We walked 10,000 steps every day for 30 days.
Find out what happened.
Hi, I'm Zena and I'm doing the 10,000
steps a day challenge because I want to
try and make my baseline activity for
the day a little more active.
My name is Fatima
I decided to do the 10,000 steps
challenge because I thought I wasn't walking enough
I'm Kim and I signed up to do the 10,000 steps a day
for the accountability
Hi, I'm Erica. I'm doing the 10,000 steps challenge
because I know I definitely don't walk enough
I'm hoping after 30 days that I'll see a
little bit more definition, I think that's always good
and I think it's really cool to be able to see those
kind of results from just walking
because I think people would think like
walking, not really a form of exercise
but there's old ladies out there getting it
with their steps in every day and
they seem pretty limber and fit
I'm hoping to lose a little weight because I
feel that I don't exercise enough and
that'll push me a little
I feel like I'm skinny fat
and I'd like to decrease my body fat percentage
I would love to feel
a little bit more mobile and less stiff
and also reduce stress
How many steps a day would you say you typically take?
I think I take average 3,000 to 4,000
I usually take between 3,000 and 5,000
steps a day and that's thanks to my dog
You know what's sad? I actually walk to work currently
You do?
I do! And I still only get like 5,000 steps a day
because I live very close to work
I usually take about probably 2,000 to
3,000 a day during the week
on the weekends it's different probably like
20,000 because I like to go on long hikes
Do you know why you're supposed to
take 10,000 steps a day or have you heard that before?
I've heard it but I don't know why.
Maybe it originates from the past because
I know back in the day they used to walk like six miles a day
I'll link this article below but apparently
the 10,000 steps myth came about in the 1960s
when a Japanese company started selling pedometers
which is a very good way of getting people to buy pedometers
setting an arbitrary number that's high and telling them that
they need to step that much every day
but studies later confirmed that people
who take 10,000 steps a day have lower
blood pressure, they have more stable
glucose levels and better moods – which I'm all about
You know, I get quite moody and I am looking
forward to seeing if that is going to add a noticeable lift to my day
Today marks Day 1 of 30
I am currently at 8,900 which is pretty good
I walked to work today which was
nice I've been telling myself to do this forever
So, it is almost nine o'clock and I just
brushed my teeth I have already put on pajamas
I'm like fully ready to wind down
and start getting ready for bed
and realize I only have nine thousand steps so...
gonna put pants on again
and go out there for another thousand
It is day seven how are we doing so far, Kim?
I think I'm not doing so well...
How many days did you successfully walk 10,000 steps?
Confidently, three days
I walked 10,000 steps three times
I have successfully completed seven for seven walking 10,000 steps
I walked 10,000 step for six days
I've actually been in a really great mood the last few days
I feel good I think knowing that I'm taking a lot of steps actually makes me feel great
For me I think it's a little bit too soon to tell if I feel any different
I'm excited for the next three weeks
I think it's been good so far
I'm getting a lot of audiobooks in
Okay, guys. Seven days done
stay tuned to see how the rest of it goes...
will we make it?
I'm getting ready to go do my walk it's
a little early but um it feels good
the morning feels good
I'm only 6,500 steps in
so I'm taking a post-work walk with my dog
she's really enjoying this challenge
It's like now finally 9 o'clock
and I still have 5,000 steps to go
this is probably the hardest day so far for this challenge
Steps challenge life hack
you can get about 5000 steps in 30 minutes...
on the jump rope!
We have completed week two
of the 10,000 steps a day challenge
Kim, how's it going?
I'm struggling!
How many days of the week
of the past week have you completed 10,000 steps
I would say five
That's really good!
It's good but it's a struggle!
This week I walked 10,000 steps for three days straight
I have miraculously hit 7 for 7
I think now I'm just on a streak
and I'm stubborn I'm like don't
want to break it but it does involve a
lot of like "Okay, 10 o'clock at night and
I still have 3000 to go."
Mmhmm.
Gotta get up and walk around the living room
I think I walk 10,000 steps
maybe once or twice only
This week wasn't good
So that is the end of Week 2
Let's see how we do for the last two, Kim!
It is a Saturday morning
It's been so lovely and lazy
I'm just watching MasterChef and Queer Eye
but lo and behold
it's almost 12 o'clock and I have 132 steps
Ahh!
Just getting home we have about four flights
of stairs to climb that should get me
maybe a hundred steps maybe two
and...
jackpot!
Okay, so we are in Week 3 and
I am still struggling!
I'm really behind
I think I'm the one who's got the lowest score
I feel like the step nazi
This one over here has like 12,000 or 13,000
I've taken up a new hobby
I now jump rope every morning for about five minutes
Nice!
This week to get my steps in
I actually have just been like having a dance party at home
By yourself?
By myself! Really cool...
You know, I tried this morning
to step in my shower while I was showering
Getting your steps in is not cool
it's like walking around your block
by yourself without a dog
or pacing around your friends
or like dancing in your living room by yourself
My biggest challenge is that
I don't find enough time during my day
I think just the nature of working a desk job it is
challenging by itself and also having
travelled for work recently
I don't know... I don't really know what the
benefits I'm feeling are
I don't know that I feel more fit
but I feel more mentally in a good place
Mmhmm I agree with that
I think I'm still snacking a lot more
Me too! Yeah, yeah.
Once I start walking I'm just feeling great
Yeah and I think mentally it's
become almost like a measure of success
for a good day like I made it 10,000 steps
I can go to bed, I'm happy
That's week three!
Stay tuned one more week left
let's do this
I am about 3,000 steps in at 6:00 p.m.
so I am about to go outside and go for a hike
The most annoying thing has happened
my headphones have gone on the fritz
I realized how much I rely on listening to things
to get through 10,000 steps a day
and now that it's not working I don't want to walk anywhere
I'm over it
So we've reached the end of our 30 day challenge
How'd you finish up here in the last week?
Disastrous
My last week was good
I made almost 20,000 steps
probably five days a week
My average for the month was 11,000 a day
Well I kind of stepped up 3,000 steps a day
I think my average is about 7,000
I think my average was about 8,000
That's probably twice as much as it was!
Prior to this, yeah
Yeah definitely
I think I gained weight on this challenge
Oh, I'm sure I did
and that kind of upset me and was probably
part of the reason I just blew it on the last day
I still lost a pound
I gained weight!
last day I still left it bound I gained
It must be from walking to
get snacks or because I traded my
workouts for long walks
instead I gained half a pound okay but I
did lose on my waist and I lost body fat
so maybe I gained muscle
I think my body fat was about the same
and I did lose an inch
What advice would you give to someone who wanted to attempt 10,00 steps a day?
I think if you have the time to do it
it'll be much easier
Get comfortable shoes
and be prepared to give up some social time
Also be mindful of your diet
because you will be snacking often
And get a good watch, something that can track your
steps accurately so you want to check it
every day and stay motivated
I think I was looking for more physical changes
throughout this challenge and that didn't happen
but I still really enjoyed it and I think I actually will
continue to try and be mindful about how
many steps I'm getting a day and try
hit closer to 10,000
I think it's a really interesting challenge to be more
mindful of how much you walk and also
what you put your time towards
Okay that marks the end of
our 10,000 steps a day challenge
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Comment below with anything else we should try for 30 days
and let us know if you have completed this challenge
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