As the year winds down, I find myself looking at my pedometer less and less. Some days I don’t check it until I take it off at night. In January I was checking it every 5 minutes, but now some walking patterns have become ingrained in me, and I can tell without looking at the pedometer how I’m doing.

Some walking habits I’ve developed:

Parking in the farthest spot in the lot (except when it’s pouring.)

Walking all around Wegmans or Walmart even if I only need a few items.

Walking either outside or back and forth in the house while I’m talking on the phone. I can’t tell you how many steps I’ve logged lately while on the phone.

These, of course, are in addition to taking an actual walk. On most days, I just can’t get enough steps unless I take a half hour walk. November has had some great walking weather.

Day 322: 15,178 Steps YTD: 2,967,648 Steps Goal: 3,036,000 Steps