Watch Your Walking (Real Age Tip)

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Watch Your Walking (Real Age Tip)
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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 10:46am
Watch Your Walking

What's better than climbing 150 stairs or taking 997 steps? Watching the time.

The best way to measure your walking workout is with a watch. The time you take to walk -- at least 30 minutes each day -- is much more important than how many miles, steps, or blocks you've walked. That's because monitoring time is convenient and can be measured anywhere, and you're less likely to under- or overdo it.


Using a watch to measure your walking progress can help keep you from cheating. That is, if you measure by some other means -- distance, for example -- and have a lot of time on your hands, you may opt for a slower pace. If you walk for at least 30 minutes a day, you may find yourself getting farther and farther in that amount of time, and that feels like progress. So just put 30 minutes of walking on your schedule, and then do it at a pace that feels good. Can't do it all in one stretch? Get a watch with a cumulative stopwatch function, and keep track throughout the day until you patch together at least 30 minutes.


Originally published on 09/15/2006.


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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 09-17-2006 - 6:32pm
I really am looking forward to this hot weather cooling off so I can get back to walking in the park on a more regular basis! I aim for that 30min walk, so really pick up the pace to make it back to the car! LOL

~IslandGirl




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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 6:36pm
Yay, I found a walking partner I'll actually enjoy walking with. She's a teacher at our school, and a good friend. Not sure when we're going to start, but she wants us to sign up for some Yoga classes too. She wants to do 3 per week, I'll be happy with 2, and 3 other workouts, some walks and a bike ride. I think I'm at that stage where I need someone to be accountable with. I'm finding it too easy to just say no!

~IslandGirl




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Registered: 05-06-2004
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 7:05pm
That's awesome, IG!
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Mon, 09-18-2006 - 7:30pm

...I occasionally ride with the spiders on my balcony, though they're the big, hairy creepy ones, LOL!!


:::~::~::~::: shiver :::~::~::~:::

~IslandGirl

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Registered: 11-12-2001
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 7:52pm

Yay for finding an exercise buddy!

-Vanessa


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Registered: 05-06-2004
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 10:54pm
AT least they have 6 other legs to
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Registered: 12-04-2003
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 11:13am

IG that's great that you've got a friend at work to walk with!!