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Walk Around the Globe

What is Walk Around the Globe?

As part of the Fit to Lead initiative, HBA Greater Philadelphia is challenging our
members to come together and walk 50 million steps by the end of the year – that’s
the 25,000 miles it takes to walk around the globe.

It may sound like a herculean effort, but there are approximately 2000 steps in a mile
and they add up fast. If each of our chapter members walked just 1 mile a day for 5
days that would be almost 8 million steps!

How can I join the challenge?

Our chapter has created a virtual walking community and everyone is invited to join.

Visit bit.ly/WalkAroundtheGlobe create a username and password and get

steppin’ – it’s that simple.

How do my steps count?

Keep track of your steps with a pedometer, a mobile app or even a simple
spreadsheet. Then log into the site and create an entry on your stats page. Your steps
automatically get counted in the team tally. You can set your own personal goals,
monitor our team’s progress and see who is in the lead each time you log in.

Remember to convert your other activities into steps too. Pilates, gardening, painting
or even grocery shopping – every step counts. See the Walk Around the Globe
conversion chart for some of the most common activities. A more comprehensive
step converter is on our website.

Join the challenge today!

Get moving and get fit with the support and encouragement of the Fit to Lead
community. Compete with your peers for bragging rights as well as prizes to be
awarded at the end of the year party.

For more information contact us, hba_gp@yahoo.com

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Making a step entry

1. Go to your profile page (save it as a bookmark)
2. Click on the ‘your stats’ tab
3. Click on the green ‘add an entry’ button
4. Select the date and enter your steps (previous days entries are allowed)
5. Click the green ‘add entry’ button
You can set your personal goals, add comments to entries and monitor your progress
on the ‘your stats’ tab.
You can check on the team’s progress and participate in discussions by clicking on
the ‘team’ tab and selecting the HBA GP Walk Around the Globe team.

Walk Around the Globe Conversion Chart

Activities that are not easily measured by a pedometer can be converted to steps.
Multiply the number of minutes you participated in the activity by the number
indicated in the chart. Then, enter your timed, converted steps into your stats page.
Note: Conversions are estimates; your actual steps may vary
Steps/ Steps/ Steps/
Activity Activity Activity
Min Min Min
Aerobics class 127 Golf, with cart 80 Shopping 70
Biking, easy pace 130 Hiking 172 Spinning 200
Bowling 71 Housework, light 72 Stairs, down 71
Cooking 61 Jogging 181 Stairs, up 181
Dancing 109 Painting (a room) 78 Swimming, leisure 174
Elliptical trainer 203 Pilates 91 Tennis 200
Gardening 80 Raking leaves 121 Yoga 45
Also see the comprehensive conversion chart on HBAPhilly.org

For more information contact us, hba_gp@yahoo.com

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