Archived The Target Workout

[thatguyattarget]

I don't have my FitBit yet, but my iPhone records my steps and miles and stuff. It's my third day, post-orientation and well, second day outside cashier training and man, do I put some mileage on myself. My first day on hardlines (morning shift, 4 hours), I recorded 11k steps, 6 miles. Second day on hardlines (closing shift, 6.5 hours), 21k steps, 11miles. I don't think I need to go to the gym anymore.

 

[Targe]

Spot is a real good workout dependant on work center. First few days I had about 16K steps, one day was 19K. If you're backroom lifting cases of gallon water or ridiculous furniture, there's your gym workout, and you're paid for it.

Did I mention I've lost something like 30 LBS since I started?

 

[instockout]

Its true, working backroom and instocks I've lost a lot of weight and gained a lot of muscle. My average four hour and a half hour shift on instocks I get about seven miles. I work usually two days where I'm instocks in the morning and backroom in the afternoon and I get anywhere from 14-16 miles.

 

[qmosqueen]

watch what you eat, our flow TMs are still overweight, cause they all eat junk food and pizza.

 

[dannyy315]

28,000 steps for me yesterday.

 

[redeye58]

As a GSA (& speedweaving during rush), I clocked in quite a few miles during an 8 hr shift.
All part of the Target Fitness program.

 

[Kartman]

I don't have my FitBit yet, but my iPhone records my steps and miles and stuff.

I'm curious to see how one matches up with the other...

 

[anathema]

I've found the iPhone health app to have a pretty huge discrepancy with the fitbit app. I can clock like 18k steps on the iPhone and only like 10k on the fitbit.

 

[Triscuit]

I have the fitbit that goes my wrist, and the free wireless tracker. i will have a 3,o00-4,000 step discrepancy on most days. sometimes the tracker has more, and sometimes the one on my wrist has more. they are pretty inconsistent

 

[squirrely]

watch what you eat, our flow TMs are still overweight, cause they all eat junk food and pizza.

This! When I first started, I did mostly closing shifts and would be so hungry when I got off work and would eat whatever and then go to bed. I gained like 10-15lbs in 6 months. I thought since I was working so hard, I could eat what I wanted. Getting a fitbit a few months ago, plus tracking my food on myfitnesspal has really helped. I'm back down to my normal weight. The fitbit really helped me to see how much work I was really doing versus what I thought I was doing.

 

[Kartman]

We have a flow guy that has to be at least 400 lbs and always smells. I can smell him from across the counter when I wait on him at FA. I don't know how his other TM can stand being around him...

 

[asidius]

I walk about 120K steps a week, or 60 miles a week. Target really fixed my not being active problem I had before.

 

[MrGeppetto]

watch what you eat, our flow TMs are still overweight, cause they all eat junk food and pizza.

I used to eat like this, until I decided that low energy and being groggy all the time wasn't right for my body.
Now, I'm clean eating (mostly), taking Multi-vitamins, and exercising by jogging.

Target is boosting my activity, but I need to supplement it with exercise outside too.

 

[Kaitii]

I actually had a relative (whom I barely know and didn't recognise when they came in my lane...oops) tell me that I can finally start losing weight due to my job....and I just looked at her like "...but I'm... a cashier"

I pack on a whopping 1-2k steps during an 8 hour shift as cashier

 

[Kartman]

Movements, not steps.

 

[LazerKitty]

I have a Fitbit and hit my 10,000 step goal within the first 2-3 hours of a shift! I haven't been back to the gym in a while because of work, but I've already lost 12 lbs working at Target!!

 

[Circle9]

After a few months of working flow I got to see my long-distance girlfriend and her response was pretty much "you actually have muscles now." Flow's a hell of a workout if you're in a position that involves a lot of lifting and moving. Nothing like pulling "team lift" furniture off the line or having to stack a dozen cases of gallon water. Depends on where you are though; spending your whole shift pushing HBA isn't going to do much compared to "we need to be out of grocery in twenty minutes move move move."

Though now I think I've plateaued and probably need to shape up my diet and probably spend some gym time to get more results.

 

[qmosqueen]

I started last October. Between October-January, working sales floor, I lost almost 50 pounds. Since moving between back room and sales floor, I have lost another 10. I am always hungry after a 8 hour shift. The most steps I have clocked was last Saturday. I work from 9am-Close. I worked back room and market. I clocked in around 31,000 miles that. It is crazy the amount of walking a person can do daily.

Wow let's see 31,000 miles divided by 21.6 miles (one marathon) = 1,435 marathons. I know you could win the NY marathon or Boston marathon I'm signing you up.

 

[Westcoast7]

I've gotten so many badges on Fitbit from working at target. Planogram has made me strong too

 

[RunForACallBox]

This is a screenshot from my Apple Watch from today. If you want to walk, join the plano team, lol!