How Many Steps Do You Do a Day?

SnowDragon on 11/03/2020 - 07:50
Last edited 12/03/2020 - 10:13

Just curious how many steps you guys tend to average a day.

I've had a mi band for a couple of years ago and working in an office all day means I don't really ever get enough steps.
An average day (including walking to the gym) was around 3-4k steps which isn't ideal.

This year I committed myself to 8000 a day. So far I am on a 71 day streak according to Mi Fit. It also tells me I am ahead of 35% of users.

So that's why I'm asking. How can walk so much and only be ahead of 35% of users. Unless people have their goals on their bands set very low, or other users have jobs where they are out and about.

A friend of mine works at woolies and she said it would be rare to be under 20k steps for the day.

If you do vote for >20k could you please elaborate how.

Cheers.

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  • 4
    1000-4000
  • 13
    4000-8000
  • 37
    8000-12000
  • 12
    12000-16000
  • 3
    16000-20000
  • 6
    >20000
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  • CheapskateQueen on 11/03/2020 - 08:10
    +1

    20k is a lot for a work day without accounting for exercise and is definitely indicative of someone who is on their feet all day for work.

    You really need to go for a stroll at lunch to get your steps up. 4000 steps on average tells me you live very close to a station/ bus or drive to work. You should consider walking to the next stop at least once or both ways.If driving it's really tough and you really need to make an effort for lunch walks. I was driving to work for a long while due to injury and without a lot of extra effort, I'd also be 5-6k steps not accounting for exercise.

    I hit 20k+ on days I do a run at lunch which I aim for 2-3 times a week.

    • SnowDragon on 11/03/2020 - 08:25

      I ride 2-3 days the 15km commute to work but doesn't count as steps unfortunately. Counts as fitness though!

      I have started going for short strolls every other hour which builds the steps steadily. Really depends how busy it is in the office though.

      • CheapskateQueen on 11/03/2020 - 20:04

        with a 15k ride to start the day, you're doing great! that'll do you better than an average stroll to the station anyway!

        I'd say 5k of my steps comes from the walk to/from station. Not sure I'd ever get to 10k during work day without it, without an extra walk after work. Sometimes is my steps are below 10k I'll walk to WW which is 10 mins away, just for the steps and grab some groceries. Not sure if that's an option, but if you have a significant other, maybe take them with you to not "lose" the time

  • garminator on 11/03/2020 - 08:29
    +3

    Marathon training, in the last 4 weeks my average is 20396. Sundays I often do in excess of 30000.

  • skid on 11/03/2020 - 08:33
    +1

    People who wear and track with fitness bands tend to have higher step counts. If you can exceed 10k steps a day, I'm sure you'll be ahead of 50% of users.

  • Austaurean on 11/03/2020 - 08:49

    My Samsung Frontier says im in the top 9% of my age group and top 5% of all users, Samsung Health.
    I very rarely do not make 10k, generally hit 12k, some days when we do a bit more (weekends) I will hit 12 to 15k.
    example: last w/e I did over 14k each day, my best day has been 25805, but that was in 2018.

  • c64 on 11/03/2020 - 09:06
    +1

    let's see …

    wake up, walk to toilet, walk to fridge, walk back to bed.
    repeat noon, evening and midnight.

    i'm guessing about 100

    • djones145 on 11/03/2020 - 12:14

      damn cardio junkie
      I have my kitchen set up next to my bed, wear a.nappy and didnt register a single step yesterday

      watched netflix.all day

  • Archi on 11/03/2020 - 09:08
    +1

    my 6 year old daughter does about 15k steps a day. well that's what her fitness tracker tells her when she is sitting on the couch watching cartoons and swinging her arm

  • crashloaded on 11/03/2020 - 09:14
    +2

    A sh!tload on that stepping machine at the gym, it's one of my favourite cardio machines.

  • jjjaar on 11/03/2020 - 09:46

    I hit about 8k just in doing my daily things. Office worker, but also PT catcher.

    On weekends I’d be lucky to get 4k if I’m doing nothing.

    But I like to hit at least 10 so I try and go for a 20-30 min walk on workdays to get it up, and an hour+ walk on weekends.

