I did 17k steps today, which included more than 1h of playing football with kids between 1st and 6th grade. We finished 6-6, which was not easy to the youngest and oldest participants. The youngest one saved a kick that was too strong and now wears an elastic stripe. The oldest had to run and get reminded that nobody is faster than the ball.
I also went to the park for a longer than normal pull-ups exercise. The weather was almost summer-like. The day was more than fine but my actual hopes for it were to just sleep until noon and then have an afternoon nap. All that sun and blue sky arranged things otherwise.
On the photos, San Stefano street, a sidewalk, and the Seven Saints Church.
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Take a day off from counting and take it easy this weekend with family
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The 10k steps/day on average is a very cruel annual goal. It has no voluntary days off. Some days you can’t do it, for example due to covid, bumped knee or terrible weather. But otherwise, no days off.
Also, this approach to things is part of my values.
I decided to do steps in February 2023. Didn’t blog daily at that time but I posted about this here:
Since then, I had days off were when I was sick, injured, busy, or otherwise unable to do steps. Most of these off days are in the 6 months after I started doing steps. I had two in 2025 and I know I just had a knee injury but 0 in 2026 so far.
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You have to do what is best for your body. That’s up to you ad not what someone else sets as the right number.
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