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

Hi Mary, the other thread has gone a bit quiet, one or two people still
posting though. I am definitely feeling the need for more exercise at the moment. Unlikely to get many steps in today, going to a wedding.

11000 today but only 7500 yesterday.
I am hoping for very long walk tomorrow. At least 4 hours with my dog. I am usualy listening to a novel on Audible when walking.

Pretty much zero steps today unless you count trudging around the kettles display in Currys, Brixton.

Is there a way to convert the steps to a cardiovascular calories rating on MFP?

Hello, Cider, hey Who Knows how are you doing? I seem to have fallen off that other thread and have been at a bit of a low ebb for a month or so.

I was just thinking that I wanted something to help me get back into exercising every day (I did an Advent Running challenge which was great - something so simple in running every day).

So I'll come and join if that's ok, a bit late in the day. Don't have a pedometer though so can anyone recommend an app?

I'm in. I'm going to aim for an average of 10000 steps a day. That gives me scope to do a longer walk at the weekend to make up for busier weekdays where I don't manage the full 10000. I've downloaded an app called steps mania for my phone, but I may need a pedometer for workdays as I don't always have a pocket for my phone.

Well, yesterday managed 5236 steps, although it felt as though i had done more, but today i have done a whopping 16,000, which i thank this thread for, it has definitely motivated me to get out more.

i went for a power walk/very slow jog round the park this morning 1.5km measured by an app, 2000 steps on the fitbit. Then i've been to town and back twice and to the allotment and back this evening. i have eaten rather a lot though so i suspect my calorie intake has exceeded what i've used up with the walking.

Discounted - that' interesting that you feel the need to walk as well as run. i used to run, am limited to the slow jog/power walk now due to injury but I didn't appreciate my surroundings in the same way as I do when walking, there is nothing like a nice unhurried walk for de-stressing. i love walking by myself for that reason.

Managed 7500 steps on a walk along the greenway with the kids today

I did my dog walk and it was 4,793 steps, burning 183 calories in 41 minutes.
My phone is too big to use as my pedometer all the time so I've ordered one from Amazon to see how many steps I do in a day not a lot Im guessing
My health is a bit up and down and I have only got back to walking the dog after a year so Im quite pleased at the moment.

DS came out with me tonight (DD stayed at home but we were only over the road) - I managed three circuits of the park while he played, so I am now up to approx 7500 steps, much better.

What I am realising is, that it only takes one day of staying at home / work to bring my weekly average plummeting down, those are the days I really want to stop having.

I'm quite fit - run c. 30 miles per week! but would love to join, simply because getting out for a walk everyday, during daylight, does wonders for my mental health but despite knowing this, I find it really hard to do.

I run with a group in the evenings which is also great, but 20 mins or so on my own during the day is good for different reasons.

Persuaded the two dc (11 and 14) to come out for a walk today. It was pretty bloody lovely actually. We went on as rural a walk as it is possible to have in zone 2 London (although STILL blooming well ran into someone I know) and did some excellent holiday bonding. And I went to parts of my local area that I have never seen before, despite living here for nearly 19 years . We definitely sauntered though and despite being out for nearly 2 hours only did 5.75km. Couldn't find pedometer so not sure about steps.

I seem to be a bit rubbish at doing this thread!

Day 1- got the kids on school holidays so not easy to fit in walking but managed 5400 today.
Will beat it tomorrow, plan on going for a walk once I've got them to bed rather than fitting in small walks with them

i'd like to join if i may - i use a Fitbit and average about 9000 steps a day, which is mainly through school runs and walking the DCs to after school activities, I have been a bit horrified at how my step count has slumped since school broke up last week. I am in my last year or so of school runs too, due to the DCs ages, so I need to get walking at other times too.

i have the clip on Fitbit and wear it on my bra, so it is there all the time but hidden and not in the way at all. I have recently discovered that my Iphone has a built in step counter, but I don't always carry my phone, so the Fitbit is better.

So far today I'm on 3734 steps, no school runs and dropped the DCs at holiday club by car on the way to work. DH is out for the evening and DCs are grumpy so not likely to get out and do any more tonight, although I might suggest a walk to the park later.

My knees didn't cope. I wandered around for roughly 3 hours so thats me done for today.
I've downloaded a pedometer so I'll measure my walk tomorrow.

Im going into town today so it will involve a lot of walking so Im not sure if I could manage a separate one later.
I'll see how my knees cope

tassiss I'm the opposite, my days at home are very inactive whereas on my work days I can clear 8 floors easily and 8,000 steps before 6pm!

If anybody fancies friends on fitbit send me a message, I have two others on there atm and they're both really good!

Yesterday was 4447 steps, I managed a 20min walk but had to give up there as the bus caught up with me!

Today I'm staying home most of the day but going to the gym for a walk this evening as I need to work quite far from home this evening and there is a David Lloyd near there so I'll go there to avoid rush hour traffic, killing two birds with one stone

Can I join in too? I started the couch to 5k a few months ago but had to give up as it was making my back pain unbearable.
I haven't done any exercise since and I'm feeling overweight, unhealthy and bloated.
I can start tomorrow morning, hopefully you will all give me the motivation to keep it going!

Have just hit 10, 000 steps today, yay!

Got a fitbit for mothers day and ADORE it. Totally makes me track how active or not I'm being. My work days tend to be pretty inactive...days at home I can do 15,000 quite easily. And the competitive aspect of challenges with my fitbit friends totally motivates me (in possibly quite an obsessed way, eek!)

11500 steps because I went shopping to the next town