zeldapsychology
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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:14 pm Post subject: Question about walking. |
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Since this is the board on health and fitness I thought I'd ask here. I hear walking is good for you etc. YA! Ok fine. But I have an issue. First and foremost I'm a couch potato outside of a trip to Walmart. I find it odd though a trip to Walmart,the mall or even all weekend at a themepark I'm FINE! Even NYC I was fine! Yet I can barely last 5 min. walking 1/2 mile to pick up my sister at the school down the road!!!!
Yet this past Sat/Sun we went to 2 Disney theme parks and while yes my feet were tired I wasn't. Why is it that a 1/2 mile walk is tiring yet Disney/Walmart/the mall isn't? BTW the 1/2 mile is on a road and uneven so I have to watch my feet since I do have a bad knee. I just find it odd places where I walked WAY MORE than 1/2 mile I'm not tired. |
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Bloodheart
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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You were having fun so didn't notice the walk?
I attempted to walk more, I managed maybe 5 miles at most and felt exhausted...
...I recently took up geocaching and I can now easily manage 15 miles, I still get a little tired but I can go so much longer because I'm enjoying myself and I'm driven on to find the next cache, so much so I don't mind fitting in another couple of miles before heading home.
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one-A-N
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| Bloodheart wrote: | | You were having fun so didn't notice the walk? |
I think that was probably the reason.
I walk 4 miles, three times a week, taking about 55 minutes to complete the walk on level ground.
I had to work up to doing that, starting with one mile a day, 5 times a week, taking 18 minutes to complete the walk. I was following a plan in a reputable book about walking for exercise, which gradually shortened the time, or increased the distance, until I was walking the 4 miles. The plan could take as much as 15 or 16 weeks if you were out of fitness.
I wear headphones while I walk so that I don't get bored, but I often spend much of the time composing lectures in my head about my special interests! |
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ozymandias
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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I walk on average 2-3 miles a day. If you don't do much walking, it's best to start slow, like a mile a day and then increase gradually. Also, very important, get good supportive comfortable shoes. Not the walmart cheapies that fall apart after a month.
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MADDuck
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Go for a nice looooooooooong walk!
Wear comfortable shoes, get a set of headphones and some music or podcast of your choice and hit the road.
I like taking walks, it gives me an excuse to get out of the house, and tune out for a while.
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ozymandias
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| MADDuck wrote: | Go for a nice looooooooooong walk!
Wear comfortable shoes, get a set of headphones and some music or podcast of your choice and hit the road.
I like taking walks, it gives me an excuse to get out of the house, and tune out for a while. |
Being a parent of a daughter who wears ear buds while listening to her tunes....be careful where you walk and be alert since you may not hear a biker or car approaching. Just being a paranoid parent that's all.  
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MADDuck
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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Very good idea, keep the tunes at a low volume, or just use one earbud and alway be alert!!
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