Stepping Into Another Year

Over the last couple of weeks, everyone has been so curious about my step journey. How many steps did you get today? Do you walk this much every day? How do you do it? It made me curious about my step journey too.

In 2020, my goal was to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. The very first devastating day I did not achieve my goal was January 25, 2020, and I will never forget what I was doing that day instead of walking. For the remainder of the year, I did hit that goal everyday, and this slowly became a habit. Every single day.

Here’s a review of the past five years:

2021

Average:
11,524 steps/day
4.9 miles
289 calories
2.8 floors

Total Steps:
4,206,389 steps

2022

Average:
11,709 steps/day
5.04 miles
252 calories
4.1 floors

Total Steps:
4,274,015 steps

2023

Average:
12,474 steps/day
5.34 miles
278 calories
4.2 floors

Total Steps:
4,553,022 steps

2024

Average:
13,188 steps/day
5.72 miles
331 calories
3.3 floors

Total Steps:
4,826,820 steps

2025

Average:
13,661 steps/day
6.05 miles
392 calories
4.7 floors

Total Steps:
4,986,475 steps

This is my first time looking at all the years side by side – I’ve been unintentionally increasing my step count every year! What will my step count be in 2026?