Category: Walking Updates

Step Update for week 4 of 2018, 22nd January 2018 to 28th January 2018.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,279	15,000
Tuesday	15,226	15,000
Wednesday	16,901	15,000
Thursday	16,651	15,000
Friday	15,695	15,000
Saturday	17,457	15,000
Sunday	15,335	15,000
Total	112,544	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Saturday with a total of 17,457 steps, while the lowest day was Tuesday with 15,226 steps.

The total steps for the week were 112,544 which works out to an average of 16,077 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 456,280 steps year to date.

Comments

Since last week my total for the week has dropped off a little bit. Some of this can be attributed to an increase in other exercises that I have been undertaking. Mainly in the form of getting on my bicycle and riding five out of seven days for a total of almost 72km. I am planning to continue the bike riding and will hopefully see an equilibrium establish over the coming weeks.

In saying the above I do like the idea of maintaining a more consistent walk over the days the of the week. Occasional spikes on one day are ok, but I do like being within that 1,000 steps just over the goal, instead of being way over every day. Working with these sort of goals is all about balance to ensure that other areas of life are not suffering as a result.

This Time Last Year

You can have a look at the full post from last year, Week 4, 2017, it does not contain commentary but the numbers are there.

The total steps for the week were 112,073 last year compared to 112,544 this year. While the average steps each day was 16,010 last year and this year it is 16,077. The year to date total was 484,971 last year compared to 456,280 this year. The year to date steps may have some variance does to the timing of the week in the year.

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Step Update for week 3 of 2018, 15th January 2018 to 21st January 2018.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,232	15,000
Tuesday	15,364	15,000
Wednesday	15,104	15,000
Thursday	16,059	15,000
Friday	15,427	15,000
Saturday	16,037	15,000
Sunday	19,700	15,000
Total	112,923	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Sunday with a total of 19,700 steps, while the lowest day was Wednesday with 15,104 steps.

The total steps for the week were 112,923 which works out to an average of 16,131 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 343,736 steps year to date.

Comments

The week has not been too bad in terms of walking. Although yes there are some lowish numbers on some of the days, it is not so much because I have not been walking. The challenge I find is that the Garmin Vivofit is uncomfortable on my wrist when the weather is hot. So I will try to achieve the steps and then take it off for the day. In some ways, this means that the figure might be a little inaccurate, but it tends to only be this way for a short period of the year.

In saying the above Wednesday and Friday did both seem like a real struggle to get the stops that I needed. I am unsure how some days it seems like an easy task to achieve what I need and others it just seems like no matter how much I walk there is always so much more work to get there.

This Time Last Year

You can have a look at the full post from last year, Week 3, 2017, it does not contain commentary but the numbers are there.

The total steps for the week were 123,416 last year compared to 112,923 this year. While the average steps each day was 17,632 last year and this year it is 16,131. The year to date total was 372,844 last year compared to 343,736 this year. The year to date steps may have some variance does to the timing of the week in the year.

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Step Update for week 2 of 2018, 8th January 2018 to 14th January 2018.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,657	15,000
Tuesday	15,167	15,000
Wednesday	15,552	15,000
Thursday	16,791	15,000
Friday	18,526	15,000
Saturday	17,024	15,000
Sunday	19,506	15,000
Total	118,223	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Sunday with a total of 19,506 steps, while the lowest day was Tuesday with 15,167 steps.

The total steps for the week were 118,223 which works out to an average of 16,889 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 230,813 steps year to date.

Comments

The second week of the year for Brisbane has felt like one of the hottest since last summer. In some ways, this has made it somewhat difficult to feel comfortable walking. But then again doing the hard work to walk is not about always feeling comfortable.

One way that I have found to beat the heat a little is to spend some time walking in shopping centres. Even though it is not always ideal with the number of people around especially during school holidays. At least it is air-conditioned and does provide some relief from the heat.

I did not intend the result that I achieved on Sunday when I set out. It just turned out that where I needed to be and circumstances saw me walk a little more than required. Especially considering that it was also the hottest day of the week recording a temperature of over 37 degrees Celsius.

This Time Last Year

I thought I would try doing a little comparison to the same time last year. You can have a look at the full post from last year, Week 2, 2017, it does not contain commentary but the numbers are there.

