Comments on: The Magic of 10,000 steps

By: Martin Nicholson

Martin Nicholson — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:16:43 +0000

I find the notion of walking 10,000 steps a day quite funny in the way it is universally accepted in non-English speaking countries like Japan. The Japan Health Promotion and Fitness Foundation otherwise known as The Kenko Nippon 21 Group recommends between 8000 and 8500 steps a day depending on gender. Living and working in Japan, I’ve come to realize how hard it can be to achieve this ‘bottom line.’ For people without access to public transportation not including the bus, the amount of time spent walking throughout the day is very little to say the least.

What do you say about taking the Kenko Nippon 21 “Walking Challenge?” Trying to take 8000 steps a day may be more realistic, don’t you think? (If only just a little)

By: Barbara Bowman Garber

Barbara Bowman Garber — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:03:06 +0000

I started with http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ and learned the proper way to eat … then I found Steps To Good Health https://www.facebook.com/groups/STGH1/ and learned how to walk my way healthy … then I bought the Fitbit Zip and linked it to my account at MyFitnessPal now the two work together to keep me on track and by the way … I’ve lost 54 pounds so far and want to lose about 10 more. You have all saved my life … Barb … age 62 … and YES I do walk a minimum of 10,000 steps each and every day.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:23:20 +0000

I’m 69 and have not weighed in the 130′s since I was in my 30′s!
The fitbit has really worked for me. My goal each day is 10,000 steps and now I am 22 lbs less.
Once I loose another 8-10 lbs I will probably maintain on the fitbit forever…

By: Maranda

Maranda — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:07:13 +0000

I work from home and still manage to log 6000-8000 through my normal routine… I guess having four kids helps! It doesn’t take too much effort to move that number up to 10 000. I like that fitbit has customizable goals. The last device I used kept putting my goal lower than my average, which is never going to help me lose weight.

Looking forward to receiving my fitbit!

By: Sunil

Sunil — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:14:07 +0000

I have a pretty desk-bound job and find that I don’t get more than 3-4,000 steps in a day without effort. I have found that I need to augment my regular activity with two 30-minute walks a day to get to 10,000.