Pedals, Running and Pedometer Steps

Just as counting pedometer steps is an effective way to achieve walking for weight loss daily steps targets, having a purpose for walking can create another motivator for achieving your goals.

Weight loss or good health and a long life are wonderful goals however it is a good practice to have additional reasons for counting pedometer steps which makes it an easy way for you to exercise effectively, and consequently lose weight. Your motivation is high when you have a goal. Two or three goals are even better!

If you have a life threatening or distressing reason for walking for weight loss, this can be enough, but build in safe guards with other motivating goals of a less serious nature, by mentally rewarding yourself. It is better is to have a goal which motivates you daily to use your pedometer. This can be a fun or personal interest goal.

Examples are:

Join a sport or interest which has a training program- football, dance, tennis etc. Every competitive activity benefits from Practice. Do the training sessions or something else every day.

Make an agreement with a group or friend to achieve a goal which includes walking- two English friends agreed to walk every street in Midland.

Take your dog for a run during its regular walk unless you are tramping for many miles. Daily walks of small or older dogs can be strolls so make sure you pick an activity which genuinely counts as exercise. Volunteer to walk dogs for elderly neighbours.

Cut the grass, garden and walk the perimeter of your property- check on what needs doing and do it. Weeding, fencing, watering, digging.

Make a project of keeping the street clean of rubbish.

Make a goal of greeting fellow walkers- today talk to 1 other person. tomorrow go for 2. If you didn’t reach the goal it rolls over until the next day. Once you reach a limit say you only meet 5 other people during the walk, change the goal. See if you can get the other person to say ‘red’ or some other specific word.

If you like the idea of Purposeful Pedometer Steps but at this point have no goal- make that your goal: I want to find a pedometer steps project!