The idea of aiming for10,000 stepsa day has been aroundsince 1964. It was actually popularized through a marketing campaign for the Tokyo Olympics, as the Japanese character for 10,000 bears resemblance to a person walking. This clever idea quickly caught on, and it’s still an extremely popular goal for people to have today. After all, walking can do wonders for your physical and mentalhealth!But if youdrivea car, work anoffice joband spend your evenings watching Netflix, it can be difficult to travel about 5 miles on foot during your daily routine. So one man recentlyaskedTikTok users to share creative tips and tricks for getting their steps in. We’ve gathered their best advice below, so lace up your sneakers and be sure to upvote the tactics you plan to try out! And keep reading to find a conversation withNavin KhoslafromNowPatient.This man invited viewers to share their best tips and tricks for getting 10,000 steps in a day@robelifedreamsDoing my 10k steps each day has been a life changing habit, I use it to listen to audio books so I get my learning in at the same time or to clear my mind and prioritise when I get caught up in ‘needing’ to do too many things#mindsetcoach#selflove#sobercurious#10kstepsaday#changeyourlife♬ UNSTOPPABLE EVENING - finetuneThis post may includeaffiliate links.
The idea of aiming for10,000 stepsa day has been aroundsince 1964. It was actually popularized through a marketing campaign for the Tokyo Olympics, as the Japanese character for 10,000 bears resemblance to a person walking. This clever idea quickly caught on, and it’s still an extremely popular goal for people to have today. After all, walking can do wonders for your physical and mentalhealth!
But if youdrivea car, work anoffice joband spend your evenings watching Netflix, it can be difficult to travel about 5 miles on foot during your daily routine. So one man recentlyaskedTikTok users to share creative tips and tricks for getting their steps in. We’ve gathered their best advice below, so lace up your sneakers and be sure to upvote the tactics you plan to try out! And keep reading to find a conversation withNavin KhoslafromNowPatient.
This man invited viewers to share their best tips and tricks for getting 10,000 steps in a day@robelifedreamsDoing my 10k steps each day has been a life changing habit, I use it to listen to audio books so I get my learning in at the same time or to clear my mind and prioritise when I get caught up in ‘needing’ to do too many things#mindsetcoach#selflove#sobercurious#10kstepsaday#changeyourlife♬ UNSTOPPABLE EVENING - finetune
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I quit my job that was a 45 min drive away & got a job a 45 min walk away!! Average 12k steps a day and saving 180 quid a month 🥰
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Find an amazing audiobook or podcast that you can only listen to while walking. Trust me you’re gonna wanna walk to finish it!!
To learn more about this topic, we reached out toNavin Khosla,NowPatient’s clinical safety officer (CSO), medical content reviewer, and registered pharmacist. He was kind enough to have a chat withBored Pandaand discuss some of the benefits of getting plenty of steps in every day.“Getting a lot of steps in every day can help improve both your physical and mental health,” the expert shared. “Physical benefits include helping to manage your weight, improving your fitness levels, strengthening your muscles and bones and improving the health of your cardiovascular system. Getting your steps in and walking can also help reduce stress levels, as well as improve your mood, both of which will help you get a better nights sleep.”
To learn more about this topic, we reached out toNavin Khosla,NowPatient’s clinical safety officer (CSO), medical content reviewer, and registered pharmacist. He was kind enough to have a chat withBored Pandaand discuss some of the benefits of getting plenty of steps in every day.
“Getting a lot of steps in every day can help improve both your physical and mental health,” the expert shared. “Physical benefits include helping to manage your weight, improving your fitness levels, strengthening your muscles and bones and improving the health of your cardiovascular system. Getting your steps in and walking can also help reduce stress levels, as well as improve your mood, both of which will help you get a better nights sleep.”
I imagine that my ex is following me and I need to keep walking to get away from him 😂
front load your steps! get as many in as you can at the start of the day
I find walking through a big woods etc helps
“In more recent years, however, studies have suggested that you may not need to walk 10,000 steps to benefit from walking, with some studies suggesting as low as 5000 steps would have the same benefit,” the expert continued. “The important thing is not to become too fixated on the number of steps. Rather, how many steps a person should take in a day will vary depending on their age, current fitness levels and health goals.”
I set up my own dog walking business and do 20-60k steps a day ✌🏻
Go out for a walk in one direction then when you get fed up you still have to walk all the way home
Lock your door, put your earphones and play music and just dance 🎶💃🎧
Next, we asked Navin for his advice on getting steps in. “There are a number of ways to sneak more steps into your day. These could include ideas such as walking the dog, taking a walk on your lunch break, leaving the car at home if you’re popping out to the local shops, taking the stairs rather than the lift, or joining a fitness club,” he shared. “Making those small lifestyle changes can make all the difference to your daily step count.”
I have a high energy dog lol
Do all your errands walking! If you are taking the bus, jump off earlier and walk the rest of the way, make walking your identity and be so consistent that it feels weird not walking one day
“Walking is a great way to help manage your physical and mental health and it’s a great way to meet people and make new friends,” Navin added. “Best of all, it’s free and won’t cost you a penny. You just need to make time.”
I do laps of my kitchen every morning to get at least 2000 in before I go about my day😂
walk on the spot when brushing teeth, waiting for water to boil
go browsing in the shops. go to big tesco
put on a good playlist and walk until the playlist ends
park further away from doors if using a car, get as much done early on, invest in an accurate counter, go the same route so ur familiar with flows of traffic/people, DONT have too much h2o 🚽😩🤣
I’ve never used an elevator in years
Get a walking pad!
Get a job as a home shopper in a supermarket 😂 I do 10-18k steps a day doing that.
I wfh and get them in (15k-ish)before I start; I go for a an hour jog outdoors at 5am and do the rest the hour before work on a walking pad 👌🏽💪🏽 sounds extreme but its not 😂
I pace watching tv, on my phone, blow drying my hair. All adds up.
I walk in a walking pad when watching football. I walk for the first half. Have a break for 15 and then do the second half.
On days off go for a 20 min walk after every meal
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Getting up for snacks 👏😂
I get up earlier to get 4000 steps in before I leave for work ( office job). It’s now become habit and I have 205 days of 10k steps or more x
don’t look at the time while walking/how long you’ve been walking for
I read my book on my walking pad
i work in hospitality so that’s over 10k just at work 😭
Go for a walk and call a friend
walk about an hour away from home then you’ll have another hour to walk back, stop taking short cuts, walk 30mins as soon as you get up
Put off sitting down for another 5 minutes. At work before sitting at my desk walk to the toilet and get a glass of water, before sitting down at home pick some bits up and vacuum. It adds up through the day
play golf
every hour walk around for like 5 minutes if you can spare, alongside the other walking you regularly do. walk to and from work if it’s doable
scrolling while walking, you won’t even notice passing of time
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