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  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,304 Member
    At brisk continuous pace I can walk about 6 km an hour - I know that from my fun run/ walk timings.

    I go slower than that when walking my dog - admittedly I have a small dog.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,686 Member
    edited August 2023
    My dog is a sniffer extraordinaire.

    Having an Apple Watch and a dog who has to sniff and mark every bush, pole, or fallen leaf, is both a blessing and a curse.

    When I see us on track for a 47 minute mile, or when Siri asks “workout complete?” Because we are going soooooo slow, I lose my mind.

    3.0mph looks really good from here.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,312 Member
    edited August 2023
    In order to average 3.0 mph with the dog the exercise would have to be called "walking while carrying 60lbs of growling load"

    She's older now, so even 3km per hour around the neighborhood is good. Off road it's a different story. And squirrel acquisition speed would rival 100m sprinters
  • estherpotter1
    estherpotter1 Posts: 141 Member
    Thanks.I might get a fit bit.
  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,788 Member
    estherpotter1 wrote: »
    Thanks.I might get a fit bit.

    If you don't want to spend the money for a fitbit, Amazon sells a similar watch for $25. Nothing fancy, but it gets the job done .
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,986 Member
    You can also take a phone along with an exercise app that measures at least average distance and speed. be careful with calories though as many apps count too many calories. But the first two should be fairly ok.
  • PAPYRUS3
    PAPYRUS3 Posts: 13,259 Member
    estherpotter1 wrote: »
    Thanks.I might get a fit bit.

    I got a Fitbit this summer and it's really increased my activity. It has become a little mental game I play each day to at least get those steps in. Sometimes I'll say to myself...well, I have an extra 10 minutes right now...lets walk around the neighborhood, etc., .

    I love to look at the final result at the end of the day to see how well (or not so well) I've done...

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