10k Steps a day

Start wearing pedometer or use any app like Pacer as we are tied to our mobile these days and monitor your steps  in the app at the end of the day.Most of the IT professionals will be having 2k to 3k steps at max must be recorded if you have cut down taking elevator.If you take stairs then you could have scored 500 steps more (Assume its 2 floors).

Schedule:
1.Walk for 30 mins in the morning 1.5k steps
2,Take stairs to reach your cubicle 0.5k steps
3.Take 20 mins walk after lunch 1k steps
4,Take stairs while leaving office 0.5k steps

5.Walk for 45 mins to 1 hour in the evening 2.5k steps

This way your sedentary style will be changed to little active and always  strive for 10k as a daily goal.You can break up your steps into any number of step increments that suits you.Monitor your steps in the pedometer or fitness app for a week and then introduce little changes in the way you move around at your work place and you will be surprised by how seemingly little changes have added up more steps in achieving 10k steps a day.

Walking is definitely not an exercise.Daily you should move around to avoid risking many diseases.Sitting more than 8 hours with very little walk land you into risk of falling for Type 2 diabetics.

Research says that Lifespan of people who walk 2 minutes every one hour will be increased by 33% than who do not.

What are you waiting for still? Just get up from your seat and walk around.