July Walking Challenge 2015

CricketKate
CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
edited November 21 in Fitness and Exercise
This is continued from previous Walking Challenges, but it’s nice when each month has its own thread.

*** Anyone can join in at any time. The more the merrier, let’s 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 every day, and keep an eye on each other.


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

Hope to see some more faces in this challenge; we'll start tracking July 1st.
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  • Nazy_Ak
    Nazy_Ak Posts: 164 Member
    edited July 2015
    Hi, I'm a little late for the start of the challenge but would love to join in as I love my fitbit :) I've previously attempted to walk to Mordor (idea from nerdfitness and I got to Lothlorian before I stopped tracking lol).
    How can I join?
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    This thread was just put on by CricketKate the starter of the orginial walking challenge. You can join now at any time.
    I am on vacation with our boat right now and did get my 20,000 steps from Fit bit this week so I will start this week too.
    I will start tomorrow.

    July 8 -
  • stm712015
    stm712015 Posts: 138 Member
    I'm joining in, thanks for the thread. I'm horribly out of shape, but love walking/hiking - just haven't done it in a while. I'm in southern Arizona and it's HOT right now, so I just joined a gym with an indoor track I can walk. Yesterday I began a "30 day to 10,000" steps challenge and am using walking as my main form of exercise. Have a new Fitbit that I love. So today was day 2 for me and I did a 30 min. walk. It felt great! I'm looking forward to working my way up to 10,000 steps a day and hiking when the weather cools.
  • sinch66
    sinch66 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi. Is it too late to join this challenge and where do I go to join? ?
  • jenthibert
    jenthibert Posts: 261 Member
    I'd like to jump in too! Love walking and walking a marathon with friends in October.
  • KimberlyLBergman
    KimberlyLBergman Posts: 39 Member
    I'd like to jump in too! I walk daily and @stm712015 I can relate to the heat of a walk as I live in Phoenix. Even when I walk at late night sometimes it's still in the 100's !Am thinking of getting a Fitbit so I can really start tracking my walks more accurately.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    I just got back from a week of sailing on our boat and I do have a sore foot right now, so walking maybe a little later this
    week.

  • kgeiger141
    kgeiger141 Posts: 78 Member
    Set goals for running and biking, so why not walking! :) My goal for the remainder of July is to walk 25 miles!
  • KimberlyLBergman
    KimberlyLBergman Posts: 39 Member
    Got my FitBit yesterday and I'm off and walking! I try to walk 5 days a week. So far this week, I have only taken Thursday night off. Last night I walked for a little over and hour and logged about 4 miles. I've worked my way up to this over the past 42 days. Feel better already and I'll be glad when it's cooler (October for Phoenix) so I can walk a little earlier in the evening.
  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    July 17 - Yoga Retreat, Lots of Yoga meditation and a 45 min walk. It was for the weekend.
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    I've had a lot of walking at zoos and aquariums these past couple of weeks. I love summer vacation!
  • CricketKate
    CricketKate Posts: 3,657 Member
    To join the challenge, just start posting.
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    Walks I have done so far this month:
    4.50miles
    5.60 miles
    6.64 miles
    6.96 miles
    7.08 miles
    6.16 miles
    6.24 miles
    6.46 miles

