Anyone care to join me in a 30 day walking challenge?

I did over 5000 on my walk yesterday, but I had my phone in my coat pocket and it said I had done 293 steps before I made it out of my cul de sac I had only been walking for 20 seconds so I think I can discount that! Put the phone in my jeans pocket the rest if the way.
Im back at work today, so haven't did ny walk. Im dropping Dd to her friends then I'll take the dog for a beach walk. Im aiming for an hour

Hi Cider, good to see you here.

So, I have no idea how many steps I did (still haven't sorted out pedometer) but I took myself out round the lake and along the beach for 40 mins half walking half running, so that is today's challenge for me.

Tomorrow I will have company of my two smallest.

Even though I often make it to 10,000 just walking the DCs to various places and back, I do want to start getting in more of the specific walks, because at weekends my step count slumps unless we go out for the day somewhere and once they are walking to school by themselves (which will be in the next 18 months or so) it will drop right off, so I want to get in the habit of other walks and not relying on the school run.

I have a Garmin wrist pedometer, trying to get back into running. I did the couch 2 5k a year ago, managed a 5k in 31:40 (personal best etched into my mind!) and then promptly ate my way through the rest of the year. Am now two stone heavier and starting c 25k again, but the strain on my knees mean I need to lose the weight first. I'm aiming for 8,000 a day to start with but would be nice to be able to get to 10,000. I need to lose 2 stone urgently. So can I join you lot please?!? My Vivosmart says I've done 10,889 today but I've been running around with the kids all day and I did try and go for a run as well. Tomorrow when they are back at school, the temptation to just sit on the sofa and eat will be high...

Op I walked my way through a terrible boot of pnd after having my ds. I still get emotional thinking of that time. Walking saved my life and I wish I could get back into it. Is it too late for me to join?

Well my phone app says I've only done 2400 steps today, but that's because it was snowing this afternoon so I didn't go out again. And I may have kept leaving my phone sitting on the sofa while I was up playing with dd2.

It's back to work tomorrow, so I don't know how many steps I'll manage. I feel like I'm on my feet all day but I don't think I do that many steps because I just take a few steps then stop to help a child, then a couple more steps and help another child. I rarely leave my classroom, and mostly don't leave the building all day. It'll be interesting to see how much I do walk.

Just wanted to say good luck and well done everyone. I did Walk in her Shoes for one week in March which is10,000 steps per day and it was pretty hard. I am pretty active but some days I had to pace around the house to get the last 1,000 steps in or take the long way around!

I got up at 8am and pottered around doing houseworky stuff until 11, then I put pedometer on and went out for a brisk 50 min walk through the park. After that I'd done 6011 steps. Kept pedometer on for rest of day. Just checked it again and it now says I've done 824 steps.

fucking piece of cheap Chinese shite which I bought for over-inflated price at poncetastic sports shop

Can I join?

I have just got a new pedometer and managed 8744 steps so far today. I intend to get it up to 9000 before bed by running on the spot.

I realised that during the holidays, if we didn't go out, I hardly moved. So I resolved to keep an eye on how much I am walking. Quite excited actually.

(This might be unpopular but my sister told me today that she has a fitbit that she wears on her wrist and it counts many more steps than the pedometer when she is around the house, but exactly the same if she goes for a proper walk. Has anyone else found this? She says on a day at home it can tell her she has done 20,000 steps which she knows is ridiculous.)

i've just hit the 10,000 mark having a run around outside with the DCs. The main contributions were 3800 on this morning's jog, 1500 or so round Sainsbury's and 2500 walking to the allotment and back just now. I feel like going out again!

Actually, ignore the above - I think it may have been 4,500 steps in 20 minutes rather than 2,500. Off out for a walk now and am going to see how many steps I can do in five minutes.

I have done a pathetic 690 steps so far today. We're planning on going out for a walk a bit later, but I'm still not sure whether I'll make 5,000 today - I need to run up and downstairs a few times!

I also read that bit on the challenge link WhoKnows and am going to ignore it, but am a little confused - surely you'd need more than four 5-minute walks to do 5000 steps? I used to walk DS to school and back (20 minutes altogether) and that was something like 2,500 steps. I had to do that twice and go for a longish (c. 45 minutes) walk after I'd dropped him off to manage 10,000 steps IIRC.

I wear the Fitbit all the time, so I am counting all steps. I've got one of the clip on types, I clip it on my bra cup just next to the flat bit in between your boobs . However re-reading the challenge link, it sounds as though it is aimed at doing it in specific walks rather than just strolling round Sainsburys or whatever.

I was goingto just to my designated walks but realised I might not have time to do 10000 in one
Im getting a cheap pedometer to keep on me all day.

Am I supposed to count every step or just the steps on designated walks?

I've done an exercise class this morning but didn't have any way of keeping my phone on me while at the gym, so my pedometer has only registered the 2000 steps of the walk to the gym and back, and I have no way of knowing how many steps I did in the class (loads!) Is it worth getting a fitbit or similar?

I've been out for another very slow jog this morning, 3800 steps so far. I'm enjoying the jogging - I did couch to 5k a few years ago (with Linzer, hello!), but got injured so i need to be very careful. I am doing about 1.5km so far, I would like to get it up to 5k again, but am going to be sticking to a very slow pace, low stride and mainly running on grass to minimise impact. Not likely to do much more today though, I've got studying and gardening planned. Maybe a walk after dinner tonight.

Hi, can I join?

I bought a fitbit a few years ago and it really motivated me to walk more when I first had it (10,000 steps or more a day), but I've lost the momentum and probably only average around 5,000 steps now.

I've just had a look at the walking challenges and think I'll do the intermediate one.

900 steps yesterday that's because I was out drinking the night before and then up with the kids. Plus I'm working the night shift tonight so was trying to preserve my energy.
Super long walk needed later today

5300 (mostly on the dance floor at the wedding)

I did over 11,000 steps with 2 separate walks today (go me ).
I went out with my mum and did over 7000 then my usual dog walk at over 4,000.

That didnt include the other pottering around I've did.

Well yesterday I failed miserably at walking 10 000 steps, I actually walked 900 steps only, all day

Thursday I'd done 16 000 though, so was well over.

Today I've done 8300, so I need to do a few laps of the house before bed, but I also need to do some work and that's more important. I'll have to do extra tomorrow.

I did the same dog walk yesterday and did 70 less steps
Obviously my step was longer, which was good because I have a problem with the muscle in my right thigh, but now I need to walk further!
TheRealMary, I just downloaded the first pedometer in Android apps.

On Weds I didn;'t manage my walk at the gym as traffic was awful, so I arrived 40mins before I was due to start (I was aiming to be there an hour and a half before!). So I have a cappucino at the costa there before heading off to work

On Thursday I managed 8478 steps, Friday was 9014 steps. Both work days but I was bloody tired when I got home and I needed to spend quality time with my pets as they've been a little neglected recently!

Not wearing my pedometer today as I'm going to an MN Meet and I don't want to lose it