Most of us do not walk enough. We drive everywhere and sit down when we get there. We have food delivered and spend most of our days stationary. It's crazy to think that I have to make a conscious decision to get up and walk. But, I do. I have to remind myself to move. I have to choose do get up off my butt and just do it! I bought a pedometer a few days ago and today finally took it out of the package. Why do I do this? Why put off the things that are easiest and jump feet first into the difficult? First it was the water bottle, then the pedometer...starting to recognize a pattern here? I'm seeing the behavior now, and hopefully by staying mindful I will be able to stop doing things like purchasing something that should help me, and then waiting to use it. I could have been recording my steps for three days already! I could be well on the way to seeing how much more effort I need to make in order to walk enough each day.
Today, with a 9 hour training, I walked 5220 steps while wearing the pedometer. I took it off when I changed out of my work clothes and forgot to put it back on, so I won't have a perfect recording. However this is a good indicator of what my days will look like for the next week if I don't supplement by walking before or after work. Luckily for me, I will be dog sitting for the next week so it will be built in. Because my days are so long, I will be taking her out in the morning and then again when I get home at night. No worries, she will be taken out mid-day as well. I'm nearly 5000 steps short of where I should be each day. My feet hurt already, I can't imagine walking more, but I know I can do it if I keep trying.
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