Fitbit steps - how many?

[Shoeshelpplease]

Can I be a nosey parker and ask you to log here how many Fitbit steps you've achieved day by day for the past week?

There's a reason I ask and I'll explain more once we have a few results.

Be honest please

Mon: 19,487
Tue: 21,298
Wed: 20,030
Thur: 9219
Fri: 3046
Sat: 13,467

I try and walk rather than drive. Mon/Tue/Wed was the nursery run and then to work and same in the eve. Thursday my parents pick up dd before I go to work. Friday I drove. It shows how very incredibly sedentary I could be if I relied on a car all the time!

Sedentary job so usually 6k which is bad.

Today I’ve done nearly 7k and I’ve not left the house but I’ve been cleaning like a madwoman and running around all day lol.

I have a sedentary job but exercise before I go and walk loads on my day off on Friday. I walk to and from the station and also walk at lunch time.

Weekends are hit and miss, depending on what we do with the kids.

I'm also tall with a long stride length, so my 10,000 steps is a shorter person's 12,000.

Oops. Forgot the photo!

Sedentary job with evenings spent driving kids around, not much time for stepping.

A couple of years ago I set a goal of averaging 10k steps a day for a whole year. I did it but did have to go out of my way to spend hours just walking for the sake of it to get the steps.

Nowhere near as good as anyone else on here tbh. I have a very sedentary job and spend hours in meetings so most of my steps are outside the normal working day. I do try to average 10000 a day across the week though.

Today - 12970
Friday - 8002
Thursday - 8095
Wednesday - 8085
Tuesday - 11035
Monday - 10548
Sunday - 15169

So OP why were you asking? I am intrigued😀

@Shoeshelpplease
Are you coming back to tell us why you asked?

Sorry, I had forgotten I had posted this. Nothing too exciting Im afraid.

I generally do between 15,000 and 20,000 a day and dont feel I am particularly over active.

I was listening to a podcast last week that said THE MAJORITY of fit and active people in this country don't achieve the recommended 10,000 a day and I was really shocked. Even a lazy day when I dont leave the house I could easily achieve 8,000 a day.

These results, although far from representative, show that a lot of Mumsnetters do achieve the 10,000. Unfortunately it was an old podcast so I couldn't look into the research behind this fact.

We should do another one re the sleep that is monitored on the fitbits (or equivalent) and see how many are achieving the recommended amount on a regular basis.

Oh and here is mine, I set my target as 15,000 a day.

Its great to see the photos so we know for sure there is no poetic licence in those results!

Pedometer not Fitbit. I don't count general walking around the house or at work. Only proper 'walking' iyswim. Always 12000+ usually nearer to 20000.

I average around 15k.

Today I have done 100. As I’m very hung over 😂

Sunday 10270
Monday 14616
Tuesday 12747
Wednesday 11379
Thursday 15572
Friday 17308
Saturday 9036

Monday: 10893
Tuesday: 20028
Wednesday: 26952
Thursday: 16781
Friday: 16389
Saturday: 16907
Sunday: 348

I have not moved from the sofa today.

Out of interest, for those who average 20K steps a day, do you feel slim & toned? Has it helped you lose weight?

9-10 k every day.

I have an Apple Watch, does anyone know if it takes account of my shortness (5 foot) when calculating my steps? Someone upthread said that you might do more steps with a short stride but your device doesn’t know that.

Monday - 9200
Tuesday - 7200
Wednesday - 7000
Thursday - 16,900
Friday & Saturday Fitbit died and forgot to charge
Today - 6500 so far

Average around 8000 a day. Trying to hit 10k more often but difficult as sedentary job then spend a lot of time studying at home.

Just finishing off my seven day results. I'm not planning on moving much more now, and it needs to go on charge too, so won't be counting!

I've been to the allotment today and do thousands while I'm there, plus I walk there and back too. I burn extra calories with all the digging I do too, so it's win / win!

@DrAdmin, it's the distance which differs. So it knows how many steps you've done, regardless of leg length, but it might think you've walked further than you have unless you've told it your stride length. Equally, those of us with stupidly long legs do more miles than it thinks we have unless we've told it our stride length. I imagine it just gives an average stride length to all, so while it'll log your steps, it can't know the actual distance travelled.

Oh my word. I'm so lazy. I aim for 8000. The most I have ever done is 23,000 which was in Alton Towers. I needed a lie down after that.

I think either mine runs low or other peoples run high...

Because I can spend all day on my feet in the house and never get above 5k doing housework

I’ve also done events where I’ve been as active if not more than other people I know with fitbits and I’ve hit 30k... but they’ve done 40k...

In the interest of research I set my Fitbit up with my height set at 5ft 1 ( rather than true height 6ft) for a week & the difference in recorded steps was quite remarkable despite doing the same activity.

Can I recommend a really interesting BBC programme called The Truth About Getting Fit with Michael Moseley https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qjl7d
It kind of blows the 10000 steps thing into perspective, so many of you might feel a bit fitter than you do now

Mon 16548
Tues 18776
Wed 15490
Thursday 17230
Fri 14729
Sat 15897
Sun 18004