SWaT Walking Group

sudha336

I am 50 miles by 31st Oct. Count me in.

iluvwdw

Did another two yesterday. Took Tuesday off cause the hips were hurting but decided to do last night anyways.

Is it bad that I don't have a goal? I don't want to disappoint myself if I have to slow it down again from the pain. But maybe if I had one I would keep going? I think I am going to aim for 8 miles a week which will put me at 32 by the end of October.

Should I include the 6 I've already done this week? Ahhh I don't know, anyways I will keep walking as much as I can. :bigsmile:

For those who have the Leslie Sansone videos, the only one I can find at Wal-Mart is the one with 5 different workouts in. Is this a good one. Normally I just do the basic 1 mile or 2 mile workout.

Thanks.

pmjsmom

Did another two yesterday. Took Tuesday off cause the hips were hurting but decided to do last night anyways.

Is it bad that I don't have a goal? I don't want to disappoint myself if I have to slow it down again from the pain. But maybe if I had one I would keep going? I think I am going to aim for 8 miles a week which will put me at 32 by the end of October.

Should I include the 6 I've already done this week? Ahhh I don't know, anyways I will keep walking as much as I can. :bigsmile:

For those who have the Leslie Sansone videos, the only one I can find at Wal-Mart is the one with 5 different workouts in. Is this a good one. Normally I just do the basic 1 mile or 2 mile workout.

Thanks.

If it's the 5 Day Slim Down video, I do like it. I've been doing a mile each morning as my wake-up routine and sometimes I do all of them on the weekend as my regular workout. You might want to watch the 5th day as it is faster than the other miles--12 minutes instead of 15 or so. As with any of Leslie's videos, you can just walk during any part that is not comfortable for you to do.

I don't have a real goal right now. I am just seeing how far I go since I didn't want to bother with another ticker. The main idea is to keep moving, right?

iluvwdw

Very true about keeping moving. Maybe i will just keep doing the 1 and 2 mile for now and ask for any others for my bd. That will give me a month to see how I have done with just the normal one.

I know I don't want to change my ticker and will probably lose track of how many miles I have done in October but if I shoot for 8 miles a week I might make it. If not, I will just do what I can.

Thanks and have a great day!!

betterchoices

Please count me in for October!

I have some WATP dvd's and a pedometer that I can use to count my outside walking miles.

I'll have to think of a goal.

BTW I love candy corn too!

Lesliet05

yesterday didn't do any my knee and back (arthritis) they where hurting so had to rest, but this morning I was able to do the 4 fast miles... Yea

Buccinator

Everyone is doing awesome! So proud of all of you! I've had a few bad days due to my autoimmune diseases/arthritis but I always try to get in what I can as long as Mr. Watching You Like A Hawk Boyfriend doesn't see me. He thinks I'm pushing myself too hard, but I'm listening to my body, I swear!

I'm going to Hawk's family reunion this weekend where there will be all sorts of dirty foods. I'm hoping to avoid most of them (The future in-laws and the foods! :laugh: ) and spend most of my time walking around the park! Bad news is I don't yet have a pedometer or anything, so I won't really know how much I walked. :ohwell: Oh well. Will have a good time anyway. Hope you all have a great time too!

pmjsmom

:sad: So, after not wanting to change my ticker I go to add miles to it and find that it's gone! I guess I lost it when i cleared my cookies. Oh well, I copied the one in my signature for the miles and now have a season-appropriate (mostly--couldn't find an autumn themed slider!) one!:drinker:

I don't know if I'll get many miles in today--it is SO beautiful here (for a change!) that I plan on working in my seriously neglected garden!:happy:

maynard46

Wow, I had energy today. Took advantage of it too. I started my day with 2 miles WATP Brisk. Did alittle strength training and alittle yoga to finish. Started cleaning windows that I've been putting off. Wasn't so bad once I got started. Then when my husband got home (he usually has the munchies, which makes me get the munchies) I went for a 2 mile walk instead with the dog. Im trying hard to break old habits.

pmjsmom- I have had more problems with that darn Ticker. I lose mine when we delete our history. I think I have it down now.


Buccinator and everyone else that is interested. This is a very helpful website for figuring out miles and how fast. HelpS figure out pedometor miles. I use it alot.

http://walking.about.com/library/cal/uccalc1.htm

There is also a website called MapMyWalk.com. It takes some practice but you can enter your address and map your neighborhood or where every it is you want to walk.

