FINALLY, I got to 10,000 steps! And, it was not even thanks to any “real” exercise (although, “thank you” to Wendy for recommending Leslie Sansone’s DVDs which have been fun so far).

Now, how does one get to 10,000 steps in one day? Follow this program:

• Walk up and down stairs of two-story home at least 50 times to retrieve a sock, answer the phone (which has always been left on the other floor), use the bathroom (our two upstairs toilets were out-of-commission—don’t ask), and break up petty arguments.
• Take kids to gymnastics and, while girls are having their class, run around with three-year-old son playing catch and tag.
• Shovel front and back walkways and porches of rapidly melting snow.
• Drop oldest at Brownies and take two younger kids to the giant “SUPER”market in town. Walk from one end to the other picking up ten things.
• Vacuum first floor while kids have ‘movie night’. Stop to eat popcorn in between rooms.

If you, too, follow this plan, you can reach 10,114 steps as I did. Now, how in the world do I do this again without collapsing from exhaustion?

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Got more time? I have a post on New England Mamas about trying to protect my kids in this big, bad world of ours.

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