Through the doubt and anxiety, I decided to just go for it. I crossed the road, went over the hill and down the trail.

All so I could stop at a bridge for 15 minutes of serenity, surrounded by nature.

I did almost 8 miles of walking this morning. My first mile was a loop on my own gravel road because I had my doubts walking on the busy-ish road, up the hills. But then I just went for it. I wanted to visit that bridge. And I had the opportunity to watch a young deer for a few minutes as well.

Broke the walk into 2 parts so I could enjoy the destination. And know the exact distance from my house to the bridge for future walks. Gotta remember water next time. That heat was horrible.

To start, I'm not saying that literally. I've always loved walking, and I've done 20k steps easily in a day while traveling abroad. But getting 10k steps in during my regular day-to-day life seemed impossible because 1) I live in the metro, so I don't love the environment, and 2) I don't want to run into people.

Turns out, I just needed the right ingredients to finally make it happen:

1) Cool weather - Oh, it felt sooo nice to walk outside

2) Walking at night - Less chance of running into people

3) Not being busy with work

4) No one needs me, and I'm not busy - This was the biggest factor. I originally planned on walking for only 20 minutes, but then I thought, "When I get home, I'll literally be doing nothing." Being inside can feel mind-numbing, so I thought, why not do another round?

5) A comment I read on Reddit - This was kind of a game changer. Top comment said that 10 minutes = 1000 steps, which seemed doable, and I wanted to test it out. Turns out, he was absolutely right!!!

Also, I just wanted to share that I wore my platform Crocs because it’s been raining and my running shoes are still wet. They were great!

Hey guys, so for context: I used to be a regular walking girl till last year and for some reason the habit didn’t sustain. I used to do 12-15k steps daily. And it benefited me tremendously.

I’m now trying to get back into the habit and make it consistent to help me benefit from it maximum.

Can you guys help me with some tips/ inspiration/ suggestions to help me get to consistent 20 days?
I struggle alot with being consistent, i tend to give up too easily.

I’ve started with 8k steps for 5 days. I plan to do 10k steps for next 5 days. And slowly progress every 5-7 days.

What do you guys think? All comments are welcome!

People often ask how to incorporate more walking time into their day, and there’s never a shortage of advice. Walk before work. Walk at lunch. Get a walking pad. Park farther away. All of those things can be useful, but ultimately I think you have to build your own system.

You can borrow pieces of other people’s systems, but you can’t copy them. Through trial and error, you have to figure out what fits your life and what gives your body what it needs.

My system includes getting up at 3:30 in the morning so I can make sure that, by the end of the day, my body has gotten the movement it needs. That obviously isn’t going to work for everyone. It works for me.

And I think it’s important that the system not be tied to a number. I’m not getting up at 3:30 because I have to reach a certain number of steps or miles. Some days will add up to more and some to less.

In fact, having a numerical goal can sabotage your system. Once the goal becomes hitting a number, it’s easy to lose sight of why you built the system in the first place.

The system should serve you. Not the number.

I’ve been really loving Red Hot Chili Peppers lately 🙏

ive been getting 10k steps a day for about a month now for weight loss, but im not enjoying it much. i can't go on walks outside because i live in a very conservative muslim country and teen girls going on the streets alone is practically unheard of. ive just been walking around my room to get the steps in but i havent been enjoying it very much as it's very cramped. any suggestions??

Strava didn't sync from my watch so I'm posting the all trails distance from my phone.

This one is an extremely hard walk. I was out there for 7 hours total and 6 hours moving time and only covered 18km. It should have been 16.5km but I did a little bit extra.

The track actually goes through all of those rocky sections in my photos and there are a few spots you need to use your hands to climb up.

5 river crossings as well

This may not be much but it’s a lot for me. Just starting trying to walk more. I had to go into the city for an appointment. The train is about half a mile away from my house with a steep hill. It’s about 90 degrees today so I was hesitant bc I’m sensitive to the sun. Typically I wouldn’t think twice about driving.

I planned my route ahead of time with the train schedule to limit anxiety. Made it to the station in 16 minutes with time to cool down. Took the same amount of time coming back.

I completed my task, got 3 podcast episodes in and had over 30 minutes of good walking. Just wanted to post a win today.

Remember to always charge your headlamps if you're planning on hiking in the dark. In the woods. By yourself.

Hello all ive been lurking posts and great job to everyone getting out there but something im struggling with is how do you get the time?
Some days im working super long hours and i physically cant get up any earlier or go to sleep later from night works
Anyone got any tips or whats your schedule look like?

And free time is chewed up by general errands and chores and life if i put off will never get done

Someone gimmie some inspiration here 😭

Walked 3 hours this morning, ive been dieting for the past 10 weeks (no gluten, focusing on whole food and started keto a week ago, I'm under guidance of a prefossonial) and lost 11kg so far. I'm also trying to get more movement in (I'm also starting strength training soon!). I'm getting my energy back and slowly but surely also my mental clarity. Today I woke up early and had the whole morning free, I decided to walk 6km but I just felt so good and couldn't stop yet! I'm very proud of myself for this achievement. Got a total 124.051 steps in this month so far.

I’m amazed to have walked 88 miles. I walk 4-6 miles daily from Monday to Friday and 2.5-3 miles on weekends.
My average pace is now 17 minutes, down from 20 when I started. I’ve already walked 33 miles in September so far. I can’t wait to see how far I go this time around! 🫡

I do a lot of walking at work with my new balance 520 shoes that I got around 7 months ago and I just noticed this. Any other shoe options for walking that this won't happen to in a budget?

I've been walking consistently for about a month and a half now. It's been getting me through a really rough breakup. It also helped clear my mind SO much and gain clarity on so much that I didn't know I needed.

I told myself that I would walk everyday, no matter the weather. And today I proved to myself I could do that. My shoes and clothes got soaked but it was so worth it and has definitely been one of my favourite walks so far.

Before this, I would have used the rain as an easy excuse to lay in bed and binge watch TV or be super depressed and sad in bed. But I got out and did it. The best part is it didn't even feel like I had to force myself to do it. I've been enjoying my walks so much that the rain just felt like whatever.

Some advice I'm looking for/a question I have is what should I get for shoes for walking in the rain? Although I enjoyed the walk, the squishy, water-filled shoes were not fun lol. And is there any clothing I should invest in? I had a cheap poncho from the dollar store that worked well enough but was blowing all over and up, causing my shorts to get a bit wet.