Walk 2000 miles in 2017

indesisiv

SG27 wrote: »

Actually are you counting all daily steps or going on specific walks using a GPS tracker. According to my phone I do around 1000miles a year just walking at walk. Then with stava I have 750 running so I nearly did it!

Personally whilst my watch does track steps I don't take much notice of them and only include my runs in my distance for the year. I usually run over 30 miles a week anyway.

Most people are just counting steps from walking though.

legoman62

I decided to try and cycle 6000 miles this year.

Never done it before, up to 5850 including today:rotfl:

Ilona

I don't have the time to commit to that, nor would I want to. I don't want my walking to become a chore and will stick at the level I am happy with. It will be another 1000 miles for me.

Good luck everyone.
Ilona

Mercedes55

I struggle to even do the 10,000 steps a day, had a Fitbit since end of December last year and so far have done 2,894,946 steps, 1,188.47 miles, 5,425 floors. I usually only manage around 7,000 steps a day!

bugslet

Jonbvn wrote: »

Great idea. I'm game.

If you are getting a fitbit, I would highly recommend myfitnesspal, since they play nice together.

I'm going to be MSE and stay with my pedometer, it's accurate ( I did a walk and the checked it by driving round:o).

SG27 wrote: »

Wow big target. You need to average 5.5miles per day! Just the time commitment alone will be tough!

I only checked my mileage from around June, but I have done around 1800 this year, so an increase of around 2-300 miles is not too much. I have four dogs, so unless I'm ill or the weather is truly awful, I'm going to be doing a fair amount anyway.

@Ilona I think all that matters is that is that it makes you try and get out. Thouggh I have four dogs, it's easy to say it doesn't matter and a run in the garden will do, so this kind of thing keeps me - and the dogs - on our collective toes!

bugslet

Mercedes55 wrote: »

I struggle to even do the 10,000 steps a day, had a Fitbit since end of December last year and so far have done 2,894,946 steps, 1,188.47 miles, 5,425 floors. I usually only manage around 7,000 steps a day!

But most people only do 3-4000 so 7000 is good:j

Another 3000 a day is only half an hour, so if you fancied challenging yourself is there some way you could those in? Either 3x10 minutes a day or one big walk to the shops. Of course it doesn't matter if you don't, you are still doing double the average of a sedentary person:D

Jonbvn

Ilona wrote: »

I don't have the time to commit to that, nor would I want to. I don't want my walking to become a chore and will stick at the level I am happy with. It will be another 1000 miles for me.

Good luck everyone.
Ilona

Do whatever is good for you. The key is that you are doing something, not sat on the sofa!

BTW, I will be counting all my steps from work, exercise & home, whatever I am doing.

JoseChungsDoomsday

count me in! should we set up a fitbit group or something to track ourselves?

PoorGuyNextDoor

2000 miles is loads!!!!! Do you guys really have the time for that? Might track mine for January and see how i get on.

Wizard_of_Id

Just spotted this, I have still been working on this years total

I am up for the 2000 miles, I already average over 30 miles a week so it should not be that difficult to acheive.

I use a TomTom Runner watch to keep track of my walking (I don't run) and it has kept me on course since I started using it back in June this year.
I get out twice a week at least with the Ramblers and most other days myself, I already keep my signature updated every week so nothing will change there (other than the title)