Hi! I love walking. I am on my 3rd week of training to walk in a half-marathon in May. I am proud to say that I walked 5 miles on Saturday. I was very sore, but it was worth it.

hi i have just recently decided to do something about my weight, i figured diet and walking should be my first steps since i am not athletic at all and im just a beginner ,i thought this was gunna be easy cuz how hard can walking be?.... it wasnt my legs burned but i kept going i did one hour of power walking and started the 7 day cabbage soup diet

Hello everyone! Glad to see a walking to fitness group!
I start walking in mid September. I was over 300lbs, I had such a hard time walking 1/2 mile at a nearby park.
I always heard it takes 21 days to change or gain a habit. I made it my goal to walk at least five days a week.
One thing that also inspired me was recalling an elderly woman in my old neighborhood that walked everyday! It didn't matter if it was cold, raining or snow, she walked!
I'm now walking up to 4 miles five days (but often six) a week!
I'm down to 273 lbs and also walked in the rain, the cold and sun!
It a great time to just think and I always feel better afterwards!

Also you can inspire others! After walking one morning, a lady who was parked next to me caught my attention. She told me that her doctor told her to start walking to control some health issues. She felt that being such a large size, not being able to do so. But seeing me walking showed her it didn't matter what her size starting out.
I don't have a job and would love to afford gym cost or even a trainer. Walking is free! I love the two parks that I normally walk.
We can do it! Let's inspire each other!

Hello everyone im new to this and have started to walk every day and now that ive moved to a town by the beach my goal is to walk my dogs every night so we all get plenty of exercise.

I started walking in August to help improve my health after going through chemo earlier this year for leukemia. I've let my gym membership lapse but I make a point of taking my dog out for a walk every day, sometimes twice! When I started we walked for 30 minutes, now we're up to talking between 60-90 minutes per day regardless of the weather. I've used my heart rate monitor on some of my walks and have found that if we're trucking along at a good pace I get my heart rate into my target range for cardio. Walking is great and you can do it anywhere, happy to have found this group.