The total steps for the week were 115,877 last year compared to 118,223 this year. While the average steps each day was 16,554 last year and this year it is 16,889. The year to date total was 249,428 last year compared to 230,813 this year. The year to date steps may have some variance does to the timing of the week in the year.

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Step Update for week 1 of 2018, 1st January 2018 to 7th January 2018.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,943	15,000
Tuesday	16,725	15,000
Wednesday	15,173	15,000
Thursday	17,712	15,000
Friday	15,039	15,000
Saturday	15,771	15,000
Sunday	16,227	15,000
Total	112,590	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Thursday with a total of 17,712 steps, while the lowest day was Friday with 15,039 steps.

The total steps for the week were 112,590 which works out to an average of 16,084 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 112,590 steps year to date.

Comments

 

For the first week of the new year, I have not necessarily found it easy to get the steps completed each day. Even though I have been achieving the same goal now for over two years there are still factors that make the target challenging.

The biggest challenge in Brisbane at the moment is the heat and humidity. When you look back at the recorded weather for this week it does not exactly tell the whole story. The recorded highs have all been below 30 Celsius, but it is the humidity that has made it worse.

Either way, I will keep on putting one foot in front of the other as we continue through the year.

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Step Update for week 52 of 2017, 25th December 2017 to 31st December 2017.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,601	15,000
Tuesday	16,390	15,000
Wednesday	18,720	15,000
Thursday	18,245	15,000
Friday	18,540	15,000
Saturday	21,406	15,000
Sunday	16,331	15,000
Total	125,233	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Saturday with a total of 21,406 steps, while the lowest day was Monday with 15,601 steps.

The total steps for the week were 125,233 which works out to an average of 17,890 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 6,208,077 steps year to date.

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Step Update for week 51 of 2017, 18th December 2017 to 24th Decmeber 2017.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	16,909	15,000
Tuesday	18,491	15,000
Wednesday	16,570	15,000
Thursday	15,193	15,000
Friday	15,159	15,000
Saturday	17,990	15,000
Sunday	15,285	15,000
Total	115,597	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Tuesday with a total of 18,491 steps, while the lowest day was Friday with 15,159 steps.

The total steps for the week were 115,597 which works out to an average of 16,514 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 6,082,844 steps year to date.

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Step Update for week 50 of 2017, 11th December 2017 to 17th Decmeber 2017.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,691	15,000
Tuesday	15,562	15,000
Wednesday	15,972	15,000
Thursday	15,926	15,000
Friday	15,710	15,000
Saturday	19,735	15,000
Sunday	16,999	15,000
Total	115,595	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Saturday with a total of 19,735 steps, while the lowest day was Tuesday with 15,562 steps.

The total steps for the week were 115,595 which works out to an average of 16,514 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 5,967,247 steps year to date.

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Step Update for week 49 of 2017, 4th December 2017 to 10th December 2017.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,076	15,000
Tuesday	15,787	15,000
Wednesday	16,944	15,000
Thursday	17,305	15,000
Friday	15,363	15,000
Saturday	16,087	15,000
Sunday	17,183	15,000
Total	113,745	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Thursday with a total of 17,305 steps, while the lowest day was Monday with 15,076 steps.

The total steps for the week were 113,745 which works out to an average of 16,249 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 5,851,652 steps year to date.

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Step Update for week 48 of 2017, 27th November 2017 to 3rd December 2017.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	18,439	15,000
Tuesday	15,727	15,000
Wednesday	15,549	15,000
Thursday	15,166	15,000
Friday	17,965	15,000
Saturday	16,774	15,000
Sunday	15,402	15,000
Total	115,022	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Monday with a total of 18,439 steps, while the lowest day was Thursday with 15,166 steps.

The total steps for the week were 115,022 which works out to an average of 16,432 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 5,737,907 steps year to date.

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Step Update for week 47 of 2017, 20th November 2017 to 26th November 2017.

Step Data

Day	Target	Steps
Monday	15,301	15,000
Tuesday	15,210	15,000
Wednesday	15,141	15,000
Thursday	15,138	15,000
Friday	16,507	15,000
Saturday	16,919	15,000
Sunday	15,320	15,000
Total	109,536	105,000

Looking at the Numbers

The highest day of the week was Saturday with a total of 16,919 steps, while the lowest day was Thursday with 15,138 steps.

The total steps for the week were 109,536 which works out to an average of 15,648 steps per day across the week. This gives a total of 5,622,885 steps year to date.

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