Invest in a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps each day. You’ll be surprised how many steps a mom can take just running around the house, but if you’re going to reach 10,000, you’ll need to take a walk outside for sure. This is good motivation to get some fresh air.
Both Whitney and I enjoy tracking things and counting steps has become an on and off obsession over the past year. One day, I called her and said something ridiculous like, “I hope you don’t want to do anything with me before Baby Brigade because I walked 17,000 steps today so I’ll be on the couch.” Being in the middle of my maternity leave, I thought this was a totally normal thing to say.
Whit recommends the Omron pedometer (pictured) because it has a memory function that lets you look at the past 7 days worth of data. Additionally, it tracks both your total daily steps and your aerobic steps, or those that were part of a 10 minute or more walk. More fun with data!
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This is a great idea! I did this last month and was surprised to find I almost hit 10,000 steps every day.
Sweet! i got a pedometer for xmas and this post reminded me that I gotta get that out.
I got a new pedometer for my Nintendo DS and it had me aiming toward 3,000 steps a day. I need to aim higher I guess.