Beginners Walking Challenge

Goodmorning girls! I hope Leslie Sansone's 4 Fast Miles counts for walking cause that's what I did this morning as it was raining outdoors, and actually got a much better workout than just walking my 2 mile trail. I also did 20 minutes of pilates for upper and lower body before hand.

So so far I'm at:
Fri - 4 miles over 85 minutes
Sat - 2 miles over 38 minutes
Sun - 4 mile (video) 47 minutes

I just got 10 minutes solution Slim and sculpt pilates with toning bands. Its nice b/c its broken up into 5 10 minute sections, upper body, lower body, pilates for abs, total body pilates and piilates for flexibility. So you can pick and choose what you wanna do. It was only $14.77 at wal-mart too. Here's a link so you can see the picture: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/181-2436269-8342567?asin=B000S1MM84&afid=yahoosspplp_bmvd&lnm=B000S1MM84|10_Minute_Solution:_Slim_and_Sculpt_Pilates_:_DVD&ref=tgt_adv_XSNG1060

It's great, I really liked it and the bands help you keep your form, which makes it really nice.

Welcome Emmie! Hope you have a great Sunday! :flowerforyou:

I'd love to join too..... But I think I might be a little late on the start date.... If I'm not to late and can still do it could someone let me know exactly what we're supposed to do and all.... If anyone wants to do any texting support for this I'd be more than willing to give you all my cell number..... You just have to let me know who you are so I can put you in my cell.... If it sounds good to anyone let me know and we all can go from there

Thanks,
Brooke

Not sure how far I walked tonight - I think it was 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. I wrenched my knee earlier so it was slow going - but I did do it. Hope it's better tomorrow.

Hi Team- I took a 5 -6 mile bike ride today and swam for 2 hours . I just went out to do my 2 miles and it's getting ready to storm so I came home. The lightening and wind was freaking me out! I'll get 5 miles in tomorrow. A big GREAT JOB to everyone who put miles in today ! Cindy

You are an inspiration. Great job!!! :flowerforyou:

G'morning walkers! I have a question, does anyone else have a problem with their shins hurting quite a bit when they walk? I stretch before I walk, I don't know why they do it, maybe cause I'm not used to it? I think it's what is holding me back from walking quicker, and my second mile is always easier than my first. It's hard to keep going but I push through it anyway, anyone have any tips or news about this?

Thanks I'll definitely try it out, I think I get what you mean, it is hard to explain things sometimes :laugh: Thanks for the advice!

Well, I don't have problems with my shins, but I do have problems with my knees (at least yesterday and today I have). Not sure what the problem is. :ohwell:

Ugh, I know how u feel...my knees start hurting and I'm like "really? I haven't even got half way through my walk/jog! " but I keep pushing myself too.
Do you think it's bad to push ourselves through the workout even when our knees/shins hurt?

Ugh, I know how u feel...my knees start hurting and I'm like "really? I haven't even got half way through my walk/jog! " but I keep pushing myself too.
Do you think it's bad to push ourselves through the workout even when our knees/shins hurt?

I'm not sure--it depends upon the pain. I used to have quite a bit of knee pain when I was in college (walking all the way across campus in 5 minutes with a loaded backpack can be a bit hard on the body, you know!!!) and I found out it was not due to my knees but to my feet. You see, my toes and my knees were not in alignment. My knees would be pointed straight ahead but my toes would be at 45 degree angles out from straight ahead--I was rolling in on the arches of my feet, you see. This caused HUGE stress on my knees and it felt like someone was stabbing me directly behind my kneecap. :sad:

So, kidvicious, you may want to check out what your feet are doing as you're walking. If you find that you're pronating (rolling in on your arches), you may want to check into arch supports or even orthotics. If you're walking with your legs in alignment, you may want to take a little extra time to stretch and strengthen the muscles around your knees--they're key in knee stability (heck, you probably want to do that, anyway!). For the pain, you may want to consider ibuprofen (in case there is swelling in your joints) or acetominophen (Tylenol - it's an analgesic for pain) if you can (it may be there's a medical reason for you to not take these OTC meds).

Hope this helps you!!! :flowerforyou:

I'm new about 2 weeks in...I'd like to join this walking challenge. I don't know how to add friends or keep messages. Can someone help me?



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I would love to do this, I have another 40 lbs to go and would like to have them off by the end of the summer....but however long it takes I'm not going to complain lol.

I LOVe to walk, but am not inspired and hope that maybe with you all I could be.

I do have a question, how do you know you walk a mile? I live small town and just walk the streets (lol i know that sounds funny, but you all know what I mean). Is there a kind of standard thing that you walk a mile in like 12-15 minutes? :noway:

thanks!

Hi, You could choose the route you want to walk and drive it to see how many miles it is. Generally a 15 minute mile is fast. I try to get 13-14 minute miles. Good luck and have fun. Cindy

I would love to do this, I have another 40 lbs to go and would like to have them off by the end of the summer....but however long it takes I'm not going to complain lol.

I LOVe to walk, but am not inspired and hope that maybe with you all I could be.

I do have a question, how do you know you walk a mile? I live small town and just walk the streets (lol i know that sounds funny, but you all know what I mean). Is there a kind of standard thing that you walk a mile in like 12-15 minutes? :noway:

thanks!

I have an Omron pedometer that gives the distance walked. You just need to calibrate it to your stride length (course I haven't even done that yet).

Hi Walkers, Boy did ever storm here last night. Rain and hail and lightening for about 2 hours. The sun is out now and I just finished 2 miles in 33 minutes. We were a tad slower today because we had tons of puddles to dodge. I'll walk 2 more miles tonight. I hope everyone has a great day ! Cindy

Way to go, Cindy! I'll bet that the air smelled really fresh and it was a great walk overall!

I plan on treadmill walking this afternoon after I'm done with work. I'll pretend that I'm walking with you (whether or not you're actually walking while I'm ON the treadmill!!!). :bigsmile:

Thanks. I'd love to walk with you! Have a great day ! Cindy