Week Number 1!

Welcome to the first week of our challenge. This is the post you will comment on to record your steps this week. If you cannot comment with an account, comment announymously and leave your name. As I said before we will walk Monday through Saturday. Make sure you write down your steps each day. Remember Sunday is our rest day. You can still walk on that day, but your steps will not count towards the challenge. I would suggest reporting your steps on Sunday or Saturday night after you have finished your steps for the week. Have fun walking!

I would like you to comment in this manner:

Name

Monday: 00,000
Tuesday:00,000
Wednesday:00,000
Thursday:00,000
Friday:00,000
Saturday:00,000
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total: 000,000

Email Notifications????

I have the option to put in emails to be notified when someone comments on the blog. If you guys want to do this let me know. Otherwise I am probably just going to leave it like it is. so if you want email notifications about blog changes let me know. I am going to put our info on the blog. So look on the blog for any updates about our challenge. Hope everybody's ready!!:)

Comments fixed!!!

Everyone should be able to leave comments now I changed the comment settings. Thanks for brining this to my attention.

Those of you that have an Iphone

If any of you have an Iphone. There is a pedometer application which you can download. You can put your Iphone in your hand, in your pocket, on your arm, or on your belt. Right now the application is on sale for $0.99.

Get Ready!

Everybody better be getting ready. We are starting on Monday the first. This means when you wake up on Monday morning, first thing put on your pedometer. If you have to, on Sunday night put it on a table beside your bed. On Monday I will make a post for the week. To report your steps, comment on my post. I will put an example up on the post I make. I would suggest reporting only once a week, this will make everything less confusing. I expect you guys to walk your butts off for six weeks, so get ready!

Pedometers at the BX

I was at the BX yesterday and I did see a pocket pedometer there. Its very thin and evidently can only be worn in the pocket and not on a clip as well. It was 25 dollars. There were also several other types including ones for only four dollars.

The Two Tiers

I mentioned earlier that there would be two tiers in our pedometer challenge. I want everyone to have fun and not get discouraged. The two tiers will be the Crazy tier and the Working it tier.

Working it Tier

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Everybody is in the working it tier unless you specifically tell me that you would like to be in the crazy tier. In this tier its ok to be a beginner or a casual walker. You will want to aim for 10000 steps a day. You don't have to do that many, but that is your ideal. There is no minimum, but you'll want to take some steps.

10000 steps is about 4.5 -5 miles depending on your stride length and anywhere between 400-500 calories. The less you weigh, the less calories you will burn. So if you weigh 120 pounds your calorie burn for 10000 steps will be closer to the 400 mark than the 500.

You can approximate that you will burn 50 calories for every 1000 steps if your pedometer does not calculate calories.

Remember this is a competition. So if everyone only takes 10000 steps everyday the person who takes 10001 steps everyday would be the winner.

Crazy Tier

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Liz, Heather F. and I and going to be in the crazy tier and anybody else that would like to be . This tier is for major steps. At LEAST 15000 a day.

15000 steps is around 7-8 miles. This depends on individual stride length. This is about 750 calories.