10,000 steps a day

Yes, me, too. I have a fitbit linked to My fitness Pal. Trouble is, it doesn't record cycling well. I have to attach it to my shoe!

All you have to do here is mow the lawn. Volunteers welcome....

OMG! I'm a such a failure I'm going away now to write a 100 times "I must step it out more" and I'll do it whilst walking!

I'm going to have to take a leaf out of your book Cari and change my routine, I know my son saves quite a bit on tube fares, walking from Waterloo to Bloomsbury daily, but he's a bit of keep fit fanatic anyway.

I think I've become a bit sedentary over the past few years unfortunately.

Having been tracking my steps through an app on my phone. I walk every day and average at about 7000 on a ' normal' day. I find it very difficult to achieve 10000 however I do not carry my phone around indoors when I am doing chores up and down stairs etc. I think I need to put it in my pinny pocket like the lady in Bread.

Yes, good idea.

Slow down Cari I've not bought a pedometer yet. I'm on holiday in the north east and I don't think they sell things like that up here!

Just ordered my pedometer it will be awaiting me when I arrive home.

Bugger Blow that for a game of tin soldiers.

I have just ordered one £1.59, with free delivery, will it work???

Just delivered 250 YES booklets that's 250 gates, drives, paths and stairs and all the bits in between, but don't have a step counter so I have no idea how many steps I took. I do know that I am absolutely knackered. Only saving grace is that the shoulder bag gets progressively lighter - I could hardly lift it at the start.

I have had several cheap pedometers over the years, the type that clips to a waistband, and they were all rubbish. Being a bit obsessive by nature, I would count the steps of a walk in my head and compare. The pedometers all missed quite a few.
I now have a more expensive one which will work in a pocket or handbag on any axis. I don't use all the functions, but it does zero itself each night, and has a personal alarm in case you run (or walk) into any problem. These days I do 3 or 4 exercise classes a week, but on the other days I make sure that I walk at least 10,000 steps, usually about 1.5 hours worth.
www.amazon.co.uk/Tanita-PD724-3-Axes-Pedometer/dp/B00148ZF98/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1406735875&sr=8-15&keywords=pedometer

Shysal, I've just looked at your link, my pedometer is of the rubbish variety, I like the look of this one and I like the idea that it will work in pocket or handbag, sounds good, may get one.

shysal I ordered my (very cheap one) from the same place, I thought I would just get a cheapy in case my new activity only lasts a day or 2. The one you have shown does look good.

That's the one I've ordered Shysal - that could have been me you were talking about, counting steps and comparing

Chloe I too do about 7,000 and it's a bit of a struggle to get to 10,000, however when I started I was nearer 5,000 so things have improved. I suspect we are far less active than our mothers.

NanKate, you sound like me.

I got a pedometer some years ago, after I met up with a colleague who looked so much fitter and healthier. She said she'd done it by wearing a pedometer, and making sure she did 5000 steps.

I have a new one, but it's so complicated I took one look at the instructions and had to lie down in a darkened room. I read the US say 10,000 a day, and found that a bit of a challenge, unless I did a 5 mile dog walk each day.
I have foot problems currently, the physio demands I cut my walking down. I'm finding it a bit of a challenge not to feel sorry for myself, because walking is the only exercise I can do these days. Then, I think on, remind myself how many people are in a much worse position than me, and tell myself if I follow the exercises, rest the foot, etc, 6 weeks on, I'll be ok. Fingers crossed. I may ask mrIam if he can fix the pedometer, but not till I can walk properly again!

Nankate I do agree that my Mother was far more active than I am , I do try since we now only have one car I do far more walking dread to think how few steps I used to do when working full time usually just from the car park to my desk and back again. However tomorrow I am going to turn over a new leaf and really try to do my 10,000 steps each day. So will report back. May have to volunteer to walk someone's dog!