Walking around town.. incidental miles.

For all my friends that don't want to post up on a treadmill all day - I don't blame you that sucks and is boring.  Get a pedometer (hey you might have one on your phone).  I find for my clients pedometers can be very helpful & encouraging for promoting activity.  Often we over estimate our activity level, "Oh, yeah I am running around work all day."  But then you check your trusty pedometer and your steps are less than 1,000 in a day.  Numbers don't lie.  Now I do not think most people mean to be deceptive.  Most just go into autopilot and have no anchoring to interpret their movement/activity level.  So check it out.  If your phone doesn't have one, you can buy one pretty cheap ($10-$20).  You can also get one that is pretty fancy and costs quite a bit (your choice, how many "bells & whistles" do you need!?).  I suggest get one off amazon, make sure it has many good reviews.  Once you become aware of your steps, it often becomes an addictive game to increase/improve.  I have had many clients tell me that at night they are close to a certain step count.   Maybe 3,000 maybe 5,000 (depends on the person) - but they are 100 or so steps short.  It's night time, their activity for the day is pretty much done.  But they want to achieve their number... so they find themselves pacing/circling the living room to get their steps in.  I think that's pretty cool.  Because had they not been aware of their steps for the day, or the fact that they want to achieve a certain step count - they'd probably be reclining on the couch.  My pedometer is on my phone, so if I don't throw it in my back pocket I don't measure my steps.  But I do try to measure at least 6,000 steps at least 3 weekdays; and I aim for 1 weekend day to exceed 6,000 steps.  Accumulated over 18,000 steps (10 miles) today. Walking the battlefield, walking the strip, & walking UP lone mountain.. So the moral of the story is - get your pedometer - throw it in your back pocket (they actually mostly "clip on") and go explore somewhere cool (both ambience & temperature, if you can).
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