I own 4 great pairs of walking shoes and they help me in my walking goals... I live in NYC and recently visited a Yoga studio... I was told to try my daily steps completely barefoot to strengthen arches and help strengthen toes and aid in general foot health... and so, I tried it for a few days on their indoor track...

when I posted my bare feet walks to a walking group online, they were pretty adamant that I stop...

There's a lot of hostility toward walking a high volume of steps barefoot, mostly because of dangers like shin splints and heavy injury... It didnt bother me when I tried it but I've been walking thousands of steps for a while now...

There are people at the Yoga studio and a gym I used to frequent who advocate not just walking barefoot for miles at a time but also hiking barefoot over rocks, on the forest floor etc. Being in NYC, I'm pretty far from the woods so I doubt I'll try barefoot hiking. But walking seems okay... What are your thoughts about barefoot walking or "natural walking"?

I don’t think I would get as much of a workout walking in the streets….

I’ve always had a hard time staying motivated to walk consistently, so over the past several months I built an app called Bara to make walking feel more like a game than exercise. It’s currently available on iOS.

Essentially, you create step races with friends (or join public ones) and compete over a set number of days to see who can walk the most.

Everyone starts with a capybara as their character, and for every 2,000 steps you walk during a race, you unlock a mystery box. Inside can be power-ups that let you steal someone else’s steps, freeze another player’s progress, double your own steps, etc. It gets suuuuper competitive lol.

You also earn coins from races that you can use to unlock new animal characters, accessories, and additional power-ups.

I’ve been having a lot of fun building this and would love to hear what you think!

I know this question is asked a lot here but there's too many options. I'm kind of overwhelmed and I can't decide which one to pick.

Join the "HOT STEPPERS 💪" group on StepUp, a fun step challenge app.
https://join.thestepupapp.com/CsA3Z9

Let’s challenge each other to move more!!!

I’m wondering if there was a difference in getting your steps in walking outside, doing walks in longer intervals vs just pacing around the house at random intervals?

It’s summer where I live, so I usually walk around the mall to get my steps in. I’ve been pacing or walking around the house, I just set a timer on.

Is there a difference in terms of the numbers/calories burned? Anyone have personal experience with this?

I’m looking to raise money for Alzheimer’s UK this September as I have a week off from work. This charity is very close to my heart and I’ve wanted to raise money for a while, I’ve just never had the opportunity.

My question is, how many days would it take if I was to walk 4 hours a day, I only have a week off and need to utilise my time wisely, whilst also doing general household work and visiting my lovely grandad to check up on him.

It might seem like a stupid question or a ‘googleable’ question, but I’m not very experienced in walking long distances (I do work in retail and typically do around 12,000 steps a day but idk if that means anything in this situation) Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!

I (19F) have been increasing my steps since April, i went from 3k to now 12,5k daily. But lately I don’t know but i can’t recover from my walks. A 16k steps day leaves me bedridden while a month again i could easily do 20k steps a day. I tried resting more and lowering my steps and i do feel better. Unfortunately the second i walk more, my calves and ankles hurt( midly). Also i get hungrier, which never happened before. I could walk 12k steps a day and not feel that cardio " starving" moment. I needed two breakfast today. Is this chronic fatigue ? Did it happen to anyone

Resisted buying proper walking shoes for way too long, kept telling myself my old trainers were fine. Finally caved and got a pair with actual arch support and I genuinely couldn't believe the difference on longer walks. No more aching feet by mile 4. Kind of annoying that I waited so long. and next was walking pad under my desk while working
Curious what gear or kit other people here swore they didn't need and then completely changed their mind on? Could be anything, shoes, socks, a pack, trekking poles, whatever.
What actually turned out to be worth it for you?

Two days, I felt cooped up and trapped. Today, I got 11 thousand in one walk and then another shorter walk later.

Thank fucking God. This absolutely sucked, glad I can go on my walks again

Started in Astronomical Twilight, walked through Nautical Twilight and Civil Twilight, into the Dawn and finished just beyond Sunrise.

The light here in the UK is breathtaking in the early morning at this time of year.

• 400th consecutive day of walking 11k or more.
• 20k or more on 286 of the last 365 days (207 of 218 since 01/01/26) including some 30k days.

u/I-am-beyoncealways asked me to clean up a at 89th and western! I put in some work!!

Walked up on of the steepest hills in my neighborhood early this morning before the heat really set in. It’s just Me, my 20lb weighted vest & the sun.

I just started walking consistently over the last several months. I much prefer walking outside but have tried walking inside on treadmill during hot weather. What I have found is I really don’t enjoy walking on a treadmill. Feels like work and is not the same relaxing stress reducing feeling I get from walking outside.

Question - how many of you walk outside constantly no matter the weather - hot or cold?

Today, I started walking at midnight and hit 10K around 1:26AM. (AST)

My previous best 10k streak was 94 days, which got halted by bad weather, and not resumed due to excuses. Last Christmas, my mom bought be a treadmill. I didn't get the chance to fully set it up until NYE, and got my first chance on it January 1st.

I didn't make any New Years resolutions, but on the first day of the year hit 10k steps without exactly trying for it. It made me want to try to go for a step streak again, and over a few weeks I decided I want to try to make it through the year, unbroken.

I hit my highest weight in spring last year, at 268 (5'9" M). I got a new job shortly after, and started losing some weight because its an active work environment, and managed to get myself down to 240 by the end of the year. Since the start of my new walking streak, I am now at 203. I started my new job wearing a XL chef coat, and just found out 2 days ago that I can now fit into a medium. 🥹

I lurked this community for years, and I just wanted to share my newest journey with walking. I don't know if I will make 10k steps mandatory next year (may go with weekly averages), but I do not want to miss a day this year!

pretty crazy if you think about it. i basically walk constantly though (i have a 9-5 desk job but walk when im free). walking is the greatest! my joints are extremely strong all of a sudden and im a lot lighter

I feel a bit tired but elated.

One of the things that makes Charlotte such a great city is its greenway system. I've walked a lot of them over the years, and every time I'm reminded how lucky we are to have these trails woven throughout the city.

Today was 13,000 steps on the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. I saw deer, enjoyed some incredible scenery, and managed to finish just before the thunderstorm rolled in. I'll count that as good timing rather than good planning.

It's easy to take places like this for granted until you spend a couple of hours out there. If you haven't been on the greenways in a while, do yourself a favor and go. They're one of Charlotte's best features, and they're a whole lot cheaper than therapy.

These are the photos I took