Nurses General Nursing
Published Nov 2, 2007
You are reading page 2 of Have you ever worn a pedometer at work?
sarahbellum
58 Posts
I have used several and they all said I walked an average of 6-8 miles a day at work.
I quit doing it because it depressed me because I was still fat!!! How can someone be fat when they walk that much :)
Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN
2 Articles; 3,563 Posts
I have used several and they all said I walked an average of 6-8 miles a day at work.I quit doing it because it depressed me because I was still fat!!! How can someone be fat when they walk that much :)
I know the feeling! Probably because we are not maintaining a heart rate at the exercise level the whole time. Plus, the stress of work can cause a lot of cortisol release, which encourages weight gain.
At least that's what I'm thinking.
dansamy
672 Posts
I average 6-9k steps, which based on my stride length is about 3-5 miles. I quit wearing it. It also depressed me.
I think you are probably right....but it is still depressing to think we work that hard and have no physical benefits....
the only physical trait I have to show for all my years in healthcare is a back like a dockworker....
NicoleERRN, RN
72 Posts
Hahaha...I'm afraid to....the poor little thing may begin smoking at my waist, a code Red then being called, with the Fire Dept showing up and hosing me down!
Thats Hilarious! Thats exactly what I was thinking..the numbers probably cannot go that high!! :rotfl:
I think you are probably right....but it is still depressing to think we work that hard and have no physical benefits....the only physical trait I have to show for all my years in healthcare is a back like a dockworker....
Same here- plus varicose veins and bad knees!
pagandeva2000, LPN
7,984 Posts
6 miles for me, also. And this was when I was a nursing assistant.
classicdame, MSN, EdD
7,255 Posts
I did, along with my co-workers, just to see what the results would be. We averaged 4-6 miles per 12 hour shift on a pedi floor at night.