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Let’s Go Walking! Join me for a virtual walking support group
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 4 7:56am | Replies (4374)Comment receiving replies
I haven't seen any posts on this thread for a bit so am reporting in, as it were. I'm in Florida for annual medical stuff and cardiologist noted a best-ever HDL level despite still-high total cholesterol that I'm working on. She thinks just adding the walking is the reason for better HDL tho' I'm also working on dietary changes.
Current walks include those along the Atlantic Coast as I love to see where the Gulf Stream is with respect to the shore (I'm a sailor) and the color change between ocean blue and Gulf Stream indigo or, on some days, lovely deep cobalt.
I have a formerky-stray cat who's willing to walk on a leash so am working with her on sloooow walks interrupted by frequent distractions and detours when butterflies or squirrels catch her attention. They're not exactly aerobic exercise walks but I'm counting them as part of my resolution anyway as even small things can add up to continued improvement. I hope. I also hope everyone else is doing well and seeing new things to appreciate on daily walks. Anyone else checking in?
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My husband has taken to walking to the post office then taking "the long way home" returning. That makes it .9 miles round trip. Yep, a small town. He has been meeting neighbors he otherwise wouldn't, like the older couple with a car issue, who pays him in homemade pies. I am getting about a half mile a day in.
Ginger
My walks in this season are around & through my gardens and those the Master Gardeners maintain for the public - digging, bending, reaching, hauling... the last 3 days I have easily done 4-5 miles - and my body is aware of the labor aspect. On the plus side, my 3 yo grandson loves to help - is learning to use a limb pruner (supervised) then loves to show off his strength hauling branches to the yard waste bin. He also helped Auntie move all the decorative rocks around the pond so we can cover it for winter. In the Spring, the boys get to arrange them again in a pleasing pattern - never the same two years running!
We migrate soon, then we begin our 8 am walks through our bird sanctuary, followed by chair yoga or coffee, depending on the day.
I have fun shoes now that measure my steps!
Sue
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@callalloo and @imallears I’m so glad to know that someone is walking!! Good going! And @callaloo, to actually see some results for your efforts! Small, but great! I actually get out everyday, but I have my slow poke dog with me. He hates when I stop to talk but hates to keep going. We don’t get far. I think about 1 1/2 miles is my limit. I used to do 3 miles each day, but …. We’re actually getting ready to go out now, so I’ll wave in your direction!