#10ksteps

[wool-f]

Wellness: Through & Through | Part Four: 10k Steps a Day

I'm sure you've seen the benefits and articles etc pop up over your social feeds or in the news going through all the health benefits of doing ten thousand steps daily. In this blog post I'll be covering only what I specifically have found to be beneficial for me. If you haven't already, watch this video on my YouTube channel where I go through all my thoughts on how doing ten thousand steps a day has helped me, or just keep reading if you prefer the written word! So without further ado, let's get into the nitty gritty of how I feel about the ten thousand steps a day trend. 

I'll be honest, this is another trend I wasn't sold on when I first started doing it. I thought: how could doing ten thousand steps in a day possibly change my life or benefit my health that much? I was already doing up to five thousand a day, and I had noticed very little difference in my body and health.

  I will say, I've whole heartedly converted now. I love doing my daily steps and there are so many reasons why.

I want to start by saying the physical health benefits of walking or running ten thousand steps a day are outweighed by the mental health benefits for me. Of course I'm sure there are specific benefits to our bodies for being active, but in my case I've found the difference truly to be mental rather than physical. 

The first benefit I have felt through getting in my steps is purely just feeling good and being outside. I always tend to get outside into a park or the streets surrounding my house to do my steps and I can't recommend this enough. There truly is something magical about feeling fresh air on your cheeks and the earth existing around us, it's like meditation in movement. I normally will listen to a podcast when I'm walking, or a playlist when I'm running, but sometimes I just like to free walk and listen to nature around me. One of the things I spoke a lot about in the video was that when you're doing a walk consistently, you get to see the world slowly change around you - this is something I absolutely love. I see the same birds and their babies once a year, and watch them grow; and the same trees that were so small when I first moved to the area are now growing and maturing around me. Being a part of nature reminds me that even though I often can't see it, I too am growing and changing daily too.

The second thing I really love about getting in my ten thousand steps a day is the way it slows my mind down. I often have so many thoughts running through my mind on a day to day basis that I often get overwhelmed. I've found that actively doing ten thousand steps a day and taking the time out to go for a walk has helped to slow that constant flow of thoughts. This is different from when I run, as my brain is only able to process one thought at a time, but walking slows it down significantly too.

The third thing I love about getting in ten thousand steps a day is the habitual nature of it. 

I know I have to make time for myself and the steps, therefore figuring out where I can do that in my day is like a fun daily tradition I have with myself. 

I am by nature quite habitual, so this is a huge thing for me. This sort of relates to being able to tick something easy off my to-do list, and therefore motivating me to get everything else done too. I function best when I'm busy and achieving things simultaneously, so being able to tick stuff off is really helpful to my motivation levels. 

The final thing I love about getting in ten thousand steps a day is that it forces me to move my body at least once in a mindful way. I get so caught up in my day-to-day life with working and socialising and all the other things that happen in our busy lives, that I often forget to give my body the opportunity to move around. Doing the ten thousand steps is a way that I can make sure that I am being active in myself and making sure I move my body and muscles to keep my body as healthy as possible for the future, and for my day to day life. It gives me a break away from my phone and laptop, and from the noise of responsibilities.

With that, I’m concluding week four of my experiment! Let me know if you’ve gotten onto 10k steps a day and how it’s made you feel down in the comments or over on my other socials. Can’t wait to check back in with you all next week with my sleep analysis! 

If you are joining me on this group science experiment, where I investigating what wellness truly means and how I am achieving it, both physically and mentally, welcome! Comment below any suggestions or trends you are seeing to do with wellness that you’re too afraid to try yourself - I will try them. Also let me know if you tried adding ten thousand steps a day into your routine because of this post or my video! I’d love to hear your feedback :)

If you want to follow along with this experiment with me on a daily basis, please follow my Instagram and TikTok accounts, I am much more active on there and will have little updates throughout the weeks that I am posting the videos.

Leave any comments down below or in my questions box, and we can chat!

As always thank you for being hear and reading my musings, all my love,

G xx

[theloulouge]

10K Steps & Counting

How often do you walk or run? I’m practically always on the go, and let me tell you, there’s a whole world of good stuff that comes with it. My main jam is hitting that 10k steps target – it’s like my personal mission to stay active. You know what’s cool? Running or walking can do wonders for your body. When the weather’s in my favor, I’m lacing up my running shoes and heading out for those…

[thebetterversion]

Task accomplished 😌 Crossed 10K steps today! #hotstepper #10ksteps #weightlosstransformation #weightloss #fattofit #healthifyme (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaTrapLorc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[444starvingg]

rules 💗:

20 hour fast everyday ish

stop eating at 6-8

start eating at 2(6pm) 3(7pm) 4(8pm)

water mostly

tea when hungry(only sweetener)

matcha in morning when not fasting

walks(normal route)

weight train 3-4xweek

incline 30mins 2.8-3.2speed(400c@ls)

7-10ksteps

[iloveme4444]

Ever since I’ve been walking 10ksteps and replacing my meals with iced coffee and Diet Coke I’ve lost so much weight.

