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[Gunny]

Since this has become a workout thread more or less

Couple of things. @Kathianne. Been meaning to ask, you being the Fitbit expert:

You mentioned at some point getting your walk in early to get your 10K steps. Here's where I am confused: Do you get 10K off the top, before your daily steps? Or is that a 10K total for the day? Reason I ask is I average 12-13K per day, without going on a walk. Just chasing grandkids and their crap all over the house. Am I supposed to try and drag my rear end an additional 10K as a stand alone? If so, I don't think I'm going to make it

The other thing in general is I am currently transitioning from Olympic lifting back toward something more reasonable. I've gone about as far with the Oly lifting as I'm going to without sinking some serious money and gaining some serious weight, none of which my 64 years old joints are into. As it is, I've reached the point of beating myself up more than anything else. It's too high impact. Probably only lasted as long as I have because of a really hard head

Meanwhile, everything is FUBAR. Cut the more high impact lifts (like snatches) out and replaced with more conventional, lower-impact lifts. So I'm half where I was and halfway where I want to go with ZERO plan

[Kathianne]

Since this has become a workout thread more or less

Couple of things. @Kathianne. Been meaning to ask, you being the Fitbit expert:

You mentioned at some point getting your walk in early to get your 10K steps. Here's where I am confused: Do you get 10K off the top, before your daily steps? Or is that a 10K total for the day? Reason I ask is I average 12-13K per day, without going on a walk. Just chasing grandkids and their crap all over the house. Am I supposed to try and drag my rear end an additional 10K as a stand alone? If so, I don't think I'm going to make it

The other thing in general is I am currently transitioning from Olympic lifting back toward something more reasonable. I've gone about as far with the Oly lifting as I'm going to without sinking some serious money and gaining some serious weight, none of which my 64 years old joints are into. As it is, I've reached the point of beating myself up more than anything else. It's too high impact. Probably only lasted as long as I have because of a really hard head

Meanwhile, everything is FUBAR. Cut the more high impact lifts (like snatches) out and replaced with more conventional, lower-impact lifts. So I'm half where I was and halfway where I want to go with ZERO plan

Every day starts at 0 steps. You'd be fine. LOL! Hell, sounds like you're getting some aerobics thrown in for fun. Right now I'm just over 5k steps, was on rebounder for 20 min. Met a friend for breakfast, she was interviewing me for MS class in Ed. 'Handicapped person.' LOL!

[Gunny]

Every day starts at 0 steps. You'd be fine. LOL! Hell, sounds like you're getting some aerobics thrown in for fun. Right now I'm just over 5k steps, was on rebounder for 20 min. Met a friend for breakfast, she was interviewing me for MS class in Ed. 'Handicapped person.' LOL!

I'll go all day on 4-5k. Then "they" come home. I'll be at 12 by bedtime easy. On a bad day, over 15.

Flip side: I can work out with weights for 1 1/2 - 2 hours straight and get almost nothing. This thing is definitely geared toward steps as exercise.

[Kathianne]

I'll go all day on 4-5k. Then "they" come home. I'll be at 12 by bedtime easy. On a bad day, over 15.

Flip side: I can work out with weights for 1 1/2 - 2 hours straight and get almost nothing. This thing is definitely geared toward steps as exercise.

On days off I only hit 10k or better by effort. On days I work I do same as days off and end the day with 18-28k steps. Lots of work moving. Not aerobic, but for heart moving is most important and I do move.

[Gunny]

On days off I only hit 10k or better by effort. On days I work I do same as days off and end the day with 18-28k steps. Lots of work moving. Not aerobic, but for heart moving is most important and I do move.

My legs are dying at 18k. Never gone over 20k. I imagine I would be skinny as a rail if I did

I can't figure out what makes this fitbit tick. As mentioned, I can work out and nothing. But if I'm moving around in the house? Active zone minutes, steps. If I go to the grocery store it counts as a workout, but again, not the 2 hours of lifting. And it totally rips me off on stairs. I have to go up, down and back again to get one flight.

Anyway, I was just wondering as far as step count and if I was doing it wrong or something. If I went back to walking around the block a couple of times on top of the avg 12-1300, I'd probably be over 20 a day. I quit because I've had real trouble with my right calf especially cramping up halfway up the block. Bad enough that the usual gritting my teeth and bulling my way through it doesn't help. Tried a bunch of different shoes. That's when I got the idea maybe I was doing too much.

[Kathianne]

My legs are dying at 18k. Never gone over 20k. I imagine I would be skinny as a rail if I did

I can't figure out what makes this fitbit tick. As mentioned, I can work out and nothing. But if I'm moving around in the house? Active zone minutes, steps. If I go to the grocery store it counts as a workout, but again, not the 2 hours of lifting. And it totally rips me off on stairs. I have to go up, down and back again to get one flight.

Anyway, I was just wondering as far as step count and if I was doing it wrong or something. If I went back to walking around the block a couple of times on top of the avg 12-1300, I'd probably be over 20 a day. I quit because I've had real trouble with my right calf especially cramping up halfway up the block. Bad enough that the usual gritting my teeth and bulling my way through it doesn't help. Tried a bunch of different shoes. That's when I got the idea maybe I was doing too much.

Yep, I hear you on stairs. Only counts for 'up and down,' and let me tell you-even then doesn't count the 3 steps ladder I use at work. Needless to say, I can't reach high shelves, thus the cart. Days when I do lots of putting away freight or dropping top stuff down, doesn't count the stairs. Those are my 'lower step days' at work. All relative. Another weird anomaly on counting steps-if you're pushing a cart or stroller or whatever with both hands, it doesn't count the steps. Seems the measurement comes from both leg and arm swing.

Set your exercise to correct setting for weight lifting, etc.:

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Your instinct is correct. Non-step based activity is best recorded via a manual record. Your Charge has no other way of knowing that you movements are burning ...

[Kathianne]

My legs are dying at 18k. Never gone over 20k. I imagine I would be skinny as a rail if I did

I can't figure out what makes this fitbit tick. As mentioned, I can work out and nothing. But if I'm moving around in the house? Active zone minutes, steps. If I go to the grocery store it counts as a workout, but again, not the 2 hours of lifting. And it totally rips me off on stairs. I have to go up, down and back again to get one flight.

Anyway, I was just wondering as far as step count and if I was doing it wrong or something. If I went back to walking around the block a couple of times on top of the avg 12-1300, I'd probably be over 20 a day. I quit because I've had real trouble with my right calf especially cramping up halfway up the block. Bad enough that the usual gritting my teeth and bulling my way through it doesn't help. Tried a bunch of different shoes. That's when I got the idea maybe I was doing too much.

When it comes to aerobic, I'm really liking the rebounder. Then again, I focused on trampoline in gymnastic competition back when it was still part of high school competitions. Of course no flipping, just easy bouncing and speed for heart rate-It's definitely helping me get my heart rate up and resting rate lower. My arthritis can't take more demanding aerobic activities. Soon though I can swim outside again.

[SassyLady]

My Fitbit clocks me in at 4 miles if I walk 10,000 steps. When my gardener is here I can easily get 10,000+ because we are walking over a 12 acre property looking for cactus to transplant closer to the house proper.

And on my craft gair days I get 4-5 miles.

I don't focus on a minimum steps per day like I used to when I was trying to lose weight. My focus now is toning and balance. That balance thing is killing me. Too easy to fall.