The Gransnet 10,000 steps a day club

Think my new pedometer is definitely malfunctioning as it has clocked up 12561 for me yesterday. I did spend most of the day browsing shops in Peterborough but am a little surprised as before I was struggling to achieve 10000. Have now tested it by pacing up and down the sitting room 100 times and it is recording correcting so will see what today brings!

Feeling very smug today, just back from traipsing around London with friend, we walked from Waterloo to Pall Mall via a visit to the National Portrait Gallery and back again. A long break for lunch to rest our feet. Have clocked up a stonking 12,118 and still hours to go till bedtime so potential for even more steps around the house. Makes up for the woeful 6,000 ish of yesterday.

I do agree with others on the forum, it can be hard some days to hit the magic number and on occasions don't even get close to it.

Well my brand new pedometer that arrived this week has now stopped working......estimate around 8500 today so far. Back to using the one on my phone some days you just can't win!

I've been thinking that it might motivate me to walk more. Maybe when it's cooler.

My DD2 is bringing me a FitBit when she visits from the States next month. I think I might live to regret asking for one

My £1.59 pedometer has arrived at last, from Singapore, I ordered it on 24 July, it was free delivery. I didn't expect much . I have a damaged ankle so I cant walk far, I really only bought it to see how little I walk. Since 3pm I have done 422 steps, Well it is a start.

Haha I do the same! It depends on your stride but when I do 18holes which is approx 6 1/2 miles it's around 14,000 steps. Get a FitBit great little gadget.

Yesterday I had only reached 7,260 by evening, but I had done an exercise class in the morning. I decided to make up the shortfall by walking up and down the living room and hall whilst watching TV. However, the turning at each end soon made my head swim (I have inner ear problems), so only totalled 8150.

Yesterday was a disaster for me just walked 3284 steps couldn't push myself to do any more than that even with my new pedometer, some days are just like that I guess. Have to do a hospital visits later so will walk there
and back see if that helps to increase my steps and my mood. However weighed in at slimming club and managed to lose the holiday gain so all good.

Not posted for a few days as I was disappointed in number of steps (varying from 6500 -8400).

I think after the initial enthusiasm wears off I'm finding it harder. Unless I walk the dogs twice plus walk to the shops and back I can't reach that 10,000. Today I have managed it but it was a battle of willpower.

Broke the 10,000 threshold today, just, 10,076 plus a few more before bed.

Sorry shysal not sleeping well is my thing have found as I get older I sleep less and less?I tend to listen to my iPod for most of the night. Monitoring the steps I take have highlighted for me the fact that I am not as active as I thought I was or as I should be. So from my point of view all good and I will continue to monitor and try and up my game a bit.

Shysal not really, I'm always too hot at night in spite of having a fan right next to my bed.

A disappointing 8,000 mark yesterday, will try and improve on that today.

11,308 yesterday. Anyone else find they are sleeping better?

8542 for me yesterday will be using my new pedometer today be interested to see if it makes a difference.

9194 yesterday, which was 6.89 Km (4.28 miles) and 449 calories. Hope it cancelled out the chips I ate for dinner!

Unless you've got a pedal car. Like Noddy.

Kate13 haha, no driving doesn't count, though some pedometers might add a few steps in a car. It's around 2,300 to 2,500 steps in a mile. I keep going through phases of walking when the weather isn't very suitable for cycling (ie, it's too hot, too cold, too windy or raining ) and I can never quite believe just how far a mile is. I do find walking really quite boring.

I need to join too. Can anyone tell me approx how many steps in a mile? Does driving count?

I made the effort today and went all out for the 10,000. I got 10,192 but feel like I've been walking the streets all day. 10,000 steps is roughly around 4 miles and takes at least an hour. Is it just me or is that really boring to do every day?

Do you pace up and down while monitoring Gransnet then, Cari?