[oliviasjourney]

Routine for 2 weeks holidays ⋆˚✿˖°

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Wakeup at 8:00 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 take a break 15:00 workout till 8:30 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 eat lunch till 15:30 get ready 9:00 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 take a walk till 16:00 eat breakfast 9:30 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 study till 17:30 take a walk till 10:00 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 take a break till 18:00 study till 11:30 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 eat dinner till 18:30 rest till 12:00 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 finish what i still have to do till 19:30 eat snack break till 12:30 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 rest till 20:00-20:30 take a walk till 13:00 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 workout till 21: 30 study till 14:30 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 be in bed at 22:00 Goals ⊹₊꒷︶꒷꒦‧₊˚⊹

1, drink 1,5L+ water 2, 10ksteps + 3, try to eat 50+ grams of protein 4, 10 hours of sleep 5, spend less time on my phone( computer allowed for studying only) 6, do yoga/muscle work/cardio Thank you a lot for reading :)) 〈〈═════»❣❤❣«═════〉〉

[smallsecretspace]

Okay today went well. It was my first rest day. And I came in bang on 66.4 this morning.

No workout but still 10ksteps min. Achieved both and was just under net cal with 80g protein.

Tomorrow kinda chaotic day too. I may workout in the evening if I’m not exhausted from therapy which I’m kinda super dreading if I’m honest.

My protien order should arrive tomorrow but I have a feeling it’ll come early next week instead.

I feel once I have it I can do the protein coffee with my oats in the morning and then do a protein bowl for afternoon snack/ sweet treat if I put some more frozen berry’s on. And continue on with my soups and salads for dinner. Itll take a bit of working around but I feel I can work it out to within my goal.

Basically I need to build muscle back and lose body fat asap and I also need to be able to fit into my clothes bc rn I am Regina George, stuck in sweats

[wewantmoredeboer]

Weigh in is 163 lbs

45 minutes again

1603 calories

10ksteps

10 knee push ups

30 sec plank

[pec4nt]

thursday

i have been fasting for 30h, planning on continuing until maybe 48h

walked 10ksteps

feeling proud, hopefully it shows on the scale too

[vjonathanalonso]

My Fat To Fit Journey -  Health and Fitness Motivation

www.MyFatToFit.com

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#healthyfoodchoice #nevermissaworkout #10ksteps #ketonz #slimmingworldmealideas #slimmingworldweighday #walkingforweightloss #100workouts #ketosweets #losingweightishard #ketobread #bodybybacon #momworkout #weightlossadvice #healthychoicesmatter #ketocarnivore #carnivoreketo #becomingabetterme #healthymealideas

[comingdownthepounds]

Feb 18, 2020

Haha I had to beat my boyfriend yesterday, and to do so I had to go above and beyond. It felt pretty nice to get 15k. However, today I’m gonna tired this cold it taking all my energy and my dance teacher made me dance, so most of today energy is gone. Time to curl up for a small nap and drink water.

PS. My boyfriend won’t win today.

[bluedesignwall]

It was a long but productive day. It is so nice going to work in the daylight. So nice I have been walking around the block before going in to the office just to enjoy the very fresh morning air and build up a nice little number of steps to start the day. Today the sun was shining again so I decided to take a walk through the Botanical Gardens at lunchtime. There was a game on at the adjoining school and the Haka was stopping people in their tracks as it rang out across the field. After work I had a podiatrists appointment and he took a look at my bike set up and thinks my leg/hip/bum pain is directly attributed to my bike seat being too high. Yay something I can fix. I'm off to do it now so here's hoping he is right.

[thedailyelliott]

Day 2867: Walking the dog, outsourced 🙌🏻 #walkthedog #getout #10ksteps #weekendvibes#thedailyelliott #chocolatelab #labrador #retriever #instadog #dogsofinstagram #doglovers #dogsofig #pets #instapets #ilovemydog #labrador_lovers #leipzigdogs https://www.instagram.com/p/B1TNAG_on46/?igshid=1ivkzjg2ae7ko

[livewellclinics]

As we age our protein requirements increase to higher than what we can optimise within in our diet, making a pure source of protein like BioPure Pea Protein the perfect addition to anyone’s day.

[maramacmahon]

That moment you hit your step goal mid-cheeto... . . . #fitbit #10ksteps #hotcheetos #flaminhotcheetos #sketchdaily #truestory https://www.instagram.com/p/Box7QT2BJPS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r00t8wljn18s

[lizdejesus23]

Going for a walk today. #10ksteps #walking https://www.instagram.com/p/BoOweQshLZA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18wutzgxdt9e