    Tomorrow I aim to try do 7 miles max.
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    10.1 miles today :smiley:
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    Groovy! So glad I found this! I am relatively new here and thought I would post my walks for the month.
    7/1/15: 2309 steps 1.07 miles
    7/6/15: 5115 steps 2.60 miles
    7/7/15: 5603 steps 2.75 miles
    7/8/15: 6001 steps 2.88 miles
    7/9/15: 8001 steps 3.80 miles
    7/10/15: 10,324 steps 5.02 miles
    7/11/15: 11,201 steps 5.34 miles
    7/12/15: 12,040 steps 5.78 miles
    7/14/15: 12,731 steps 6.00 miles
    7/15/15: 12,591 steps 6.08 miles
    7/16/15: 14,595 steps 7.00 miles
    7/17/15: 15,115 steps 7.10 miles
    7/18/15: 15,501 steps 7.32 miles
    7/20/15: 15,235 steps 7.35 miles
    7/21/15: 16,725 steps 8.00 miles
    7/22/15: 17,038 steps 8.22 miles
    7/23/15: 2,542 steps 1.21 miles
    7/24/15: 20,200 steps 10.00 miles
    7/25/15: 21941 steps 10.63 miles
    7/27/15:21,330 steps 10.50 miles
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    AlphaHowls wrote: »
    Groovy! So glad I found this! I am relatively new here and thought I would post my walks for the month.
    7/1/15: 2309 steps 1.07 miles
    7/6/15: 5115 steps 2.60 miles
    7/7/15: 5603 steps 2.75 miles
    7/8/15: 6001 steps 2.88 miles
    7/9/15: 8001 steps 3.80 miles
    7/10/15: 10,324 steps 5.02 miles
    7/11/15: 11,201 steps 5.34 miles
    7/12/15: 12,040 steps 5.78 miles
    7/14/15: 12,731 steps 6.00 miles
    7/15/15: 12,591 steps 6.08 miles
    7/16/15: 14,595 steps 7.00 miles
    7/17/15: 15,115 steps 7.10 miles
    7/18/15: 15,501 steps 7.32 miles
    7/20/15: 15,235 steps 7.35 miles
    7/21/15: 16,725 steps 8.00 miles
    7/22/15: 17,038 steps 8.22 miles
    7/23/15: 2,542 steps 1.21 miles
    7/24/15: 20,200 steps 10.00 miles
    7/25/15: 21941 steps 10.63 miles
    7/27/15:21,330 steps 10.50 miles

    Amazing - well done. :) x
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    Another 9 miles fore today :smiley:
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    7/28/15: 20,397 steps - 10.00 miles.
    Wow! The humidity! But, I got my walk in. I started at 4:30 AM and just moved along.
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    Great- keep going
  • maggiemay530
    maggiemay530 Posts: 123 Member
    Are you starting a new one for August? Walking is my only cardio for now and I need to challenge myself. Coming in to report my time would be great inspiration to go that little bit further!
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    7/29/15: 20,675 steps - 10.03 miles. 2:52'48"
    Heat advisory still in effect...and it's still July...ices my feet down...
  • amsdragonfly
    amsdragonfly Posts: 152 Member
    This past week I have been trying to start walking/jogging/moving more every day. I have tried to do 1-2 miles each day, but yesterday was SO hot where I am outside. I almost let myself slide but then I decided to throw on shorts and hit my old treadmill in my basement- I thought I'll just walk, but I actually jogged for 30 min!! That's a big deal for me, since I felt like I had jello-legs after.

    I'm glad there's a thread like this- makes me feel not so alone in this exercise routine I'm trying to stay with!
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    amsdragonfly wrote: »
    This past week I have been trying to start walking/jogging/moving more every day. I have tried to do 1-2 miles each day, but yesterday was SO hot where I am outside. I almost let myself slide but then I decided to throw on shorts and hit my old treadmill in my basement- I thought I'll just walk, but I actually jogged for 30 min!! That's a big deal for me, since I felt like I had jello-legs after.

    I'm glad there's a thread like this- makes me feel not so alone in this exercise routine I'm trying to stay with!

    Nothing like being together....in the whole wide world!!!! FTW!!!!

  • RealtyChamp
    RealtyChamp Posts: 5 Member
    How do you join a group?
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    RealtyChamp wrote: »
    How do you join a group?

    up at the very top, just past message boards, you will see a listing for groups, you can go and search "groups" and see what kinds of groups you might like to join, you can type in certain words to help you. You will see a join button once you get into the group area of the groups for the ones you like.

  • Shirley61
    Shirley61 Posts: 7,758 Member
    edited July 2015
    July 28 - Walking 45 mins.

    Yes it was hot too, but I did the walk at night after things cooled down.
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    Well done on your achievements everyone! :#:# 7miles for me tonight x
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    7/30/15: 21,557 - 10.31 miles. 3:00'01"
    Good walk this morning...cooler, even if just for this morning.
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    Well done. Cool air is so welcome on the walk isn't it!
  • Beeky85
    Beeky85 Posts: 257 Member
    :# Last day of the July challenge- one last walk of the month! We can all do it :p
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