If you are a walker, you may walk into this thread

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  • TropicalFlowerz
    TropicalFlowerz Posts: 1,990 Member
    <<<<<<<<<<,thanx to walking!
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    I love walking. Count me in. :flowerforyou:

    Helps me relax and clears my head.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    IN! I like strength training, row machines, running, and lots of other stuff. But deep down, I am and will always be a Fitbit-bearing, Vibram-sole-wearing, heel-toe, walking freak. On the bright side, even if I never do a standing calf raise in my life, I'll never have those "chicken legs" some weight lifters (men and women) complain of. Walkers' calves FTW.
  • AnaCoffee
    AnaCoffee Posts: 95 Member
    98% of my 5+ hours of exercise each week is via the Walk Away the Pounds videos. I'll mix it up with Richard Simmons and a walk in the house for the rest of the time. Tomorrow I'll be walking while my son is at a competition. One day, I hope to be able to run, assuming my knees & back can handle it, but for now, it's walking and walking videos. :drinker:

    My friend lost 100 lbs last year and her only exercise has been walking for an hour each day, sometimes two hours. Makes me want to yell at my doctor who swears that "walking isn't good enough." :grumble:
  • gimpygramma
    gimpygramma Posts: 383 Member
    OMG this is my thread.
    I am almost 70 years old. I am totally uncoordinated. Was always the last one chosen for sports teams. Very bookish. Had our year book had predictions about those least likely to remain physically active I'd have been top of the list. Add to that the fact that for almost a decade now I have been totally dependent on a cardiac pacemaker that does not allow me more than 130 beats per minute. Doesn't suggest any physical prowess does it?
    All that being said, I am in pretty good shape considering the mileage.
    And it is because I walk.
    Got a Fitbit 10 months ago. Have logged in 1,900 miles since then.
    I am one of the Chelsea Walkers. (I live in a complex called Chelsea Gardens.) We do about a 4 mile walk five mornings a week. On Saturdays we do 10 K...what is that? About 6 miles I think. Last summer as a special treat some of us went to the UK and did the Coast Trail in Cornwall... http://www.trek-inn.com/self-guided/cornwall.htm
    I am a total bookworm and spend half my life lying in bed reading but I do like me a walk.
    I used to walk alone. It was my way of unwinding after work each day.
    I was late in discovering the joys of a dog....Finally a companion walker.
    So for a long time it was me and my dog. Neighbours would comment. "What a well walked dog."
    In 2003 I cut my work hours and hooked up with some other women who walked each morning.
    A great social network. Others in the neighbourhood would say, "Oh, you're one of the walkers."
    Yup, that's me.
    When we moved to our present community, I saw a notice on the board saying that the Chelsea Walkers met at the front gate at 8:00 AM each Saturday. I showed up.
    Talk about an "in".
    If you're a woman and you walk with others for an hour at a time, you bond.
    I joined MFP because of my walking. I was not over weight...just at the upper end of healthy on the charts but
    I was having knee problems. Threatened with the loss of such a major part of my social life I decided to drop some weight.
    It worked.
    Still walking.
  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    OMG this is my thread.
    I am almost 70 years old. I am totally uncoordinated. Was always the last one chosen for sports teams. Very bookish. Had our year book had predictions about those least likely to remain physically active I'd have been top of the list. Add to that the fact that for almost a decade now I have been totally dependent on a cardiac pacemaker that does not allow me more than 130 beats per minute. Doesn't suggest any physical prowess does it?
    All that being said, I am in pretty good shape considering the mileage.
    And it is because I walk.
    Got a Fitbit 10 months ago. Have logged in 1,900 miles since then.
    I am one of the Chelsea Walkers. (I live in a complex called Chelsea Gardens.) We do about a 4 mile walk five mornings a week. On Saturdays we do 10 K...what is that? About 6 miles I think. Last summer as a special treat some of us went to the UK and did the Coast Trail in Cornwall... http://www.trek-inn.com/self-guided/cornwall.htm
    I am a total bookworm and spend half my life lying in bed reading but I do like me a walk.
    I used to walk alone. It was my way of unwinding after work each day.
    I was late in discovering the joys of a dog....Finally a companion walker.
    So for a long time it was me and my dog. Neighbours would comment. "What a well walked dog."
    In 2003 I cut my work hours and hooked up with some other women who walked each morning.
    A great social network. Others in the neighbourhood would say, "Oh, you're one of the walkers."
    Yup, that's me.
    When we moved to our present community, I saw a notice on the board saying that the Chelsea Walkers met at the front gate at 8:00 AM each Saturday. I showed up.
    Talk about an "in".
    If you're a woman and you walk with others for an hour at a time, you bond.
    I joined MFP because of my walking. I was not over weight...just at the upper end of healthy on the charts but
    I was having knee problems. Threatened with the loss of such a major part of my social life I decided to drop some weight.
    It worked.
    Still walking.

    Fantastic story! Keep walking!
  • worldsbestauntie
    worldsbestauntie Posts: 280 Member
    I love walking! (Seeing how I am NOT a runner!) I walk to and from work as much as I can. Only weather or running late keep me from doing that and I take the bus. Now that Sobeys (my grocery store) is closer to me, I walk there as well. Though I have discovered it's probably a bad idea to walk home with groceries if you bought ice cream and it's a hot summer day.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    Walker here! 6-8 miles per walk, 3 or more times a week. Just love it!

