I was looking at my step data today and noticed this.
Same job, same routines, no injury or big lifestyle change.
I expected the opposite because of nature and maybe more free time, but colder months, shorter distances, and spending more time at home really cuts down the random daily walking.
Now I get why I see people going for walks at -15 degrees.
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1qorzos
Posted by Choice_Customer7099
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Go to gym? There is no -15C
i live in northern Finland, i love outdoor walking and my daily average 8k
You must live in Helsinki?
I hear you. Now get your winter gear and layers on and brave that frost, like the badass motherfucker you are for living in Finland in winter.
I really think this depends where you live. You might not even think it’s different but the distances add up easily. I have lived in the UK, I didn’t have access to the car and had more free time then so I had 11K steps on average. In Finland I have my car and yea like 6k steps average. I also spent couple months is rural Australia where you could not really walk anywhere, and yea like 2k steps, 10k of those 14k (on week level ) was when I went to the city on weekends haha.
https://preview.redd.it/420ik4ebozfg1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a79e94c25b825cab4d2c19e2cbd4b556d73ba9f2
and then living in a tropical sunny place
Try to go for walks for no reason at all. The weather right now is frigid and the sea is frozen. Take safe paths and visit some islands. If the thermometer decides your steps, it’s gonna be a problem. Today it’s too cold, tomorrow might be too warm. Another day might be rainy 🤷🏽♂️
I’m in Helsinki, avg 15 k a day for the past 4-5 months
https://preview.redd.it/oxppizrup0gg1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=023f0f936865ae206237f279c74a79c7a5be7c83
I live in Kuopio, work as a lorry driver so I sit for 10h a day at work.
Maybe step some more?
Same routines and reduced walks don’t quite seem to fit. More that there has been change. But walking outside in winter is nice, the darkness is the main drawback for me. And then there’s always other activities.
I think walking in minus degrees burns more calories too?
When Im on holiday at some warn country, I eat less and walk clearly more. The warm weather take “away your hunger”, when your body does not need to much energy to keep it warm. At Finland I eat more, less walking, because weather, cold and laziness.
Get proper clothes and you’ll barely notice -15. Also you can put e.g. some coffee in thermos and have a break at some point, feels good to sit down for a while and chill.