I would walk 500 miles

Today I wore a pedometer.

I know that the recommended minimum number of steps is 10,000 a day. So I wanted to find out how many I'm doing at the moment to see how much I need to increase it by.

I'm delighted to find out that I've far exceeded that number. I'm currently on 18,000 steps, and still have a few hours of the day left.

I think because I've been wearing the pedometer I have been more aware of my activity level, and have taken more steps than I would otherwise. But even taking that into account, I think I'd be safely over the 10,000 mark on a normal day.

That's not through going to the gym or doing aerobics. Just normal pottering around plus going for a walk.

I've just checked the activity points values for this, and it's 8 points.

As long as I bank those points, rather than spend them on food, that could really help increase my weight loss and get me to goal more quickly.

I'm really pleased. I don't plan to wear the pedometer every day, as it's bulky under clothes, but wearing it now and then will help ensure I keep enough activity in my day to day life.