January Walking Challenge

CricketKate

This is continued from previous Walking Challenges, but its nice when each month has its own thread.

*** Anyone can join in at any time, the more the merrier, lets keep each other motivated****

Walking seems like the easiest way to start getting exercise, and even if you can't track distance (or don't want to), tracking time is good too...go for a 10 min walk after dinner, or up it to 30 minutes, you'll be amazed at the end of the month how much more exercise your getting in.

Check in everyday with how far you walked or how long, this is just to motivate us to get in at least some exercise everyday, and keep an eye on each other.


I want to try to keep this mostly to walking or walking type exercising. treadmills and ellipticals are A-OK.

Hope to see some more faces in this challenge, we'll start tracking January 1st.

KeriA

Count me in. Last month I added two jobs onto my two existing part-time jobs - one of them seasonal. They were active and I got alot of steps but no formal walks. However the two busiests jobs are slowing down or ending now so I will be picking back up with my walks with running intervals. In fact my husband and I walked around our 2.8 mile lake park today. So looking forward to this challenge. I will need it to make up for slowing down on those jobs. At least I lost a bit of weight in December.

lessofme65

Just found the Dec challenge then the new for Jan. Perfect timing for me as I have been out there in lala land and feel this will be a challenge I can live with. I plan to move everyday and log my activity here especially since most of my exercise is walking. Great idea, so glad to have stumbled across this. I plan to log my activity starting tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration and happy, healthy new year to us all!!!!!

FunkenWagnel

Hi, I'm new here. I'd like to walk for one hour ever day. Look forward to getting to know you

FunkenWagnel

I just got my hour done now! A thirty minute walk with my big dog in this heat, then ten with the smaller dog, then twenty on my own.

Improvised

Starting a walking challenge with my family, so this will be great!
We're trying to see who can walk 967 miles first (from Hobbiton to the Lonely Mountain), inspired from The Hobbit.
Just an FYI though, we're not walking all that in one month, lol. It's a multiple month long challenge.

daveinlancs

Hello everyone hope you had a great New Year celebration. I am going to continue where I left off by trying to get out for a walk every day, even if it is only the one mile round trip to the gym.
All the best for 2013.

fstephanie4

Count me in!! I'm totally new to this but I really want to walk more! So much so I bought a pedometer in the sale to kick my bum into doing it! I want to go for longer walks.

I wrote on the message board asking if people are doing this kind of thing but no one replied :sad: haha.

But this will be great. Start of a new me.

Good luck everyone!!!!!

Feel free to add!

Steph

FunkenWagnel

fstephanie, I've used a pedometer in the past and had great results! Good luck, let us know how you go

Mhairi2510

Hello everyone hope you had a great New Year celebration. I am going to continue where I left off by trying to get out for a walk every day, even if it is only the one mile round trip to the gym.
All the best for 2013.

I'm in!

Marmitegeoff

I am in for this as I need to get out more.

kharding63

Count me in.... trying to get back to what I've done in the past. Looking forward to this.

bdtyson77302

I'm in!!

mommie3car

you can count me in. Until the weather breaks I'll be counting steps per minute. I can't take my little guy out in the blizzardly cold.

FunkenWagnel

I've done 53 minutes today, its just too hot!! Will do last 7 in the evening

daveinlancs

Hello everyone hope you had a great New Year celebration. I am going to continue where I left off by trying to get out for a walk every day, even if it is only the one mile round trip to the gym.
All the best for 2013.

I'm in!

Welcome aboard mh

CHUBBYgoLUCKY

Hello Everyone! Going to start training for a 1/2 marathon for November. Going to start this first week with one mile maybe two, and build from there. I did it 2011, wish me luck for 2013!

eternity365

count me in

FunkenWagnel

Got that last 7 minutes in, woot! Actually, it turned into 14... happy though

Mhairi2510

01/01 - 2.4 miles
02/01 - 5.2 miles

daveinlancs

Running total 9.31 miles

01/01 - 4.9
02/01 - 4.41

msnique2

Count me in! Looking forward to it!

SinCity2003

I'm in. I walked 3 miles in 60 minutes today...however, that was just at the gym My FitBit says I have walked 3.94 miles so far today. I guess I should update each morning with the numbers from the day before to be accurate?

captmiddy

I will play ;-).

Info - I have a treadmill desk, I walk on it during the work day. Only had it for 3 weeks so who knows how long I can keep it up, maybe this will be a way to keep myself motivated.

1/1 2.93 miles 7121 steps (went to see Les Miserables which I thought was very good, first time not eating movie popcorn although I really wanted it)
1/2 6.8 miles 20070 steps

daveinlancs

Running total 14.01 miles

01/01 - 4.9
02/01 - 4.41
03/01 - 4.71

daveinlancs

Running total 20.25 miles

01/01 - 4.9
02/01 - 4.41
03/01 - 4.71
04/01 - 6.23

Mhairi2510

01/01 - 2.4 miles
02/01 - 5.2 miles
05/01 - 5.0 miles (12.6 miles)

pevansk47

I just walked 3 miles. i did it within 75 minutes. I try to walk every day. I also do the walking exercise on cable the demand channel sports and fitness! It helps me a lot to stay motivated. Today I walked around the Mall. Which was very different!

dont_give_up

Count me in! I have been slacking off way too long, and need all the motivation and support I can get!

moonracer3

Hey I just found the new challenge, I'm in again. 350 mile goal.

12-31 75,301 steps 31.02 miles

1-1 14,481 steps 6.09 miles(pretty well pooped from previous day)
1-2 20,104 steps 8.12 miles
1-3 24,627 steps 9.95 miles
1-4 36,122 steps 14.75 miles
And I am up to date.

dont_give_up

Count me in! I have been slacking off way too long, and need all the motivation and support I can get!

I think I'm a little confused on exactly how this works. I've noticed some of you are setting goals to walk an hour a day, while others are going by mileage or how many steps they take. I would just like to walk 30 min-hour each day.
I just did my hour for today! :drinker: :bigsmile: