I’ve been walking 10,000 steps each day — most days. It’s a personal goal that I’ve set for myself.
If you recently got a fitness tracker, then you are probably striving to meet that same daily goal, too.
Wondering how many steps make a mile?…
An average person has a stride length of approximately 2.1 to 2.5 feet. That means that it takes over 2,000 steps to walk 1 mile, and 10,000 steps would be almost 5 miles. A sedentary person may only average 1,000 to 3,000 steps a day. Source
Surprisingly, 10,000 steps a day is actually pretty easy to do, whether you have a desk job (like I do) or not.
As a full-time writer, I spend my entire workday behind a computer — which is really bad, because sitting all day is riskier for your health than many experts once thought. But I do carve out plenty of time virtually every day to get 10,000 steps in.
How do I do it?
Here are 10 of my favorite ways to achieve 10000 steps each day…
Read more: 10 Easy Ways To Walk 10,000 Steps A Day