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15,000 steps a day would be at least 11km each day for me and around thrice the amount of steps an average American walks each day on average [1]. Calling that

15,000 steps a day would be at least 11km each day for me and around thrice the amount of steps an average American walks each day on average [1]. Calling that a "small number of steps" just isn't true. [1] https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/10000-steps/art-20317391 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-dept...

garciasn 3y ago
This isn't each day, it's a week. 15,000 steps is roughly 6.5 miles (10.5km) and that's less than 1 mile (1.6km) a day or 2000 steps a day.
- autoexec 3y ago
  200+ steps every single waking hour seems like a lot. Especially considering that many people are expected to be glued to a desk for 8 or more hours nearly every day of the week. Schools and offices won't be happy with people getting up every hour to move even for a few minutes. Certainty not companies like Amazon where workers are so micromanaged that they have to piss in water bottles or wear diapers.
  - francisofascii 3y ago
    Coffee, bathroom trips, pacing around to think...the steps add up quickly. Or maybe our step counters are inflating the number.
  - ianburrell 3y ago
    That is why you need to go for short walk every day. We're talking a 15 min walk. Working in office gives lots of opportunities for extra steps. Park in the back of the lot. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk over to coworker's desk instead of online chat. Take the long way to the bathroom. The warehouse workers in Amazon probably get tens of thousands of steps doing their job. I was getting plenty of steps when working in office, although that included walking to transit. Now that I work from home, I need to go for daily walk to get enough exercise, but I have errands and lunch to walk to.
  - Kirby64 3y ago
    In an office setting, 2k steps a day is literally nothing. You can get 2k steps by going on a leisurely stroll for 15 minutes. If you work in a large office building, you could be getting 2k steps just by walking to your desk and back from the parking lot, even if you take the elevator. Unless you’re literally getting out of your bed and sitting at your desk and never leaving, I find it very hard to see how you can get less than 15k steps a week quite frankly. Even my most lethargic days where I stayed inside the entire day and at home I managed to clock 2.5k steps according to my watch. That’s just from walking around my house to get various things.
  - garciasn 3y ago
    Dude, I get in 0.6 miles a day just walking around my 1200 sq ft apartment. Believe me, it’s not a lot.
- FinnKuhn 3y ago
  my bad, I misread, as people are usually talking about steps a day. sorry In that case I agree with the comment above mine. 2,000 steps a day is already way below the average, so walking even less seems really unhealthy, not just due to less movement, but also the underlying causes for walking that little.
dukeyukey 3y ago
15,000 steps a day is decent, if nothing too special. But the post says per week - where are you getting per day from?
- FinnKuhn 3y ago
  my bad, I misread, as people are usually talking about steps a day. sorry :/
FooBarBizBazz 3y ago
It's per week, not per day, and it's not really a huge amount, but you're right, the typical suburbanite probably doesn't walk that much. (15,000 steps/week) * (3 feet/step) / (5280 feet/mile) / (7 days/week) = 1.2 miles/day. Or, one 0.6-mile-distant round-trip If you live in a city and take mass transit, you probably do more than this without thinking about it. If you're in the burbs, I don't know if random bumming around your house, and crossing a parking lot, and going from your desk to conference rooms a few times a day, would add up to that.

garciasn 3y ago

This isn't each day, it's a week. 15,000 steps is roughly 6.5 miles (10.5km) and that's less than 1 mile (1.6km) a day or 2000 steps a day.

autoexec 3y ago
200+ steps every single waking hour seems like a lot. Especially considering that many people are expected to be glued to a desk for 8 or more hours nearly every day of the week. Schools and offices won't be happy with people getting up every hour to move even for a few minutes. Certainty not companies like Amazon where workers are so micromanaged that they have to piss in water bottles or wear diapers.
- francisofascii 3y ago
  Coffee, bathroom trips, pacing around to think...the steps add up quickly. Or maybe our step counters are inflating the number.
- ianburrell 3y ago
  That is why you need to go for short walk every day. We're talking a 15 min walk. Working in office gives lots of opportunities for extra steps. Park in the back of the lot. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk over to coworker's desk instead of online chat. Take the long way to the bathroom. The warehouse workers in Amazon probably get tens of thousands of steps doing their job. I was getting plenty of steps when working in office, although that included walking to transit. Now that I work from home, I need to go for daily walk to get enough exercise, but I have errands and lunch to walk to.
- Kirby64 3y ago
  In an office setting, 2k steps a day is literally nothing. You can get 2k steps by going on a leisurely stroll for 15 minutes. If you work in a large office building, you could be getting 2k steps just by walking to your desk and back from the parking lot, even if you take the elevator. Unless you’re literally getting out of your bed and sitting at your desk and never leaving, I find it very hard to see how you can get less than 15k steps a week quite frankly. Even my most lethargic days where I stayed inside the entire day and at home I managed to clock 2.5k steps according to my watch. That’s just from walking around my house to get various things.
- garciasn 3y ago
  Dude, I get in 0.6 miles a day just walking around my 1200 sq ft apartment. Believe me, it’s not a lot.
FinnKuhn 3y ago
my bad, I misread, as people are usually talking about steps a day. sorry In that case I agree with the comment above mine. 2,000 steps a day is already way below the average, so walking even less seems really unhealthy, not just due to less movement, but also the underlying causes for walking that little.

dukeyukey 3y ago

15,000 steps a day is decent, if nothing too special. But the post says per week - where are you getting per day from?

FinnKuhn 3y ago
my bad, I misread, as people are usually talking about steps a day. sorry :/

FooBarBizBazz 3y ago

It's per week, not per day, and it's not really a huge amount, but you're right, the typical suburbanite probably doesn't walk that much. (15,000 steps/week) * (3 feet/step) / (5280 feet/mile) / (7 days/week) = 1.2 miles/day. Or, one 0.6-mile-distant round-trip If you live in a city and take mass transit, you probably do more than this without thinking about it. If you're in the burbs, I don't know if random bumming around your house, and crossing a parking lot, and going from your desk to conference rooms a few times a day, would add up to that.