My Dog Sitting Days are Over
@Kouponkaren (5486)
United States
January 8, 2023 7:58pm CST
Remember how I was walking the neighbor's two dogs while he was in the hospital? Well, his wife brought him home this afternoon so they no longer require my dog-walking services.
Although I am happy he is out of the hospital and got to come home, I am rather sad because I have grown to love those 2 sweet dogs and will miss them.
I am also sad that I will have to get more motivated to get more steps in on my own. I have a dog myself and walk her twice a day, but we also have a fenced-in yard so she can just go relieve herself there. The walking is really for me, and it keeps her senses busy as she sniffs lots of things on our walks. I usually struggle to hit 8,000 steps per day, even with walking our dog.
In the past week, my step count has vastly improved because I was walking the neighbor's dogs at least twice a day: Here are my step counts for the past week:
Wednesday: 9070
Thursday: 8274
Friday: 11,267 (I also went grocery shopping!)
Saturday: 9,599
Not bad huh? Do you do anything special to get more steps in your day?
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jan 23
I usually get ten thousand steps regardless of what we are doing lol. But I broke the strap on my fit bit and haven't replaced it yet.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
9 Jan 23
@thislittlepennyearns
How do you get that many in? Are you a jogger? Work on a farm? Walk to work? I am really curious because even getting to 8,000 some days is a real struggle for me!
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren We don't do many steps at all unless we're house-sitting somewhere.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@JudyEv
Well walking a lot is not that important to everyone. Do you do other things for physical exercise?
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@JudyEv
I think I need to do laps inside the house more, but it's SO boring. I used to dance sometimes to get more steps in. Maybe I will try that again.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@jstory07
I guess you are right. I hadn't thought of that but she will love it!
@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Jan 23
I just walk circles in the house right now to get my steps. But it is easier now with Miss Eye Patch making me get up more
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@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren I go from family room to kitchen to front room and circle back. I almost always go over ten thousand
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
9 Jan 23
@wolfgirl569
I do that as well. Not circles or I would get dizzy.LOL, but I have a route I walk from the kitchen, into the dining room, and back. I only do it if I haven't reached my step goal for the day, which is 8,000 - 9,000 steps. What is your step goal?
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
9 Jan 23
@wolfgirl569
How long does it take you to get to 10,000 that way? Or do you break it up into different sessions?
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@Ronrybs (17844)
• London, England
10 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren Once he settled in, you weren't going anywhere!
@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@Ronrybs
Yes, I miss those 2 sweet dogs. They were always so happy to see me coming. Once I sat down with them and one crawled in my lap. He weighs about 80 pounds but fortunately, I was sitting on the floor so the floor held some f his weight.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
9 Jan 23
Hm, it depends on how fast you walk but for me, I walk 100 steps per minute so walking for one hour straight would be 6,000 steps. Of course, then you are just walking around doing your reglet routine the rest of the time which s probably good for another 3,000 steps minimum...I would guess. 3.000 steps per day is what the average person walks, according to the book that came with my pedometer.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren I bought a pedometer but I couldn’t get it to work. I wanted to get to at least 1000 steps per day and more if I could.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
9 Jan 23
@RubyHawk
Did you mean 1,000 or 10,000? You are well past 1,000 if you walk at least an hour every day. My pedometer is an Omron and I love it. I have had the same one for about 5 years.
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@popciclecold (35111)
• United States
9 Jan 23
Maybe I should but just seeing those number make me tired.
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@RasmaSandra (73473)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan 23
I only walk through my apartment during the day to check on my cats when they are too quiet or I do not see them for a long time,
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@RasmaSandra (73473)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren not many I have to consider starting with a walk at least once a week and then adding to it,
@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@RasmaSandra
I don't think that wracks up a lot of steps throughout the day, does it?
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@sallypup
Yes, she was very jealous that I spent time with those other dogs and my husband said she ran back and forth to each doot and watched us walk by and barked and whined. Poor girl. It must have been traumatic for her but I am all hers now.
@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@Fleura
It did but it sure did help with the steps!
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@JB_Girl
Good thinking, but most of the people around here walk their own dogs. I could put out the word that I am available if anyone needs someone.
@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 23
That's wonderful you're working at getting your steps.
I just put a pedometer app on my phone. It started out at 6000 steps. I'm now at 7000. My apartment building has nice long hallways I can walk several times a day, and a stationary bike in the community room. It really helps. I've had the app for one week. I just upped the goal to 7000 per day yesterday. I plan to work up to 10K steps.
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@just4him (306386)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jan 23
@Kouponkaren I'll probably up my goal again on Sunday to 8000.
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@Kouponkaren (5486)
• United States
10 Jan 23
@just4him
That's a good plan. They say 10,000 steps per day will keep you healthy. I am trying for 8,000 - 9,000 steps every day before I work toward 9,000 - 10,000.
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@merrybelle2021 (1389)
• Philippines
9 Jan 23
Maybe there are other neighbors who need help with their pets. Do you have like a community board or maybe even check Facebook?
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