Westside Steps Out Q&A

How Do I Register for Westside Steps Out?

You can register in person at Mount Boucherie Community Centre on the Westside, the EECO Centre in Mission Creek Regional Park or at the Regional District Offices at 1450 KLO Road. You can also register by phone at 469-6160.

What Do I Get for My Registration Fee?

The registration fee is $30 for new participants ($15 for returning participants) and includes a pedometer for counting your steps, a logbook, access to the internet for logging your steps, and three information sessions. You’ll have access to free, guided hikes through the Westside Steps Out Program and for every 100,000 steps you log, you’ll be entered for a draw to win a trip for two to Naramata Inn and Spa.

What If I Don’t Have Access To A Computer To Log My Steps?

If you don’t have a computer to log your steps on-line, then keep track of them in your logbook and phone, fax or drop off your totals to us at Mount Boucherie Community Centre, the EECO Centre in Mission Creek Regional Park or the Regional District Offices.

How Do I Use My Pedometer?

• Wear your pedometer on your waistband, 5 – 10 cm (2 – 4 inches) either side of your belly button
• Take 100 steps to check the accuracy. It should register between 90 and 110 steps
• Wear your pedometer all day, except when bathing or swimming. The pedometer is not waterproof
• Take off your pedometer when you head to bed for the night
• Pedometers will not register some activities so add these numbers as equivalent steps:
  • 100 steps per minute for weight lifting, light rowing, canoeing
  • 150 steps per minute for cycling, swimming, downhill skiing, rowing
  • 175 steps per minute for roller-blading, skateboarding and bike riding
  • Add 8,000 steps for 9 holes of golf (only if you're walking!!)

How Do I Build Up to 10,000 Steps Per Day?

It’s all about setting goals and making gradual increases in the number of steps you take each week. Try the following.

Week One – wear your pedometer for 7 days without changing your routine to determine your current level of activity.

Week Two – Try to increase your average current number of steps by 2,000 per day

When you are consistently achieving 2,000 steps a day, set a new goal of 4,000 steps a day and so on. Two, four, six, eight, 10,000 steps a day. For each activity goal level you achieve, reward yourself and set your next goal of increased number of steps.

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