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Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Dec 4 7:56am | Replies (4374)
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@becsbuddy

@alive. @kathyholmes I’m so glad you’re able to join the wacky walkers! You’re doing a lot better than me, so I’d better get started. We usually compare notes, but never compete. It’s just a fun workout.
I’m going to ask other members to tell you how they’ve been doing. @imallears. @loll. @sueinmn @moi2558 @jaglover10 let the new members know how you’re doing!
Can you check in at the end of the week, or sooner, to tell us what you did and how you’re feeling?

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kathyholmes | @kathyholmes | Aug 8, 2023

Of course! I am not competitive! I love to encourage and be encouraged! I definitely will share at the end of the week. I got a jump start this week since my husband is traveling for work and the dog still needs to be walked. 🙂

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imallears | @imallears | Aug 8, 2023

@becsbuddy

I’m still a daily walker after all these years. In this horrid heat and humidity I am out the door by 6:30 but only do a 1.5 mile lately. Cooler weather will get me back to 2.5 miles. I aim for 5000 minimum steps before I really start the day and sometimes do laps around the house before I go out. I have lighted bracelets when it’s dark out. Always been an early riser. I find it really sets up my day and is now such a habit . On occasional mornings that I have an early appointment I will get those 5000 in at some point. We live in Florida…Tampa Bay are and it’s already 80+ muggy degrees at 6 am…..exhausting. I don’t know why people jog in the middle of the day. I can barely jog through our main gate.
At 6:30 there is an occasional runner or dog walker I meet…more so in the cooler weather.
So start the journey and don’t stop if you are already pounding the pavement.

FL Mary😅

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Aug 8, 2023

Hi Becky - I'm with you -welcome to all the new walkers - my own walks have been abbreviated until this week due to heat & poor air quality.
Starting Saturday the temps dropped nicely, so 3 of the last four have been "adventure" days - an Art Fair with family in a hilly city park on Saturday, keeping up with the 2 littles. Yesterday my friend and I hit the trails in our Regional Park for over 3 miles. Today was another adventure with older grandson, his "extra gramma" (my friend) and the 2 of us, we hit a nearby glacial park, with plenty of rock scrambling for 3 of us and a lovely woodland walk. Tomorrow we rest, then I plan to continue at a more sedate pace for a few days...
By the way, when we started this group the first time, my early walks were only 1/2 mile as I battled back from a long illness...so progress is possible. But as my grandson says "Grammie still can't run fast" - at over 70 with arthritis and bad lungs, I'm okay with that!
Sue

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