My Story with 10,000-Step Practice
Whoever invented this Step rule of 10,000 Steps a day? And does it occur to you that we could be doing these 10,000 steps without knowing it? After all, we sometimes walk around with our phones. But how accurate is the 10,000 Step rule? Are these 10,000 Steps contributing to weight loss?
My Story with 10,000-Step Practice
Below is my experience with 10,000 steps of practice.
Staying Fit and physically active has contributed immensely to physical health. For example, regular physical activity can reduce the risk of death and cardiovascular diseases, so when we don’t move our body, we could be at risk of Cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases.
As a Nurse trainee in Ambulatory care, I had a list of patients, and my job was to go to their homes and offer medical care services to them. Unfortunately, my patients don’t live close to each other, and I was also not provided a car. The worst of it all is meeting the schedule of the patient. Unfortunately, due to public transport delays and sometimes not coming, I walk most of the time, thanks to Google Maps. My objective then was not to keep fit or weight-loss. I only wanted to take the shortest path to get to my patients on time and meet the deadline.
Little did I know I was using one stone to kill two birds. I would do 400 hours on that particular section of my training. Yes, I completed 400 hours of walking daily from Monday to Friday. It was a good time. I did not see any weight change because when I came home, I ate according to how I felt then, and the next thing was going to bed. However, I wasn’t seeing it as a means to lose weight. But I still felt so good and ready with so much strength to face the next day.
10,000. Steps require us to put in more work in addition to it, like eating healthy and other physical activities that could contribute to better health. Just doing 10,000 steps and returning home to fill those lost calories does not help us lose weight. Hence, we do 10,000 steps or even more without seeing results.
The idea is to make it a goal and realize it. On a typical working day, I do more than 10,000 a day due to the nature of my job. Still, on getting home, I reload like a glutton- eating back according to how I am feeling and next going to bed.
Walking is a form of body movement allowing bones and muscles to do their job. It is a cheaper and easier way to lose weight and stay fit. You beat Obesity, Diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular issues, Hi-Blood Pressure and Depression.
People with issues of getting exercise can take advantage of this step practice. As we walk, it counts, calories reduce, our body moves, and blood flows, helping the person to prevent health problems like the ones mentioned above.
How to Incorporate Walking into Our Daily Routine
There are so many ways you can take advantage of the 10,000 steps a day practice, so it doesn’t mean just concentrating on walking, instead that you integrate all your daily activities and making some changes- like taking the dog for a walk, instead of sitting in a place watching a movie, go for a walk, instead of sitting in your office sending emails to a colleague, walk to your colleague, walk around while waiting for the bus or train, get off the bus a stop earlier and pace yourself to your destination, Take the stairs instead of the elevator. All these can contribute immensely to your achieving your goal.
In conclusion, I love the experience. Now, I don’t do 10,000; instead, I do 6,000 to 8,000 a day, depending on what I have planned that day; in addition, I am also hitting the gym to lose those pounds and keep fit. It helped me in the past, but I never took advantage of it and always reloaded and fell back. It is excellent to take advantage of, especially for people with a tight schedule. It does help, and I do it with my fitness routine and balanced healthy Nutrition.
