10,000 Steps

I achieved my goal of walking 10,000 steps every day this week.  I've been wearing a pedometer for quite a few months and counting my steps and miles. I find the pedometer really does motivate me to achieve a certain number.  I've been averaging about 8,000 - 9,000 steps a day but this week I wanted to up my goal.  My goal was therefore to walk 10,000 steps every day.   And I did it!

It feels good to have done it - now for 9 days continuously.  It's 3pm Saturday afternoon - so I still have another 7 hours today to get in a few more steps but after a long walk today, maybe there won't be that many more!   Here my are daily totals starting today:

• Saturday - 17,500 steps
• Friday - 10,668 steps
• Thursday - 11,708 steps
• Wednesday - 10,244 steps
• Tuesday - 10,261 steps
• Monday - 12,178 steps
• Sunday - 10,524 steps

That is equivalent to over 40 miles in one week! I feel pleased with myself :-D

Looking at the goal I set and comparing it with my previous blog post, it fits all the criteria. 

a) It was specific - 10,000 steps a day; 

b) It was measurable - I used a Fitbit (I'll tell you more about that in another post, but it's basically a sophisticated pedometer!) to measure the steps; 

c) It was realistic and safe - I had already been walking in the range of 8,000 - 9,000 steps a day; 

d) It had a reasonable time allotment - one week; 

e) I documented my goal and saw it written down frequently by using the computer dashboard for the Fitbit; 

f) I told my hubby about it - and he joined me on many of the walks.

I'm going to keep it up!

So how was your week? Did you achieve any of your goals?  How about setting yourself one for this coming week - using the above criteria?