Beginners Walking Challenge

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  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Elle, what I do is this- I know the distance I have to walk to equal 2 miles. I take my heart rate monitor with me when I walk . I time myself. So it takes me about 29 minutes to walk 2 miles. That equals 4 miles an hour. So if you know the distance you walked and the time it takes you just figure it out that way. OR if you have a gps you could take that on your walk and it will tell you how fast your going and how far you went. Have fun on your walk! Cindy :heart:
  • elle77
    elle77 Posts: 150 Member
    Elle, what I do is this- I know the distance I have to walk to equal 2 miles. I take my heart rate monitor with me when I walk . I time myself. So it takes me about 29 minutes to walk 2 miles. That equals 4 miles an hour. So if you know the distance you walked and the time it takes you just figure it out that way. OR if you have a gps you could take that on your walk and it will tell you how fast your going and how far you went. Have fun on your walk! Cindy :heart:

    Oh,hehe that makes sense!:ohwell: I deffinately need to get a hrm! Maybe I'll go to Target before my walk :wink: Thanks!:flowerforyou:
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Elle, Your welcome. Heart rate monitors are so cool. Mine motivates me to push harder. :smile: Cindy :heart:
  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
    Hey everyone! I walked for a total of 85 minutes today/4 miles, broken in 2; 2 miles this morning before lunch and 2 miles about an hour after dinner. I feel great!
  • tabbyh25
    tabbyh25 Posts: 66
    I would like to join if it is not too late. I have been exercising for the last month and my knees have been killing me. So I am sticking to walking for a while.

    Day 1: 1 mile (18 minutes)
  • stratdl
    stratdl Posts: 303 Member
    Welcome to our walking challenge tabbyh25!

    Walking is an outstanding form of exercise and one of the most forgiving there is out there! I hope you will find this challenge fun!

    Cheers, :drinker:
    Deborah
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Hello Team- For my first day back to walking since 5-23-09 I did 4 miles in 69 minutes. :smile: I did the first 2 miles before 9 am in 33 minutes and the second 2 miles at 9 pm in 36 minutes. When my heel is completely better I bust out those 2 miles in 29-31 minutes. I just LOVE walking. :heart: I feel great ! How is everyone else doing? Cindy :heart:
  • elle77
    elle77 Posts: 150 Member
    Whew, just got back from my walk :tongue: Only did 2miles b/c it was getting dark! I feel good :happy:
  • csnealey
    csnealey Posts: 251 Member
    Hey walking buddies! I walked about 40 minutes last night. Hope all is well with everyone.

    PS--To all that have joined recently, WELCOME!!
  • Kidvicious28
    Kidvicious28 Posts: 1,613 Member
    I just read through the last couple of posts. You guys are doing great!!!! I'm glad to see everyone is walking :happy: So proud of everyone :flowerforyou: keep up the good work!!
  • TexasMom
    TexasMom Posts: 70
    Welcome Tabbyh25. Everyone did great!!!! Congrats.

    Have a great weekend!! :bigsmile: :drinker:
  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
    Another 2 miles this morning, was about 2 minutes faster :laugh: Oh well, guess I gotta start somewhere!
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Hi walkers :flowerforyou: I just finished 4 miles in 51 minutes. :heart: I will walk again tonight 2 maybe 3 more miles. :heart: I'll update ya all tonight. Soo how is everyone doing? Arienna - great job ! 2 minutes faster is great! :flowerforyou: Cindy :heart:
  • Kidvicious28
    Kidvicious28 Posts: 1,613 Member
    wow! 4 miles in 51 mins. That's fantastic Cindy! Way to go :smile:

    I walked/ran for a little over a mile today...right after doing 45 mins of circuit training :happy:
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    wow! 4 miles in 51 mins. That's fantastic Cindy! Way to go :smile:

    I walked/ran for a little over a mile today...right after doing 45 mins of circuit training :happy:
    Thanks a bunch ! :flowerforyou: Your workout Rocked too. :flowerforyou:
  • stratdl
    stratdl Posts: 303 Member
    Hi all!

    You guys are all doing so great! I remember when 2.5 mph kicked my butt! (Of course, that was right after a spinal fusion surgery, so just being able to move--without pain--was a huge blessing :smile: )

    So now, 3 1/2 years later, I'm trying to tear up the track! My challenge is to go at least 5 mph or faster --consistently!!!! This week I'll be doing my workouts on the treadmill to force my body to start to go a tad bit faster.

