The Journey Begins - With Careful Planning With the popularity of Fitbit step-trackers exploding in the past few years, a popular fitness goal has emerged of taking 10,000 steps a day. This level of activity is presumed to help maintain a basic level of fitness and health. I’ve noticed over the past 9 months or so since I got my own Fitbit as a Father’s Day gift, reaching 10,000 steps on a normal day requires an additional 30 minute walk over and above my normal ‘office routine’. On particularly active days – say if it’s a Saturday working around the house or going on a more extended hike, I’ve gotten up to 20,000 steps in a day. But isn’t it human nature to assume more is better? And sometimes it’s fun just to dream up a personal challenge for no good reason other than to see what is possible. Setting a challenging goal and then working hard to achieve it is rewarding. Addictive, even. So… somewhere or other I heard about a...