r/10kStepsDaily

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what do you do when you lose motivation to exercise?

usually i could get out of my bed and reach 7k steps a day. but there's some times that i just don't wanna do anything but lay on my bed. i feel guilty but decide to do nothing about it.

do u guys have similar experience?

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u/10mileslightwork_ — 18 hours ago

Midweek Flex 📸 show me your week so far

Halfway through the week. Drop a screenshot below, big number, sad number, doesn't matter, Wednesday is for the flex. I'll start in the comments.

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u/maxthepacer — 1 day ago
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Do you say hi to strangers you pass on walking trails?

I default to a little nod but some people give a full 'morning!' and honestly it makes my day!

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u/10mileslightwork_ — 3 days ago

Monday Game Plan: what's your step goal this week?

Hi folks! My goal is to average 8k+ this week since i'm going to have a relatively busy week.

Also, i'd love to walk some new trails. Will share how i feel about those new ones once i completed the step challenge!

What's your step goal this week?

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u/maxthepacer — 3 days ago

Less scrolling more strolling

I’m trying a new thing with my partner where neither of us is allowed to use social media or watch YouTube etc until we’ve BOTH done 10k steps. So far so good but my legs hurt 😂

u/Intelligent_Cook_578 — 6 days ago

do you prefer walking in the morning or at night?

i'm team night walk because my brain is soup before 9am. but morning people seem weirdly happy about it. which one are you and why?

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u/maxthepacer — 7 days ago
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replaced my morning scroll with a walk. one month in, honest results

my mornings were 40 minutes of scrolling in bed before my feet even touched the floor. news, twitter, some argument between strangers. i didn't even enjoy it, it was just what my hands did.

so last month i tried a rule: no phone until i've been around the block once. not gonna pretend it was some clean transformation. first week i skipped twice and one morning i literally scrolled while walking, which defeats the entire point and i knew it while i was doing it.

but most days now the walk happens first. and the difference is real. the scroll urge kind of burns off on its own somewhere during the loop, and i come back and start the day without having absorbed 40 minutes of other people's noise first. my head is just quieter before 9am than it's been in years.

two things that helped it stick: leaving my shoes right by the door the night before, and a step challenge i'm in with friends on pacer, because apparently i need the number to move or it doesn't count in my brain.

still scroll at night, haven't fixed that one. but mornings belong to me now. if you hate how your day starts, this is a cheap thing to try.

anyone else swap a screen habit for something physical? did it hold?

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u/natureresider_88 — 13 days ago

is a "cheat day" a thing for steps or do you grind every single day

some weeks i feel like i need one full couch day to survive. then i see people with 300 day streaks and feel like a fraud. how do you all handle rest days, guilt free or full panic?

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u/maxthepacer — 13 days ago