Beginners Walking Challenge

Elle, what I do is this- I know the distance I have to walk to equal 2 miles. I take my heart rate monitor with me when I walk . I time myself. So it takes me about 29 minutes to walk 2 miles. That equals 4 miles an hour. So if you know the distance you walked and the time it takes you just figure it out that way. OR if you have a gps you could take that on your walk and it will tell you how fast your going and how far you went. Have fun on your walk! Cindy

Oh,hehe that makes sense!:ohwell: I deffinately need to get a hrm! Maybe I'll go to Target before my walk Thanks!:flowerforyou:

Hey everyone! I walked for a total of 85 minutes today/4 miles, broken in 2; 2 miles this morning before lunch and 2 miles about an hour after dinner. I feel great!

Welcome to our walking challenge tabbyh25!

Walking is an outstanding form of exercise and one of the most forgiving there is out there! I hope you will find this challenge fun!

Cheers, :drinker:
Deborah

Whew, just got back from my walk Only did 2miles b/c it was getting dark! I feel good :happy:

I just read through the last couple of posts. You guys are doing great!!!! I'm glad to see everyone is walking :happy: So proud of everyone :flowerforyou: keep up the good work!!

Another 2 miles this morning, was about 2 minutes faster :laugh: Oh well, guess I gotta start somewhere!

wow! 4 miles in 51 mins. That's fantastic Cindy! Way to go

I walked/ran for a little over a mile today...right after doing 45 mins of circuit training :happy:

Hi all!

You guys are all doing so great! I remember when 2.5 mph kicked my butt! (Of course, that was right after a spinal fusion surgery, so just being able to move--without pain--was a huge blessing )

So now, 3 1/2 years later, I'm trying to tear up the track! My challenge is to go at least 5 mph or faster --consistently!!!! This week I'll be doing my workouts on the treadmill to force my body to start to go a tad bit faster.

This morning I did about 46 minutes on the treadmill and I was up to 5.5 mph a few times! :bigsmile: It's great to have sweat just rolling off your face and dripping onto the treadmill below--it really makes it feel as though you're working out, you know! Of course, I get sweaty walking the track (or the beautiful paved trail near my house), but I think it's not quite the same for me, since I may not push myself as hard as I could. Anyway, that's this morning's workout. Tomorrow will be another treadmill workout, too. :happy:

...and tonight, after dinner (a Mongolian barbecue place where I had tons of veggies and no meat), my husband and I went to a sporting good's store and I purchased a BRAND NEW pair of walking shoes!!! Woo Hoo!! I can't wait to put some miles on those babies!!!! :bigsmile:

Have a great evening, all! :flowerforyou:

Cheers, :drinker:
Deborah

Thanks, kidvicious!

Did you get your venting walk in after all? That'd be an extra bonus for you! Just think, each step a stomp on the face of your stinky greasy toothless boss! :mad:

Of course, I'm sure he's a much softer target than concrete or track or whatever, so it may be comparable to walking on a water balloon! That has olive oil on it!!! :laugh:

...hope you're feeling better!!!

Haha :laugh: you read my "venting" post. oh man, I was SOOO angry!!!

I am def feeling A LOT better now. Thanks

No I never went for that walk. I needed to lay down after running my butt off at work. I did however, take a bubble bath instead :happy: AND I didn't pig out on bad food! YAY

Haha :laugh: you read my "venting" post. oh man, I was SOOO angry!!!

I am def feeling A LOT better now. Thanks

No I never went for that walk. I needed to lay down after running my butt off at work. I did however, take a bubble bath instead :happy: AND I didn't pig out on bad food! YAY

Yay! Good for you My sister is a server....turned manager...and I hear about all the headaches of the job, so I deff can sympathise!lol I think it's great that you grabbed something healthy to eat when you got a second!.....good girl,hehe :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Let us know what you have in mind. I have a bad, bad back and knees and walk some but am up for an obtainable challenge. Lets do it! :flowerforyou:

Hey! I'd like to join!

Hi!!! :flowerforyou: Get your walkin shoes ready,hehe

Welcome onfleur, Kristen5286, and MissMessy!

It's never too late to join this group! :flowerforyou:

The challenge is pretty simple--walk at least 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes a time (of course, if you have a hectic lifestyle, you can break your time up into sections of 10 minutes apiece so that you total 30 minutes for the day). We will report in the weekly totals every Friday morning and, as a bonus, if you'd like to also report any weight loss on Friday mornings, you can--be it in pounds, kilograms, or stones!!

If you have other personal walking challenges that you'd like to add and share, that's perfectly fine, too!

We are all happy that you're on board!!! :bigsmile:

Cheers! :drinker:
Deborah

Wow Cindy! That's awesome!!!! Nice job :happy: