Lunch time walk

veronika0207

Okay so I am new to MFP and all these members posts have kept me very motivated. First of all my job is customer service so I sit all time at work, Today on my 1hr lunch break instead of sitting around somewhere I went for a 30 minute walk, I honestly felt it like it was only 10 minutes lol. :happy:
How many of you take walks on your lunch break?

Mandakat17

Me!! We get a lunch break and two 15 minute breaks....and I walk all of them. It works out to about 5 miles a day.

Jennloella

I'd like to, but I'm on my feet all day so I need to rest my poor legs, also it's been very hot and dress code is all black, so it would only take me a block or two before I was sweating off all my makeup!! Keep it up, though, get it in where you can!!!

rmartin72

I honestly like Lunch time walks are really cool each day:):):) Enjoy your Healthy Journey:):):)

k121777

Me too! I walk both 15 minute breaks and my 30 minute lunch......I get an hour done that way before I even get to the gym at night!

sar2dela

On my 15 min breaks, I go to a hallway with stairs and walk up and down for 10 min. It's been great to get my heart rate up and a quick workout!

Chantelle160

I walk on my 15 min breaks. An I have an hour lunch break so in the summer I run 5K. Great job btw.

niftynicola

I always have, I love putting on my ipod and adventuring.
I don't know what I'll do come winter though. I'm used to working in a mall, but I don't anymore!

pcox0624

I walk every day on my lunch hour, sometimes for 30 minutes, sometimes for 45 minutes! It's a great time to do it, otherwise what would I be doing, sitting and eating or reading....It's great because it gets your excercise over for the day!!!!

rileamoyer

While weather is decent I walk on lunch at least twice a week, that combined with gym and home workouts I get about 5 times in a week. It's a great stress buster to get out of the office.

RedHotRunner

I do when the weather is cooler. I try to get in 3+ miles.

precioushope

good for you for doing this. it is awesome that 30 minutes felt like 10. i am still trying to get to exercise. i have back and knee issues. i hate this. but for my 10 minute walk may feel like a 30 minutes. i want to start with 10 minutes. i do laps in my house. i can walk through the rooms and do a full circle. i just need the low impact right now. i want to do my exercise first thing in the morning and maybe do some at lunch time as well. thanks for sharing

TNAJackson

I do! Always something at lunch time. A walk, a Zumba class, a Kickboxing class, stairs, or something! I feel like I HAVE to exercise during lunch break most days. LMAO!

UsedToBeHusky

I haven't before now, but I just got a promotion. I was on my feet a lot before, but now, not so much. I just quit smoking and I am on an hour lunch now so I should have lots of time. Now I just have to find a place to walk.

evansproudmama

Awesome job! Isnt crazy how it doesnt seem very long when you do it on your brake! I get a hour lunch and two 15min brakes a day. To be honest I generally work through my lunch brake and eat at my desk :-/ (not ideal i know!) but I always walk my two 15min brakes the loop around my work. One loop is 0.9 of a mile so doing it twice I do 2miles and knowck out 30mins of cardio :-) I usally burn an extra 200 calories doing this and its such a good way to get away from your desk and stress of work. Great job keep it up :-) making this part of my weekly acitivy I burn 1000 calories just from walking on my brake, thats almost a pound!!

spartanmomca

I walk at lunch not only does it get in some exercise but I reminds me how fortunate I am , I work at THE children's cancer research hospital in the US and seeing those beautiful bald faces smiling with all they are going through reminds me how truly blessed I am . Sometimes you just need perspective!

pixardad

I used to do this, but unfortunately, I have too much body fat and it's too hot outside. Not that I'm lazy or anything, but walking back into the office with a sweaty shirt but only in lines under my man-boobs (excuse the bluntness) is humiliating. Sure I could take a change of shirt, but where do I change? Outside? I'm afraid someone will see me. Inside? Have to walk inside with the sweaty shirt. AARGH!

Hmmm...wait. Maybe I could put the spare shirt on *over* the first but leave it un-tucked and loose. The first shirt will grab the sweat, the outer shirt should be fine. I can then walk into the men's room and remove the sweaty shirt. I think I'll try that this week.

Thanks for the "talk out loud".

--PixarDad

P.S. If I don't log in for 3 days, it may be because I passed out because of heat exhaustion from wearing 2 shirts while walking in this heat. *hehehe*

wifeygonzo

Great job making good use of your breaks to exercise.

ambercanfly

I love walking during lunch time. It keeps me motivated to stay on track with my diet.

I've been walking every day (mon-fri) on my lunch for a few months now. I now see what a huge difference it makes. It also makes for a good break from work :-)

Every little bit counts! It also encourages me to bring food from home so I don't have to go out to get food (which tends to be not as healthy as bringing stuff from home).

deb_rn

My friend and I walk at lunch just about every day for 45 minutes. We are lucky enough to have access to a free gym in walking distance, so if it is rainy, no excuse for not exercising! It is nice so that if I have a busy evening, at least I have done something physical for the day!