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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
"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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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. -- "Do, or do not. There is no try." -Yoda |
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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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 |
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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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Anyone up for a pedometer challenge?
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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