15 Tips to Increase Your Step Count to 10,000 Steps a Day

Tips to Increase Step Count

New York City is obviously a walking city, but even New Yorkers can plateau, when it comes to walking.  Health and Fitness experts say that the minimum number of steps you should walk everyday is 10,000 steps,  which I do easily, but my mission is to increase it to 20,000 steps per day.

I know everyone can’t get to the gym everyday or even can afford it these days but as they say, walking is free, so here are 15 tips to increase the number of steps you walk every day.

1. If you don’t have a pedometer, buy one so you can use it to track your steps.

2. Keep a journal and track your daily increase. Remember the goal is 10,000 steps a day.

Increasing Steps at Work 

3. Go for walk at lunch time and on your breaks. Set a reminder on your calendar

4. Replace a coffee break with a brisk 10 minute walk, don’t want to go alone, ask a co-worker to go with you

5. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, even if you work in a 3 story building you can take the stairs

6. Find a new restroom, copy machine or water fountain on another floor or even the other side of the floor

7. Get off the bus, subway or train earlier than usual and walk the rest of the way home/work

8. Park your car as far away from your company entrance

9. Try a new walking route from work or home to add variety to your daily walk

Increasing Steps at Home 

10. Wake up half an hour early and go for a walk

11. Stand up an march in place or walk around during commercials

12. Have someone hide the remote and walk to the TV to change channels

13. After dinner, take a walk around the neighborhood. Bring your spouse and/or kids, it’s a great time to reconnect and bond.

14. If you are going to dinner, park far away or leave early and take a longer route to get there

15. Visit and walk local trails, the mall, farmers market or museums.

Besides walking we have some tips on how to stay healthy during your vacation.

Happy Walking!!