AND THEN! I got sucked into reading posts this morning (like usual) Someone was asking about how many calories it was to walk in high heels LOL. Someone suggested this website so I checked it out because I had a pile of ironing to do. I KNEW IRONING WAS A WORKOUT! Too bad I can't do it left handed. So I just though I would share that if anyone is interested.

http://www.livestrong.com/

Well I see we have a couple more new people WELCOME! GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US!:flowerforyou:

Have a great evening everyone. Hope I didn't over do it today so I can't walk tomorrow. Im good for that.

tracyts

Made September goal - savoring moment :drinker:

sandara

For those who have the Leslie Sansone videos, the only one I can find at Wal-Mart is the one with 5 different workouts in. Is this a good one. Normally I just do the basic 1 mile or 2 mile workout.

I started out with the one you are talking about. I like the variety and it's easy to combine miles when you are ready for a little more. But If you have a Target in your area check there too. They usually have a bigger selection. Best buy usually has a few too but I find they are a little higher there. I've bought some used WATP dvd's from www.half.com.

I can't believe how well everyone is doing! And here I am with another day of no walking. Had to work late again. Just gonna hafta hit it extra hard this weekend.

Congrats Tracy on making your September goal.

Maynard - I was just telling a friend about that www.mapmywalk.com and couldn't remember the name! Thanks!

rdale8200

My mom and I walk to Leslie Sansone's WATP Express dvds and we really like them. We talk while we do them and the time goes by very quickly. Sometimes my 9 month old isn't very cooperative and I have to hold her while I walk but it is just like holding a 25 lb weight! We do the 2 mile one together in the mornings and I try to do the 1 mile one 1-2 more times throughout the day. usually during my daughters nap and when i come home for work. It really does help me sleep. I have a hard time sleeping w/o my hubby and he is in South Korea until January. Finally after nine months of awful sleep I found something that helps! Anyway I would like to participate in this group!

AZChatterB

Hello, all. I'm fairly new to MFP and just found your posts for the SWaT Walking Team. I am up for joining the challenge for October! I have been using the program for three months (still on the two mile walk, but worked up from the one mile!). Thanks for the idea! :flowerforyou:


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kizzy_muss

i did 3 hours of walking around town today...now i just have to search on the web and see if there's anywhere i can convert mins into miles or something like that...to figure out how many miles i did....i don't have to worry about that starting tomorrow though i start my subscription to the bodybugg site and that keeps track of my steps and i know of a page that converts steps into miles so that will be easy for me

maynard46

i did 3 hours of walking around town today...now i just have to search on the web and see if there's anywhere i can convert mins into miles or something like that...to figure out how many miles i did....i don't have to worry about that starting tomorrow though i start my subscription to the bodybugg site and that keeps track of my steps and i know of a page that converts steps into miles so that will be easy for me

Check out the website I posted yesterday.

DesertCowgirl

Hi all. Glad to find a place where everyone is walking. I am not a runner and I don't have wii or a treadmill or DVD's for walking. I have a dog that needs to be exercised. LOL

I joined MFP on 19 Feb 2010 at 205 pounds. My scales stayed stuck for the first few weeks. But I finally was able to get a pound or two off after I had developed the data base on my diary and was learning how to tweak it to stay out of the red. But it was really slow going. Then I went to visit family for a week and gained back what I had lost. Got back on track in at the end of April and have been making slow progress since then.

I got a puppy in May of 2009. He was already a big boy at 4 months. I knew I needed to walk him but I was a little hit or miss about it, because I was having some difficulty with muscles being strained, sprained ankle, knee giving out, just one thing after another. Didn't help that the pup was still learning how to walk by my side without crossing in front of me. LOL I tripped over him more than once, and that didn't help with my desire to walk him every day.

Finally it is all coming together. Started out just walking a half mile in the morning. Doctor's orders not to push the walking while the various injuries were still healing. I am so happy to say that we have come a long way since we started this. We walk nearly every day, two miles in the morning and two miles in the afternoon. That routine has also helped my scales to move a bit better, too. ehehe

When the weather gets a little cooler, I am planning to add a mile in the morning and then as that gets to be easier I will add a mile in the afternoon. Got to take the weather into consideration as I live in a desert area.

betterchoices

Hi All

I logged in my 1st 2.67 miles walking outside today. My pedometer logs my steps and miles

I had my goal set at 100 miles for October, but I thought that might be a bit much.

I am happy to be here!!!

