I love wearing my pedometer. It helps me keep track of how many steps I’m taking throughout the day. It’s also an incentive to get out and walk since I know I’ll have to look at that number at night to see how well I’ve done during the day. I found some really helpful tips from Bayer on how to get in more steps and added a few of my own:

At work:

• Park farther from the door and walk farther to work
• Take several 10-minute walks during the day
• Choose the farthest entrance to your building, then walk the long way to your office
• Host “walking” meetings – ask coworkers to complete your next meeting while walking around the office building (inside or outside)
• Walk to a restroom, water fountain, or copy machine on a different floor
• Take a longer route to your meeting
• Walk a few laps on your floor during breaks, or go outside and walk around the block
• Walk during your lunch break
• Walk to a colleague’s office rather than calling or sending email
• Take 5-minute walking breaks from your computer
• Park farther away in the morning and when you go to lunch
• Take the stairs rather than the elevator or the escalator
• Start a break-time walking club with your co-workers
• Walk while using a speaker or cordless phone
• Get up and move at least once every 30 minutes