    • tks1432 on 11/03/2020 - 10:30

      I'm the same; office worker, about 8k and catches the public transport. To get 8k I go for a walk during lunch break.
      Over the weekend I barely do 4k

      • jjjaar on 11/03/2020 - 11:40

        Are… are you me?

  • Domingo on 11/03/2020 - 09:50

    I averaged 22k per day during a step challenge last September. Mostly achieved this by:

    • walking to and from work (4.5km, ~50-55 mins, 6k steps each way)
    • if buying lunch, intentionally buying it from 2-3 blocks away to get further steps
    • going for a walk/run after work
    • generally being active on weekends, such as walking to the market/super market rather than driving, walking to the gym (only did strength work), walking to other events/shopping places rather than driving or taking PT - really just walking lots.

    Bonus was I fixed my diet up a bit and lost around 9kg from mid august to end of October, with walking making up a pretty decent part of that.

  • Diji1 on 11/03/2020 - 09:54
    -6

    This is pointless given you are using a wildly innaccurate measuring device.

    And getting neurotic about doing almost no exercise is silly.

  • serpserpserp on 11/03/2020 - 10:15

    A few.

  • DarthAntz on 11/03/2020 - 10:42
    +3

    A friend lost 20kg maintaining over 10k steps a day.

    I work with some behemoth americans that do around 300 steps a day, rarely leaving the house.

    • arkie0 on 11/03/2020 - 11:35
      +1

      I can vouch for this, 6k up to 10k is the equivalent of a 30 minute walk everyday.

      Might not sound like a lot to some but for someone who is very sedentary and has put on weight, 30 min a day walk is a big change.

      • DarthAntz on 11/03/2020 - 11:53

        I did the 10k steps a day for a short time, but feel like a one hour gym session burns a similar amount of calories and can bring about that big change. Consistency is key.
        Best case is to do both.

  • Ozzie15 on 11/03/2020 - 10:51

    13K on average daily
    A mix of work and gym to lose 15KGs in next 6 months
    Change little habits to achieve steps goal faster like take stairs instead of elevators, park your car at the end of the car park, take smaller water bottle at work so you have to fill it up every now n then which means more steps etc

  • scotty on 11/03/2020 - 10:54
    -1

    For those of us who work from home — I can hardly hit 2k steps / day if I don't intentionally go out and do exercise.

  • twww on 11/03/2020 - 11:07

    At work, 14 to 20k.

  • dylanando on 11/03/2020 - 11:12

    I do just under 20k at work and 20 steps on day off.

  • djones145 on 11/03/2020 - 12:15

    went to hawaii in november and was averaging 20k a day lol, while carry a toddler

    lost 5kg during that trip lol

    • SnowDragon on 11/03/2020 - 12:22

      Probably also spent 5k given the exchange rate atm.

  • Piranha2004 on 11/03/2020 - 12:41

    It varies for me. During cricket season, I was averaging 15k+ on training days and 20k+ on game days (highest ever was shy of 40k). Normal work days are around 8-10k (IT desk job). My current streak is 197d straight (8k steps goal).

  • brad1-8tsi on 11/03/2020 - 15:10

    Anomolies of fitness trackers I have discovered:

    Driving on the bumpy road between Cobar and Broken Hill will give you around 4000 steps while never leaving the car.

    Tossing off will add approx 1000 steps.

    • Archi on 11/03/2020 - 15:12
      +1

      Tossing off will add approx 1000 steps

      YMMV

      • brad1-8tsi on 11/03/2020 - 15:13

        Indeed. Depends on what you are watching and how long between drinks

    • SnowDragon on 11/03/2020 - 15:34

      A good hour of Beat Saber on expert will yield roughly 4-6k steps.

      That's how I supplement the rainy days. I also walk around the office underground car park as well which people find a bit odd.

  • GangGang on 11/03/2020 - 18:02

    I do 25,000+. I work in manufacturing and it all comes from that. When I exercised, I would get around 30,000.

  • OzHunterNSW on 12/03/2020 - 10:00

    How many pushup can you do. I do 100 (in a set) per day… and I am 60

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