:flowerforyou: HAPPY October :flowerforyou:

maynard46

Hi all. Glad to find a place where everyone is walking. I am not a runner and I don't have wii or a treadmill or DVD's for walking. I have a dog that needs to be exercised. LOL

I joined MFP on 19 Feb 2010 at 205 pounds. My scales stayed stuck for the first few weeks. But I finally was able to get a pound or two off after I had developed the data base on my diary and was learning how to tweak it to stay out of the red. But it was really slow going. Then I went to visit family for a week and gained back what I had lost. Got back on track in at the end of April and have been making slow progress since then.

I got a puppy in May of 2009. He was already a big boy at 4 months. I knew I needed to walk him but I was a little hit or miss about it, because I was having some difficulty with muscles being strained, sprained ankle, knee giving out, just one thing after another. Didn't help that the pup was still learning how to walk by my side without crossing in front of me. LOL I tripped over him more than once, and that didn't help with my desire to walk him every day.

Finally it is all coming together. Started out just walking a half mile in the morning. Doctor's orders not to push the walking while the various injuries were still healing. I am so happy to say that we have come a long way since we started this. We walk nearly every day, two miles in the morning and two miles in the afternoon. That routine has also helped my scales to move a bit better, too. ehehe

When the weather gets a little cooler, I am planning to add a mile in the morning and then as that gets to be easier I will add a mile in the afternoon. Got to take the weather into consideration as I live in a desert area.

First of all Welcome to the group!

betterchoices - Welcome also.

DesertCowgirl love that you are wanting to walk the dog and totally understand with injuries. I spent most of last year with fractures in both my feet and an antsy dog. I just wanted to tell you if you have a treadmill its really easy to teach the dog to walk even run on it. My dog loves it! Lots of treats is the trick. Mine will anything for cheese.

Well just like I though last night I over did it with the walking and exercise. No walking for me today except for a quicky around to block so the dog would leave me alone. Not going to count it though.

I'll be back tomorrow! Have a great night everyone!

sandara

T.G.I.F. YAY!

I'm so glad to have all the new walkers joining us. It really helps keep us all motivated. This is a great group and I hope you enjoy walking with them as much as I do.

I finally got to do my walk tonight. I did the WATP 4 Mile Super Challenge. It was a super challenge too. Leslie's voice did not match her lips though! :laugh: I don't know if it is just my DVD or if they are all that way? I'll have to give it a good cleaning and see if it helps. Kind of like watching one of those old kung fu movies that was dubbed with english.

My project for the weekend is to get some of those clothes out of my closet. Most are going to the thrift store and a few to the consignment shop. Plus that will give me a good excuse to do a little inexpensive retail therapy while I"m there. :happy:

HOpe you all have a Greeat weekend!

Maynard - I'm going to have to tell my friend about teaching the dog to walk on the treadmill. She has an over-sized puppy that loves to walk.

1QueenB

I feel greag I did 4 miles on the Noland Trail, it's alot of climbing so it's like hiking!!!! Boy am I tired, but I am so excited because now I am only 11 miles away from my goal after 3 months LOL:bigsmile: Hope everyone is walking and having fun:drinker:

Lesliet05

Feeling great today, started with a 3 mile this morning, and really felt great so I just did a 2 mile ... wooot 5 miles today. I bet tomorrow I feel it

iluvwdw

I have to recheck my miles. I tried to update it last night and it didn't work, then it did. I did 4 miles last night cause I ate wayy too much junk food and felt really guilty. I feel it today though, that was too much.

I will recheck tomorrow as I am very sleep deprived again. I showed being up 5lbs from the other day. Some of it is water I know from the junk. I can feel it in my fingers. But some I am afraid when I didn't eat as often last week. I hope I lose it again in the next few days and that it is just water. :sad:

Will post tomorrow

betterchoices

I did a 2 mile... WATP! Didnt want to but I did... I feel better!

maynard46

I copied this from the actual Walk Away The Pounds website. Though you guys would be interested in it.

Calorie burn per Mile?
To continue from yesterday …. “How Many calories do we burn per Mile of exercise?”
All of these factors play a part in the actual number of calories used (burned) ….

AGE, GENDER, your WEIGHT, your EFFORT (INTENSITY), your FITNESS level, HORMONES, some GENETICS ….. and even things like medications, etc.
could effect the rate at which our bodies use calories during exercise and the rate that we use calories just for basic body functions like breathing, eating, controlling body temperature, circulating blood … even at rest we are always burning calories. So it’s pretty clear that the EXACT number of calories burned will always be a challenge to nail down …. no matter how improved the tools and technology get to measure calorie burn, it will be an approximate number. BUT WAIT …. even with all that said …. we can get close just by knowing the “intensity” of the exercise and body weight.