    ETA: some people are saying it doesn't burn many calories or its not the most effective exercise. I walk at an average speed of 3.2 miles per hour, at 125lbs for 90 mins I burn around 350 calories and get a proper sweat on. Since its the only exercise I can do effectively because of a spinal arthiritus, I make it THE most effective. Just move it people, then you'll get the true benefits from it.
  • sspahn49
    sspahn49 Posts: 41 Member
    Just got my 250 mile badge from my fitbit. I have been active my whole adult life and have found that walking is still the best along with a toning program.
  • sspahn49
    sspahn49 Posts: 41 Member
    To Hollis grant: What a wonderful post, you are an inspiration!!
  • PaulFields56
    PaulFields56 Posts: 108 Member
    Walk, walk, walk away
    Gently down the street
    Jiggity, jiggity, jiggity jog
    Walking's still for me!

    Apologies to all lovers of "Row, row, row your boat"
  • JollySnidge
    JollySnidge Posts: 18 Member
    Walker all my life, and then I moved to Bath, which is basically all uphill, that's plenty exercise, not matter what anyone else says. Nowadays I walk my dog, walk my friends, walk mu family, usually cross country and up hills, over fields and through woods. Love every minute - except when I think I hear zombies. Vivid imagination, not always a plus :S
  • val1mike2
    val1mike2 Posts: 12
    I walk every AM for 15 to 20 minutes with my old dog....We are quite a pair...Sometimes get in a second walk later in day...Also love Leslie Sansone Tapes especially when weather is bad....KEEP WALKING
  • Pixilox
    Pixilox Posts: 51 Member
    Walker here. It's my main form of exercise and I try to walk for an hour 4-5 times a week.
  • HotMummyMission
    HotMummyMission Posts: 1,723 Member
    Meeeeee
  • YearsWorthOfFAT
    YearsWorthOfFAT Posts: 210
    Recently started walking
  • katcol89
    katcol89 Posts: 5 Member
    I walk as much as possible and my boyfriend has started joining me.
  • Bravyn
    Bravyn Posts: 57 Member
    I walk! I love to walk. I have a fitbit, and I walk an average of 6 miles a day.
  • missfizzi
    missfizzi Posts: 5 Member
    Love walking, I do an hour every night, love it, put my headphones on, shut out the world and hey me time !
  • mlfrailing
    mlfrailing Posts: 79
    I prefer biking, but walking is a close second. We have a lot of trails around here that are very peaceful (when the mosquitos aren't out).
  • ChristineinMA
    ChristineinMA Posts: 312 Member
    I am a walker too!

    And I hear you about the "buzzkill" - I posted something as a lark, and I could not get over the personal attacks that people made. Worse is that I ate over it (recovered quickly though!). Talk about the opposite of support!
  • 1yoyoKAT
    1yoyoKAT Posts: 206 Member
    Big walker here. My main exercise is walking. When I first started, I could only walk for about 5 minutes, but now, I feel like I can walk endlessly! I'm also a late discoverer of dogs, and now my Morkie is my constant walking companion, he's so energetic! I live in rural area, so we have great walks up and down the lane and through the fields and woods, no leash needed. I guess we're both unleashed. :happy:

    I wish I had other people to walk with though, not too many people live near me I haven't run into any regular walkers yet.

    I am on fitbit and would love other friends who walk, so please send me a note if you are so inclined. :flowerforyou:
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    Another walker here. Was walking 15 miles a day until I got pneumonia in July. Now trying to build back to that level. Today's goal is 17,000 steps and I've been increasing by 1,000 a day since I was able to get back into the groove. Love my fitbit flex. Keeps me motivated.
  • retirehappy
    retirehappy Posts: 3,697 Member
    I walk to DVDs, to the pond in the park down the street, around the lake in the town over, up hills in the foothills and around the Rockies. Opps almost forgot, I love walking by the creeks and especially by the South Platte.

    I walk so I walked in here :blushing:
  • nichi123
    nichi123 Posts: 244
    Yep!! Walking is what helped me lose 42lbs (first time round) and now 9lbs so far... Can't beat it!
  • melindafritz1976
    melindafritz1976 Posts: 329 Member
    yes
    45minutes today
  • SouthernCountryGirl
    SouthernCountryGirl Posts: 195 Member
    Count me in, I love to walk! At least 3 miles a day, would like to gradually start running, doing the C25K
  • kellymbock
    kellymbock Posts: 25 Member
    I have just started walking too. I ordered a pedometer that was required for part of the study I am doing. I am going to walk a 5k in about a week. right now I love walking I am only on day four and I already love it. It makes it easier with the weather being nice! Feel free to add me! Looking for support and motivation.
  • harinkie
    harinkie Posts: 20
    I love walking. Have my fitbit for motivation and friends and relatives if I want to do a longer walk (15-20 km).
  • Moonbeamlissie
    Moonbeamlissie Posts: 504 Member
    I also walk! :heart:

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