    This morning I did about 46 minutes on the treadmill and I was up to 5.5 mph a few times! :bigsmile: It's great to have sweat just rolling off your face and dripping onto the treadmill below--it really makes it feel as though you're working out, you know! Of course, I get sweaty walking the track (or the beautiful paved trail near my house), but I think it's not quite the same for me, since I may not push myself as hard as I could. Anyway, that's this morning's workout. Tomorrow will be another treadmill workout, too. :happy:

    ...and tonight, after dinner (a Mongolian barbecue place where I had tons of veggies :heart: and no meat), my husband and I went to a sporting good's store and I purchased a BRAND NEW pair of walking shoes!!! Woo Hoo!! I can't wait to put some miles on those babies!!!! :bigsmile:

    Have a great evening, all! :flowerforyou:

    Cheers, :drinker:
    Deborah
  • Kidvicious28
    Kidvicious28 Posts: 1,613 Member
    Sounds like you're doing great!!! Just think, in no time you'll be doing 5mph or more and feeling even better. That's fantastic. Way to go! :happy:
  • stratdl
    stratdl Posts: 303 Member
    Thanks, kidvicious!

    Did you get your venting walk in after all? That'd be an extra bonus for you! Just think, each step a stomp on the face of your stinky greasy toothless boss! :mad:

    Of course, I'm sure he's a much softer target than concrete or track or whatever, so it may be comparable to walking on a water balloon! That has olive oil on it!!! :laugh:

    ...hope you're feeling better!!!
  • elle77
    elle77 Posts: 150 Member
    Good job everyone!!! :happy:

    I just got back from my walk....did 4.5 miles & I'm exhausted! I think I need to eat a lil more before I walk tomorrow b/c I totally ran out of gas on my way home.lol
  • Kidvicious28
    Kidvicious28 Posts: 1,613 Member
    Haha :laugh: you read my "venting" post. oh man, I was SOOO angry!!!

    I am def feeling A LOT better now. Thanks :smile:

    No I never went for that walk. I needed to lay down after running my butt off at work. I did however, take a bubble bath instead :happy: AND I didn't pig out on bad food! YAY :tongue:
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Hello walkers :smile: Ok , I walked 6 miles today in 86 minutes. :heart: :flowerforyou: :heart: I hope everyone had a great day ! Cindy :heart:
  • elle77
    elle77 Posts: 150 Member
    Haha :laugh: you read my "venting" post. oh man, I was SOOO angry!!!

    I am def feeling A LOT better now. Thanks :smile:

    No I never went for that walk. I needed to lay down after running my butt off at work. I did however, take a bubble bath instead :happy: AND I didn't pig out on bad food! YAY :tongue:
    Yay! Good for you :wink: My sister is a server....turned manager...and I hear about all the headaches of the job, so I deff can sympathise!lol I think it's great that you grabbed something healthy to eat when you got a second!.....good girl,hehe :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • elle77
    elle77 Posts: 150 Member
    Hello walkers :smile: Ok , I walked 6 miles today in 86 minutes. :heart: :flowerforyou: :heart: I hope everyone had a great day ! Cindy :heart:
    WOW good job! That's a great accomplishment!! Woowhoo :happy:
  • onfleur
    onfleur Posts: 159 Member
    Let us know what you have in mind. I have a bad, bad back and knees and walk some but am up for an obtainable challenge. Lets do it! :heart: :flowerforyou: :heart:
  • kristen5286
    kristen5286 Posts: 329 Member
    Hey! I'd like to join!
  • elle77
    elle77 Posts: 150 Member
    Hey! I'd like to join!

    Hi!!! :flowerforyou: Get your walkin shoes ready,hehe :wink:
  • AlmostHot
    AlmostHot Posts: 312 Member
    Would love to join in too, guess Im a couple of days behind, but still have enough time ti make it up! HeHe:wink:

    Because Im from Australia I dont know pounds or miles so would Kilograms and kilometers be ok, or would you like me to convert them?:tongue:
  • stratdl
    stratdl Posts: 303 Member
    Welcome onfleur, Kristen5286, and MissMessy!

    It's never too late to join this group! :flowerforyou:

    The challenge is pretty simple--walk at least 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes a time (of course, if you have a hectic lifestyle, you can break your time up into sections of 10 minutes apiece so that you total 30 minutes for the day). We will report in the weekly totals every Friday morning and, as a bonus, if you'd like to also report any weight loss on Friday mornings, you can--be it in pounds, kilograms, or stones!!

    If you have other personal walking challenges that you'd like to add and share, that's perfectly fine, too!

    We are all happy that you're on board!!! :bigsmile:

    Cheers! :drinker:
    Deborah
  • stratdl
    stratdl Posts: 303 Member
    Haha :laugh: you read my "venting" post. oh man, I was SOOO angry!!!

    I am def feeling A LOT better now. Thanks :smile:

    No I never went for that walk. I needed to lay down after running my butt off at work. I did however, take a bubble bath instead :happy: AND I didn't pig out on bad food! YAY :tongue:

    Way to go!!! I'm very proud of you for not eating bad food! I bet that bubble bath felt really good!

    :flowerforyou:
  • Kidvicious28
    Kidvicious28 Posts: 1,613 Member
    Wow Cindy! That's awesome!!!! Nice job :happy:
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