Our walks always move at a brisk pace – we design the speed (miles per hour) of the walk by the beats per minute of the music – if you keep the pace of our walk and follow the arm movements at full intensity … you can burn at least 100 calories per mile … your body weight will determine if it will be a bit under this amount (a lighter body weight will burn less calories) …. others will burn over 100 calories because of a higher body weight … and don’t forget all those MUSCLE ACTIVATING Walk Boosters …. if you use hand weights, bands, belts …. you BOOST the intensity of the Walk …. you BURN MORE calories!

The simple answer to “How many calories do we burn per Mile?”
The Walk without Boosters … approx. 100 calories per mile!
The Walk with Boosters ….. approx. 125 – 150 calories per mile!


Has anyone tried the 3 mile Walk & Firm with the firm band? That was the next DVD I was thinking about getting.

Walked to my WATP 2 miles, has some firm band exercise in it and I like it.

pmjsmom

I finally got to do my walk tonight. I did the WATP 4 Mile Super Challenge. It was a super challenge too. Leslie's voice did not match her lips though! :laugh: I don't know if it is just my DVD or if they are all that way? I'll have to give it a good cleaning and see if it helps. Kind of like watching one of those old kung fu movies that was dubbed with english.

LOL! I just did a walk from the WalkClub website--Not only did her lips not match--none of the moves matched, either! Thank goodness the audio was clear--i finally turned to look out the window and just followed the audio!

The DVDs I have are okay but I HAVE noticed that some of my downloaded videos from exercisetv.tv are off a bit on the soundtrack. Makes it interesting--or annoying, depending on my mood!

I did a total of 6 miles today plus a Richard Simmons workout as part of the Skinny Saturday Challenge. I am feeling pretty wiped out right now! Feels good, though.

Lesliet05

ended my week on a high note, did 3 miles this morning and just got done with another 3 miles.
Tomorrow I will be lucky to get 2 miles in if I get any.
Time to hit the shower LOL

smadag1

I would like to join the group. I drive a semi for a living but i think I can do the walk away the pounds dvd in the sleep while my hubby takes his turn driving. I am 31 years old and would like to lose about 30 pounds. I would like to start out light and do 20 miles by October 31. ( I would like to start out slow and work my way up

DesertCowgirl

LOL Thanks for the tip about teaching the dog to walk on a treadmill, Maynard. ehehe But then that would defeat the purpose of my walking him for my exercise. Then there is the thing that my dog, Yiska is strictly an out door dog. He has reached his full growth and he towers over the cats. He thinks they are play things, and Pumpkin doesn't like that. ehehe So he has to stay out side. Don't have a treadmill anyway. I have thought about getting one, but they are rather expensive.

It was not to terribly warm this morning so I did do three miles in an hour. Then there was a good breeze blowing this afternoon, about 4:30pm, so I went ahead and did three miles in an hour again. Don't know if I will do that in the morning. Then I will be spending the afternoon visiting my horses, so there won't be an afternoon walk. But I do count the time grooming the horses and then walking through the store for groceries as exercise.

Maynard, thanks, too, for the info and calories burned per mile. Very interesting.

Congratulations to those who have increased their miles. Does one good to push beyond the usual, just don't push too hard or too fast. Injuries that lay you up just defeat the purpose of all the walking.

sandara

Has anyone tried the 3 mile Walk & Firm with the firm band? That was the next DVD I was thinking about getting.

Maynard - I checked my DVD's and I don't have that one. You got me wondering so I made a list of all the dvd's I have. I've been meaning to do it so I could pick a workout easier instead of having to rummage thru the pile. I've actually got a total of 70 miles worth of WATP workouts, so I definitely can't use the bored excuse. :laugh:

Welcome to the group Smadag! Glad to have you with us. :flowerforyou:

Looks like everyone is having a great weekend. The weather is beautiful here in Georgia right now. Nice to see the lower temps finally coming in. I can't wait for the leaves to start changing colors and we're long overdue for a motorcycle ride.

I didn't walk yesterday but did make it to the consignment store with some clothes and did the grocery shopping. So I felt like I had a workout anyway. I did the 4 mile punch up your walk this morning and now I'm off to work on the closet some more.

iluvwdw

Still haven't checked my miles but I did do another 4 miles yesterday. My son said he wanted to start going for walks and I talked him into doing WATP with me. LOL. So we did my usual two mile walk and then he wanted to do the watp for abs the three parter off you tube. Ugggh so I did it with him.

I just hope I can move tomorrow.