Stepping

[mallyh]

I try to do 10000 steps or more a day but when the weather is bad I don't go out so bought a treadmill ,it came today and I did 10mins and am absolutely k@@@@@@@@.

[Old_Geezer]

:-) I'd like to get a fixed bike or treadmill, but nowhere to put it.
So instead I try to get 40 winks a day.

[marval]

Time to sit down with a nice cup of tea Mallyh.

Well done for all the steps you do.

[Patsy33]

Well done. You could have just ran up and down the stairs....

[mallyh]

not in my bungalow lol x

[Tilly2]

Mallyh, I was reading about the 10000 steps the other day. Apparently, the advice now is to do 3 seperate sessions of 10 minutes of intense power walking.
Seemingly, the 10000 steps is just a random number with no medical significance.
I will concede though that doing 10000 steps a day, if you can manage it is a wonderful way to lose weight and tone up those muscles.

Can you slow down your treadmill a bit, until you've got used to using it?

[Patsy33]

^^^^
I had a feeling you'd say that Mallyh :-)

[mallyh]

the treadmill is on the lowest speed but it has a slight incline ,couldn't believe how hard it was ,I thought after doing 10000 everyday it would be a doddle .thanks for the info abut 10min walks xx

[Tilly2]

I am just sorry that I cannot remember where I read it, Mallyh.

[Tilly2]

Found it.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/03/watch-your-step-why-the-10000-daily-goal-is-built-on-bad-science

[Tilly2]

Then this one.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061

[mallyh]

thankyou Tilly interesting reading x