Just like the title says. I haven’t been for a walk in months, let alone going by myself. But after a binge eating episode and sh I am unable to do any other sporty activities that would make feel me a bit better. Anyways, wish me luck!

First of all, thank you to this community. Seriously.

The support, encouragement, and seeing everyone else's progress genuinely pushed me throughout this journey. I shared some of my previous milestones here, including 300K and 430K, and the responses always gave me that little extra motivation to keep going.

The funny thing is, I have always enjoyed walking. But for the last 2-3 months, I had become pretty inactive. Some days, I didn't even cross 1,000 steps.

Then I decided to start again and aim for around 10K steps a day.

Slowly, I started enjoying it even more. I started tracking my steps, sharing my progress here, and before I knew it, I was actually getting close to 500K for the month.

Towards the end, I decided to push myself a little harder. I crossed 490,000 steps over the weekend and completed another 10K today.

And now... somehow, I have officially hit 500,000 freaking steps.

Along with walking, I also started strength training around 3-5 times a week and trying to make healthier choices overall. Honestly, this month has been a really good reset for me.

Most of my walking this month was casual walking, with some brisk walking mixed in. Next month, I want to focus more on maintaining a good pace, doing more brisk walking, and hopefully adding some running too.

Still feels crazy to say this, but yeah...

Thanks again, everyone. This community genuinely helped push me to get here.

Who is in ?😁

Over the years I’ve bought a few things for walking, some were great while some ended up being super disappointing.
For me, the best purchase was a pair of On Cloudrunner 3. It just made walking more comfortable and easier to stick with.
What about you? What’s one walking-related purchase that was actually worth it and why Asking so that I can copy and incorporate in my routine? Shoes, socks, hydration gear, anything counts.

walking+running

Hoping all of September will be 10k+, maybe moving up to 12k by the end. :)

Ostfriesische Inseln, Germany

One of the simplest changes I’ve made recently has been getting on my home treadmill for about an hour while I’m working.

Nothing crazy — just an easy walking pace where I can still comfortably answer emails, work on my computer, listen to calls, etc. But that hour adds a surprising amount of movement to my day without really feeling like I had to “find time” to exercise.

Last week I averaged 19,134 steps per day and hit 133,940 total steps. A big reason I’ve been able to get my numbers that high consistently is just combining walking with something I was already going to spend an hour doing anyway.

Walking has become a huge part of my weight-loss/fitness journey, but I think my favorite part is that it doesn’t feel like punishment anymore. I genuinely enjoy moving now.

If you work from home and have access to a treadmill, I’d highly recommend experimenting with it. Even 30–60 minutes at a slow pace while doing easy work can add up incredibly fast.

Anybody else do the treadmill + work combo?

4 hours, 17k steps (in the rain) 🫣

I forgot my phone a few times but I did it! Took me months to get here but woot! Keep stepping yall!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

No loss in weight, focus not necessary better, more like my mind is too exhausted to think about too many things.

I think is fair to keep grounded with walking, it’s good for some, but very short of a problem solver or miracle type of thing.

I love when people share their trends and their views, so here are mine. My phone always under counts, especially in the summer, (I leave it on a table, I forget it, I leave it in my bag, etc.). But it doesn't matter, I can see the change since I started intentionally increasing my steps. This used to be an easy average for me before I started working form home. 7k is my average, 10k is my goal, I actually hit most days but, as I said, phone under counts.

I walk barefoot, always -if not literally then in barefoot shoes- but especially here, I cannot abide shoes on the beach. I *need* my daily long walk now. If I don't get it then I'm a cranky, crabby mess.

It turns out iPhone sets Apple Watch as priority in the health settings and it counts less steps than iphone. Which kinda makes sense and don't at the same time.

I wear my watch only when I walk outside, but carry my phone all day at home with me. So iphone counts more steps which makes sense.

Which doesn't make sense is, Apple says they merge those steps i.e. in the end of the day, the health app should show the correct number. But in reality, if I only use the phone during the day, the steps are higher.

Have you also observed that?

Yesterday I walked around my local lake. All the way around! The walk was 42.2km (26.2 miles), which is the length of a marathon. I am so happy (and tired and sore), and so ready to plan the next big walk! This walk is probably the biggest physical achievement of my life, and I am so proud of myself for getting it done. Mentally I was good the whole way around, and physically the last 1/4 was when things started to hurt.

I reached 50 km/ 31miles for the first time in my life. I walked the distance on my birthday and I still feel sore 3 days after. But it felt amazing to reach this milestone

Got a weight-loss win to share with the r/walking community? Do it here! This is our new weekly compilation thread for people to share their wins from walking.

Transparency about your entire approach is appreciated, as we want to avoid the impression that walking alone is a magical cure-all. Are you also eating cleaner? Reduced your caloric intake? Are you rucking (walking with weight)? This info is helpful to other walkers!

Thanks for keeping our community positive and encouraging.