How many steps do you do a day?

About 6000. I teach secondary, so rarely sit down. I'm a pacer too, so I'm not sure how it's so low. I've got a big stride though and always do less than other people if I'm out on a walk with smaller friends.

Did the garden today, so hit about 6000 again, just carting shit back and forth.

I have no idea! I don’t wear a watch and often leave my phone on my kitchen worktop, or desk at work. At the gym I leave my phone in my bag in a locker.

Am I the only person who doesn’t track their steps?!

12,000 a day most days. Commuting, playing tennis, going to the shops and back.

Depends on whether I'm at work or not. On a working day, it's usually about 9-10,000. On a day off, like today, it's usually less than 4000.

It does sound like maybe your watch isn’t accurate?

I work in childcare 8-6 so chasing kids around all day and get about 10,000, about 12,000 if I’ve been to the gym that day too.

3 days a week I run and even in those days I only do a maximum of 6k.

About 7-8000 a day, 8-10,000 at the weekends.
I have a desk job. I do potter about but obviously not as much as others on here.

I then take the dog for a minimum 20 minute walk, often twice a day. Im quite impressed by the high figures from people who dont go for an actual walk everyday.

Typically around 13,000, though some days I'll do much more than that. A dog walk or two, popping to the shop, and walking around at work. I'm often surprised how it tends to be a similar number of steps each day regardless of whether they are mainly from walking between buildings or round classrooms at work, or from pottering around at home and taking the dog out (unless I go for a long walk, in which case it'll be closer to 25 or 30 thousand).

@catotangent there has recently been a study that showed walking over about 4.5k steps a day has measurable health benefits, and these increase as step counts do, so it does make a difference!

Seriously though I think the steps are overrated. I can sometimes get 10 000 steps just pottering. Not very active at all. It's exercise that's more important.

Ironing, and other sorts of tasks using arms, also adds on a lot of steps 😀

I walk to and from work, 20 minutes each way, and walk for half an hour at lunchtime and that's usually enough to do 10k+ a day with general walking round the house/office. I used to wear my Fitbit on my bra, so I think it was pretty accurate, now I wear it on my wrist my average is slightly less.

Your school runs plus dog walk sound easily enough to do those steps, OP.

I win the thread with 47, 000 steps a day and I only eat a small salad. 😀🏆

Varies: Mondays & Tuesdays I don’t work so anything between 15-25,000 steps. I go to the gym but most just housework / putting laundry away!

Wed-Fri are work days so I’m usually on around 5/6k by the time I get home but always hit at least 10,000 by bedtime

Weekends vary but usually at least 10k (more if I go for a run) per day!

18-20000 Monday to Friday and 12000 on Saturday/Sunday, but i don't drive, do 4 fitness classes a week and on my feet most of the day

I aim for 12k but it takes an effort in a lone-working desk job. Dog walks, the odd run / class.

I've done 11,300 today, (at time of typing) but it's been a fairly "quiet" day. Walked dog twice, went food shopping and did some house stuff. I can get up to 15-18K or more on a good day.

Oh I get you, that makes sense!

I average about 12 - 13k a day, but most days I’m out and about a fair bit.

If I have a day where I’m just staying in the house I struggle to get above 5 - 6k.

My days vary wildly from about 2k to 20k+. A couple of active days or a few slobby or sick days can really skew the average.

I work overnights at a nursing home so I usually hit 10,000 when I’m walking home from work at 7 am. After that I take my watch/pedometer off usually and usually forget to put it back on, so depending how lazy I am after work it could average anywhere from 12k to 20k probably.

For me to get 10000 steps I need to walk for 90 minutes.
I only get it if I try to.
I average about 5 getting 10 about twice per week.

I feel disappointed if my step count is lower than 15k per day. I add steps wherever I can to try to be more active so I can eat more.

Fitbit should replace your device for free if it breaks within its warranty and you have bought it brand new. It’s a long warranty (if I remember rightly 2 years) I had my charge 3 replaced once and my versa 2 was replaced 3 times! It was shit and claimed to be waterproof but the evidence said otherwise.

I have an Apple Watch now and I love it, I love my gadgets and try to use as many features as possible and use it for calls, to listen to music and books, to measure my health and fitness etc…
I bought my partner the basic SE watch which is the much cheaper version but does what he needs and is more like a very fancy Fitbit. If you wouldn’t get the full use of an expensive Apple Watch then the SE would be more reliable then a Fitbit. It’s also more accurate as I swim for an hour 5 days a week and my Fitbit counted that as steps, the Apple Watch counts calories, lengths, meters, strokes etc…

OP said she averages 10,000 steps a day but that doesn’t mean she’s doing that a day. I have days where I’m very active and do over 20,000 steps because I’m trying to lose weight. There are also days I only do 5,000 - 7,000 but it can average as 10,000+ because of the days I do more.
I have to walk 4-5 miles to do 10,000 and certainly couldn’t do it in my small house! Even on the days my Apple Watch says I’ve been standing over 12 hours and I’ve spent hours cleaning it’d only be 4,000 - 6,000 steps.

Since I had my Apple Watch from last June I’ve done a lot more exercise then before because I like to close the rings that are for daily goals of hours standing, calories burned and time moving.

About 18 k a day . That includes daily walk and I am pretty active in my job as a teacher . Still a little overweight though.......

Around 18000 per day