Walking 10,000 steps a day - A Checklist for How You Can Do It Pedometer Check! You must have a pedometer or step counter to track how many steps you take each day.
LOG STEPS? Check! You must have a line, computer-stored, or paper-based diary where you can record the total number of steps you take each day. An online journal (on a web page) or a stored log data (like a spreadsheet) has the advantage of fast calculation of averages and trends. But you can not beat the convenience of a printed newspaper, which may be essential for travel in remote locations or where you otherwise have no access to computers or the Internet.
Internal motivation? Check! You must be motivated within reach and sustain 10K steps / day. This motivation should include both what you want to move and abandon what you want - the carrot and the stick, if you want.
External motivation? Check! You must be reasoned out, too, to achieve your goal 10K-steps/day. external motivation can come from relatives, family, friends, coworkers, and a community walk (online or in a local group).
A good nutrition? Check! GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out. You must give your body the right fuel to support your search for your purpose 10K-steps/day.
Appropriate clothing? Check! You must wear the right clothes - come rain or shine or dark of night - to be safe, comfortable, efficient and wound up with your 10K / day.
Plan? Check! You must have a plan to achieve and maintain 10K steps / day. The best way to get a proper plan is to buy and follow a program 10K-steps/day.
Posted on March 2, 2010.
