Walking For Health 40_60.

[Tilly2]

Anyone taken the heed to walk more often and more briskly?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41030630

How much walking do you do?

[Prudie]

Most of the summer I've walked just over a mile a day 5 days a week - out in the countryside with my ipod.

[sandyRoe]

I don't walk fast but in the last year I've taken more than three million steps.

[Tilly2]

Well done, both of you. :-)

[Baldric]

Walk the Dogs at least twice a day, normally for at least an hour both times, and usually at a reasonably brisk pace.

[Tilly2]

Having a dog or dogs does mean you have to get off your bottom at least once a day!

[Captain2]

Heard about this on the radio earlier in the week. There is a free app you can download called 'Active10' that measures your steps and speed of walking. Taken it into work the last 2 days; don't know how accurate it is yet but apparently I walk 9 to 10 miles in an 8 hour shift. More than I thought.

[Tilly2]

Anyone been persuaded to do more walking than the would normally do?

[Tilly2]

That's a lot of walking, Captain. Good for you!

[DarceyK123]

I've downloaded this App. I can only see time I've walked not miles. Where is that please?

[tonyav]

I do some brisk walking with the dog at weekends.
During the week at work I walk briskly to the tea urn and back several time and then several brisk walks to the gents.

[pastafreak]

I aim for my 10,000 steps a day...today I did 16,000+ according to my fitbit. That's 7.28 miles with my stride. I hate walking slowly...thats the New Yorker in me ;-)
I meet up with some fellow dog walkers every evening...all younger than me...and slow. Sally is getting slower in the heat, so I try to do brisk walks without her.

[gness]

Tony's DVD....Get Fit With a Tea Urn....will be available shortly...... :-)

[jourdain2]

Can't do brisk walking (back condition) but I do about 2 miles steady every morning (includes a hill) with dog and OH. OH takes dog about a mile whilst I make dinner in the evening. I also now swim twice a week. We've always walked.

[tonyav]

gness Tony's DVD....Get Fit With a Tea Urn

Eh madam, I'll gave you know that Urn is my best mate at work.

[albaqwerty]

gness, it'll be the number one dvd at chrimbo time.

What about those who can't walk? or those who can't walk 'briskly'?
Are they consigned to an early exit off this mortal coil?

[tonyav]

What about those who can't walk? or those who can't walk 'briskly'?

Now theres a thought, ah wench.

[albaqwerty]

it's being so cheerful that keeps me going our kid :-D

twas just a thought.


No-one needs to know why I walk briskly up the stairs to the little room :)))

[gness]

You wait till you're my age, Albs.....and you've forgotton why you walked briskly upstairs...... :-(

[tonyav]

( Wooden ) hill climbing at a brisk pace is good for you, so I hear ah wench.

[albaqwerty]

gness xx

what gets me is I seem not to remember whether I'm going up or coming down. (forgot my age when I was having a hissy fit with Mr Alba, must admit, I thought that was a blooming hoot!)