Pedometer Challenge: Day 4 (Thursday)

On 7/30/2004 12:25 PM, Dally wrote:
JMA wrote:

Goal: 10,000
Actual: 3,472

At least I'm honest! I'm going for an extra 4,000 steps today (day
off from
work!) and continuing the challenge through the weekend even while out of
town visiting rather sedentary folks.


My Goal is also 10K, and yesterday I happened to glance at it at 8 pm
and the reading was just under 3K. Holy mackeral, I continue to be
shocked by how little I move. I had a bill to deliver downtown so I got
my husband to go with me and the dog on a walk downtown to deliver it
and brought my total up to 3900 steps for the day. (It was a
particularly busy day at work where I worked into the evening.)

I think wearing a pedometer gives me an awareness, sort of a biofeedback
device, that reminds me to park farther and take more unnecessary steps.

Yes, that is certainly true for me. I am also very fortunate that I
work on a campus and I work with people in other buildings so I can make
an excuse to walk over there (as opposed to picking up the phone). I am
hoping that doing this challenges every 4-6 weeks will help me to move
this into the front of my mind so that it becomes more of a habit than a
"I'd better park in Lot X or I won't get the 10k that I need for the
challenge" kind of thing.

Thank you all so much for your help with this.

--
jmk in NC

On 7/30/2004 12:25 PM, Dally wrote:
JMA wrote:

Goal: 10,000
Actual: 3,472

At least I'm honest! I'm going for an extra 4,000 steps today (day
off from
work!) and continuing the challenge through the weekend even while out of
town visiting rather sedentary folks.


My Goal is also 10K, and yesterday I happened to glance at it at 8 pm
and the reading was just under 3K. Holy mackeral, I continue to be
shocked by how little I move. I had a bill to deliver downtown so I got
my husband to go with me and the dog on a walk downtown to deliver it
and brought my total up to 3900 steps for the day. (It was a
particularly busy day at work where I worked into the evening.)

I think wearing a pedometer gives me an awareness, sort of a biofeedback
device, that reminds me to park farther and take more unnecessary steps.

Yes, that is certainly true for me. I am also very fortunate that I
work on a campus and I work with people in other buildings so I can make
an excuse to walk over there (as opposed to picking up the phone). I am
hoping that doing this challenges every 4-6 weeks will help me to move
this into the front of my mind so that it becomes more of a habit than a
"I'd better park in Lot X or I won't get the 10k that I need for the
challenge" kind of thing.

Thank you all so much for your help with this.

--
jmk in NC

Great job! I did an hour at the gym and 7.25 miles on the bike -- didn't
have a lot of energy yesterday!

Mary


"jmk" wrote in message
...
Goal: 10,000 steps plus regular exercise
Actual: 10,466 steps
elliptical @ gym (50 min, 805 cals according to machine)

--
jmk in NC

Great job! I did an hour at the gym and 7.25 miles on the bike -- didn't
have a lot of energy yesterday!

Mary


"jmk" wrote in message
...
Goal: 10,000 steps plus regular exercise
Actual: 10,466 steps
elliptical @ gym (50 min, 805 cals according to machine)

--
jmk in NC

"Dally" wrote in message
...
JMA wrote:

Goal: 10,000
Actual: 3,472

At least I'm honest! I'm going for an extra 4,000 steps today (day off
from
work!) and continuing the challenge through the weekend even while out
of
town visiting rather sedentary folks.

My Goal is also 10K, and yesterday I happened to glance at it at 8 pm
and the reading was just under 3K. Holy mackeral, I continue to be
shocked by how little I move. I had a bill to deliver downtown so I got
my husband to go with me and the dog on a walk downtown to deliver it
and brought my total up to 3900 steps for the day. (It was a
particularly busy day at work where I worked into the evening.)

I think wearing a pedometer gives me an awareness, sort of a biofeedback
device, that reminds me to park farther and take more unnecessary steps.
I've struggled with this for a long time - I have a fat lady's
efficiency of movement - and even put it into my New Year's Resolutions
to move more, including always using the bathroom that is farthest away,
etc. Wearing the pedometer really reenforces that.

Dally


That's why I like it and why I'm glad Mary got this thing started last
month. It reminded me how easy it is to fall back into bad habits, though I
still always park as far from the stores as possible.

I hadn't thought about the bathroom thing, but then again I tend to wait
until the last possible second (teacher's bladder issues).

Jenn

"Dally" wrote in message
...
JMA wrote:

Goal: 10,000
Actual: 3,472

At least I'm honest! I'm going for an extra 4,000 steps today (day off
from
work!) and continuing the challenge through the weekend even while out
of
town visiting rather sedentary folks.

My Goal is also 10K, and yesterday I happened to glance at it at 8 pm
and the reading was just under 3K. Holy mackeral, I continue to be
shocked by how little I move. I had a bill to deliver downtown so I got
my husband to go with me and the dog on a walk downtown to deliver it
and brought my total up to 3900 steps for the day. (It was a
particularly busy day at work where I worked into the evening.)

I think wearing a pedometer gives me an awareness, sort of a biofeedback
device, that reminds me to park farther and take more unnecessary steps.
I've struggled with this for a long time - I have a fat lady's
efficiency of movement - and even put it into my New Year's Resolutions
to move more, including always using the bathroom that is farthest away,
etc. Wearing the pedometer really reenforces that.

Dally


That's why I like it and why I'm glad Mary got this thing started last
month. It reminded me how easy it is to fall back into bad habits, though I
still always park as far from the stores as possible.

I hadn't thought about the bathroom thing, but then again I tend to wait
until the last possible second (teacher's bladder issues).

Jenn