The Gransnet 10,000 steps a day club

I think jingl is more of a cyclist?

I'm not as tired as I used to be and sleeping better too. I've started taking some Co-Q10 and don't know if it's that, the waking or the placebo effect.

I'm a great advocate for the placebo effect. I had a sinus headache on Sunday morning so dug out a packet of Sudafed. Took two out to take with a glass of water and took the dogs out for their walk. Within 20 minutes the headache was gone and I was thinking how lucky we are to have medicine like this.

Got back only to find the two tablets still on the kitchen table!

I have tried it. I have walked miles and cycled all my life. And I use an exercise bike at home. But it does make me tired. And tiredness can bring depression. That's all.

But don't let me stop anyone else. (As if)

My pedometer arrived today from Amazon. It is now set up and is ready to go in the morning. With arthritis in knees and hips it will be interesting to see what I cover in a normal day.

Enjoy, Coolgran. My hips and knees are improving, hope you find the same.
Jingl, in my experience tiredness caused by lack of sleep can bring on anxiety (and vice versa), but physical tiredness has improved my sleep pattern, hence a feeling of well being. Slept from 11.30pm right through till 5am last night, that is a good night's sleep for me! We are all different aren't we?

Yesterday (Monday) my pedometer showed only 5,000 steps. I did most of those in the morning, and spent the afternoon stripping wallpaper. It was a very tiring experience, my feet ached, my shoulders and wrists ached. I did over 4 hours of it, plus all the tidying up (well, mriam was helping) so though my steps are down, I do believe I probably used more energy, but not in such a pleasant way.

Jingle regarding your original question, I can only speak for myself. I have never been a particularly sporty person, but on the whole I think walking does make me feel better, although I probably should wear trainers more often have been wearing fitflops all summer and whilst they are comfortable for walking, they don't support the ankles and they ache after a long walk. Some days I feel far more energized than others. I'm glad I bought a pedometer, it's got me off my backside more often I have a natural tendency to gravitate towards the sofa, like right now!

Cari you know that we know exactly how old you are. We can count.

#booktitle

That post would have been better if I had said "exactly how old young you are"

#overthinking

10058 for me today not quite sure how it happened as have only been browsing around shops etc.

12,195 today so far.

Just scraped in at 10,287 yesterday. Aiming for a bit more these days.

This seems like such a good idea. Is the idea that each and every day you do 10,000 steps or is there more to it than that?

www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/10000stepschallenge.aspx
That's about it Gracesmum!

10,513 for today.

You have all put me to shame Thought I had been pretty good today but only managed 7629 I think I may regret asking DD2 for this FitBit

9080 for me today

Had a good day yesterday. Walked to the doctors and back then went blackberrying in the afternoon. Them berries are darned elusive so a lot of steps needed to find enough. Clocked up 16k but today will be a bit quieter - not so many steps between the jam pan and the sink!

....and I've forgotten to put my pedometer on this morning!

I like the look of this. Presumably the first step is to measure what you are doing and work towards beating that bit by bit.

Do you have any recommendations for pedometers. That seems a good place to start

I have one of these, also available on Amazon. Only disadvantage in that it measures in Km, not miles.
tanita pedometer
The cheaper ones I have had in the past have either fallen off and got lost, or been inaccurate. I hope you decide to join us, and look forward to hearing of your progress.

Gracesgran, I apologise for getting your name wrong above. You will know by now that there was a regular by the name of Gracesmum, Grace being her dog. Must pay more attention!

8,900 yesterday, but again 3 hours stripping wallpaper, surely that counts as it uses so many muscles

Oh yes, stripping uses lots of energy!