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redchill101 t1_irwknxt wrote

Reply to comment by Bloodymike in Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder by Wagamaga

Same here. Not all the problems listed but sleep, digestion, heart and weight issues. I usually achieve the 12000 in one single burst of about an hour or so. Problem is the rest of the time im sedentary and drinking too much beer. I guess it's like 1 step forward and 3 steps back.

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Local_Legend t1_irxb0n5 wrote

Huh? Are you running? A 23 minute dog walk gets me 1500 steps. Granted I’m walking and picking up after my dogs, but 12000 in one hour doesn’t sound right unless you’re sprinting. That’s 200 steps per minute (3.33 steps per second) for an hour straight…

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redchill101 t1_irzmvb1 wrote

Not running but a pretty fast walk for about 80 or 90 mins.

Edit: I am former infantry, so when I "go for a walk" for my health I am usually keeping a fast march/hump pace. Muscle memory is still there, just that the years have caught up. Haven't been regularly working out for many years now, but after 50 I gotta start something before it's just too late.

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