a
10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting

tomorrow,
so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today.

Mary M
325-158-148




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Old June 23rd, 2004, 08:11 PM
Michelle Guy
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I will definately join in this may be the motivation I have been
looking for. My goal is going to be 10000 steps, but if it goes well
(healthwise) then I may aim to increase. I will have to post later as
I am off to Finland on Saturday then onto Norway to the North Cape and
the midnight sun :-)
Michelle : Ozzie in Switzerland
69.8/58.8/61kg

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:51:23 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000 every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).

Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join me in a
10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting tomorrow,
so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today.

Mary M
325-158-148


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Old June 23rd, 2004, 08:48 PM
janice
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:51:23 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000 every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).

Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join me in a
10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting tomorrow,
so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today.

Mary M
325-158-148

What a great idea Mary. I might try joining in if I remember to wear
mine. I take quite small steps - for me 10,000 is around 4 miles, but
for some others I guess it might be more (or less). Do you know how
far 12,000 is for you?

janice
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Old June 23rd, 2004, 09:19 PM
determined
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"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a

goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends

10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to

start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000

every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had

under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).


This doesn't make sense to me. Every step must be at least a foot long. A
mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would think your
pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right?


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Old June 23rd, 2004, 11:37 PM
Chris Braun
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:19:58 GMT, "determined"
wrote:


"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a

goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends

10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to

start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000

every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had

under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).


This doesn't make sense to me. Every step must be at least a foot long. A
mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would think your
pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right?


This is what I was thinking, too.

Something I was wondering about: does a pedometer work when you run?
I'm thinking I might dig up my pedometer and try wearing it, but I
doubt I'll make an effort to change what I do based on it -- since I
have a pretty established exercise program already -- so I don't know
that I'd be a good challenge participant :-).

Chris
262/145/ (145-150)
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Old June 24th, 2004, 02:09 AM
Phil M.
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Hark! I heard Chris Braun say in
:

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:19:58 GMT, "determined"
wrote:


"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again,
with a

goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker"
recommends

10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I
want to

start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over
12,000

every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I
had

under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).


This doesn't make sense to me. Every step must be at least a foot
long. A mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would
think your pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right?


This is what I was thinking, too.

Something I was wondering about: does a pedometer work when you run?
I'm thinking I might dig up my pedometer and try wearing it, but I
doubt I'll make an effort to change what I do based on it -- since I
have a pretty established exercise program already -- so I don't know
that I'd be a good challenge participant :-).


Pedometers are great, but they have some limitations. Pedometers work by
inputting your stride length and multiplying by the number of steps
taken. When running you are constantly changing your stride length
depending on your pace and the terrain. Going up hill, for example, will
necessitate decreasing your stride length in order to maintain the same
cadence and effort. The best device I have found for accurately tracking
pace and distance is the Garmin Forerunner 201. About $120 at amazon.com.

http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/

Phil M.

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Old June 24th, 2004, 06:07 AM
Angie
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i have a pedomiter and i will join in your challenge. I need a little extra
help
good idea
Angie
"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a
goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends
10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to
start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000
every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had
under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).

Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to
join me in a
10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting
tomorrow,
so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today.

Mary M
325-158-148




  #9  
Old June 24th, 2004, 07:38 AM
janice
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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:37:14 GMT, Chris Braun
wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 20:19:58 GMT, "determined"
wrote:


"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
...
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a

goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends

10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to

start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000

every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had

under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).


This doesn't make sense to me. Every step must be at least a foot long. A
mile is 5,280 feet. If you walked several miles, I would think your
pedometer would have read at least 10-15000 steps, right?


This is what I was thinking, too.

Something I was wondering about: does a pedometer work when you run?
I'm thinking I might dig up my pedometer and try wearing it, but I
doubt I'll make an effort to change what I do based on it -- since I
have a pretty established exercise program already -- so I don't know
that I'd be a good challenge participant :-).

Chris
262/145/ (145-150)


I don't know about running but the reading certainly isn't so reliable
in terms of distance if you go up or down a lot of steep hills or
ramble over very rough or rocky ground.

I was a bit puzzled by what Mary said, too. I think I now understand
what she meant - perhaps she just counts paces (whereas I use mine to
track distances) and through this she realised that what felt like
several miles was probably less than she thought. Is this right Mary?

janice
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Old June 24th, 2004, 12:15 PM
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On 6/23/2004 2:51 PM, Mary M - Ohio wrote:
At my trainer's urging, I have started to wear my pedometer again, with a goal to do
at least 12,000 steps per day. (I think my brand "Digiwalker" recommends 10,000 steps
for health maintenance and 12,000 - 15,000 for weight loss. So I want to start
recording my steps for the next 10 days and see if I can get over 12,000 every day.
If I don't set that goal I don't do as well (for example on Sunday I had under 7,000
despite walking several miles that day).

Yesterday I did 13,089. Does anybody else have a pedometer and want to join me in a
10-day challenge (set your own goal)? I'll post my daily results starting tomorrow,
so you can just add yours to the thread. I've got 9505 so far today.

Mary M
325-158-148


Great suggestion Mary! Count me in. I put on the pedometer this
morning (took it off for the elliptical though). I'm in class the enxt
two days so it won't be my typical workday but I'll certainly post my
results :-)

I think that it would be cool if we made it a 1 week challenge.

--
jmk in NC
 




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