Yeah this. 10,000 steps is 4.5 to 5 miles. No way is it 3.5 miles for most people. That poster must have some giant ass strides. As for the people saying 'I probably do half - or more than half - of the 10,000 steps target just tootling around at work,' that's not the same. You don't get your heart points and burn lots of calories, just walking around at work. We are talking about getting outside for a walk. An actual proper sturdy walk outside. Just walking without stopping! For 10,000 steps/5 miles. That's what the whole thread is about. (Going for a walk outside!) Not ambling around the shops, or walking around at work (on and off.)
I stand by what I said. For most people, doing a 10,000 step walk a day OUTSIDE, actually walking that distance (5 miles for most) every day, is too much of a challenge for most people. It would take one and a half to two hours!
It may possibly be doable, most days, if you have very little to do in your day, you live in or near countryside, and the weather is perfectly lovely every day. But this scenario does not exist. It is NOT perfectly lovely every day for a start, and many people don't live near any countryside, and many are too busy!
And even those who have a bit of time on their hands would struggle because - as I said - of the weather... At least some of the year it would be too icy, too wet, too windy, or too hot, to do a one and a half to two hour walk! No way can anyone do a 10,000 step outside walk every day.
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