How Many Steps I Get
Walking is always a big topic of conversation at GAIN but lately it’s been on peoples’ minds even more. Each time I feel like we’re talking about it too much, someone mentions to us that they learned something new or had never considered a perspective before.
I wear a Garmin running watch. It tracks my steps each day and I rarely take it off. The benefit of wearing something like this isn’t just the day to day step count, but more importantly the ability to look back and spot treads. The longer you wear it, the better information you’ll gather.
Below is my step count for the past 14 days and what I did that day. I try to build walking in throughout the day. Park far away, use it as a way to warm up for training, especially running or early in the morning, and most definitely as a way to get Elliot to burn some energy. If you don’t get this many steps, don’t feel discouraged. Instead of making you feel bad, I hope to show you what you can do by being deliberate.
If you want to up your step count, figure out what your average is and add a couple thousand more. You can get that done in just one short walk.
Tuesday April 11 - 13,228
A big day of steps, mostly due to my first trail run since September. I also parked a quarter mile away from the UPS store in downtown Dover to send a package.
Wednesday April 12 - 10,235
A work out with a lot of farmer’s carries and a 1.5 mile hike with Nolan.
Thursday April 13 - 13,382
A sprint workout on the treadmill consisting of 3000m, grocery shopping, lots of chores around the house and a walk with Nolan.
Friday April 14 - 6,677
Lots of computer work and driving, coached two classes and a 20 minute workout in the afternoon.
Saturday April 15 - 15,890
Beautiful weather Saturday and this was all just from chasing Elliot around. We went on a 1.7 mile hike, 3-4 small walks and stayed outside the whole day. I did some mobility work in the morning, otherwise no training.
Sunday April 16 - 11,044
Some walking and running on the treadmill as a warm up to a bench press workout. Another nice day outside running around with Elliot. We did a shorter 1.3 mile hike.
Monday April 17 - 7,830
Busy computer day with lots of sitting and driving. Training was a short session of back squats.
Tuesday April 18 - 12,333
3.5 mile trail run, coaching and Elliot was really into “chase me” that night.
Wednesday April 19 - 13,541
A big training day. Mobility and moving around in the morning, deadlifts later in the morning and a short sprint workout in on the treadmill with lots of walking and jogging to warm up and cool down.
Thursday April 20 - 11,159
Morning mobility session and a lift in the afternoon. Grocery shopping and some work around the house.
Friday April 21 - 21,840
An outlier day. A long trail run of around 8 miles, plus coaching, and Elliot chasing.
Saturday April 22 - 10,937
Not much training today but lots of moving around.
Sunday April 23 - 5,504
Gave the body some rest after a lot of moving around for two weeks.
Couple things to note when I look at this data. These 14 days coincided with the nicest weather we’ve had and with me getting back out of the trails, both which pad these stats a bit. My activity level is usually higher in the summer months though due to more time outside. If you need more walking and movement in your life, It’s a great time of year to start building a new habit and taking advantage of nicer weather.
Justin Miner
@justinminergain
