Hello 10,000

After about a year of retirement, I have dusted off my trusty pedometer, replaced the dead battery (the real reason it was retired in the first place - who has time to go find a small round battery and a screw driver?) and started tracking my steps once again. Some days, I just don't get enough exercise, plain and simple. Gym days, absolutely, I'm golden on my miles and exercise quota for the day. But those non-gym days? I seriously need a kick in the butt to get moving more often and more regularly.

So, I'm tracking my steps again. Just being aware of how much (or how little) I move, makes me contemplate ways to up my number of steps. Instead of cutting across the field at school, I'll take the longer walk way. Instead of calling someone, walk to their office. Little things add up and I'm aware of how my decisions affect my activity for the day. Plus, if I'm seriously behind in the daily 10,000 steps goal come dinner time, I know to skip out for a quick walk or even just walk in place while I watch one of my shows. Every little bit helps. This will help me keep my body moving, that way even if I don't go out on one of my long walks, I move around enough.

Starting out, Friday was an awesome day, logging 15,000 steps. A bit of a departure from my normal routine, I was in NYC for the day. I was worried that I wouldn't log many steps because I would be in a car, bus or cab for approximately 12 hours that day. But, I managed to do quite a bit of walking. Instead of immediately grabbing a cab, since I had some extra time before my appointment, I walked in the direction of where I was heading. Once I made it into Brooklyn, I walked around to find the place I needed to go, and then checked out the local area, shops, places to eat, etc. The real chunk of my steps that day came after my appointment. I would say half of the 15,000 steps came from walking around Brooklyn attempting to find a cab back to Manhattan. I had to laugh when I realized that the episode of "Sex and the City" in which Samantha discovers that even cabs don't go to Brooklyn was pretty much true. 

Thanks, Brooklyn. You helped me log some major steps!