Lovely day for a walk 10/26/15
@GardenGerty (160713)
United States
October 26, 2015 11:35am CST
I need to start walking for my health. I have some issues that will be immediately benefited if I will just do this simple thing.
It is about a mile to walk downtown and then back. I wandered a bit, but was able to complete the walk, hills and all.
I did stop and sit on a bench at a park. It helped that I had an errand to do, because I walk better if I have a purpose. I may walk again this afternoon.
I found the horseshoe pits. Hubby will be happy. Do you walk much?
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@Marilynda1225 (82802)
• United States
26 Oct 15
I really need to walk for my health also but I have so much trouble with my knees that it's nearly impossible. I find myself in a catch 22
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
26 Oct 15
If I go early enough in the day my knees are okay. I did find a place to sit for a minute. All I have to do is walk in a store though and I am in pain. I think the concrete under the floor makes my knees hurt. I do have to be careful with the uneven surfaces here in my new town.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Oct 15
@GardenGerty my doctor asked me to walk for 45 minute at least four ti mes a week for the p ain in myknees anmd it works somehow with my walker I do not stress them and get ho mesd an no pain and i have severe arthritis in both knees, the right one is the worst.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
27 Oct 15
@GardenGerty I don't know what's wrong with your knees.... but last year my knees where giving me pain and discomfort, and I thought it was rheumatism or arthritis or something like that...but it turned out to be my muscles and tendons had gone slack... so I use some wrist or ankle weights to tone them up.... and my knees are sssoooo much better.... 
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
26 Oct 15
Oh man, I know just how you feel about that.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Oct 15
@GardenGerty wow so Im not the only one thats compu ter grabs her amd will not l et her do something else lol.Its an addiction but a nice one lol
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
27 Oct 15
Lol's ssoooo funny... it's the cats fault....
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@marguicha (223133)
• Chile
27 Oct 15
I am always saying that I´ll start walking a bit the next day. I will have to do something about it soon.
@Marilynda1225 (82802)
• United States
27 Oct 15
I'm always going to start but always find an excuse
@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
Getting started is the hardest part. When I look at my readings on my glucometer though, it helps. It also helps me eat at home.
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
27 Oct 15
walkin' 's prolly the best anybody can do 's it effects not only the body, but the mind's well. i used to walk several miles a day. these days, e'en if'n i've gotta use the walker, i get in's much's i can. there's that sage statement 'f 'use it, or lose it' that sticks firmly in my mind.
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I have three days in a row now. Lots of hills in my area, so I know it is a workout.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Oct 15
wow I doubt if I co uld walk that much not with using a walker. oddly me anmd my walker get good mornings and hi from complete strangers like im a novelty I guees p ushing that darned walker. but its kind of nice makes me feel part of the city
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
27 Oct 15
You live in a beautiful area to do that in too... I love walking with our dog too... 4 x a day for 40 mins sometimes longer if we go out with other dogs on an organised walk.... 
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
26 Oct 15
I know you have to wait a while, but then I hope it is good for you.
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
27 Oct 15
I used to walk all the time and then after i broke my ankle same one twice i have a hard time walking now without taking rests in between.
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
Are your bones really brittle? I like that I go past some parks where I can sit on benches.
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Oct 15
@GardenGerty no..I fell outside my fron door with 2 grandbabies and my ankle bent sideways and then a year later not really healed right i fell in a pothole so there went that ankle again.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
27 Oct 15
I do love to walk but lately I have found that I am having to stay in for one reason or another.
It sounds so nice where you are.
I hope you can keep walking while the weather allows it GG.
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I am going to have to get some warm boots for later. I may be able to make room for a treadmill.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
28 Oct 15
@GardenGerty I would love to have one..but the neighbors downstairs I am sure wouldnt be happyI got my winter boots that I bought last year very sturdy from Walmart..cheap too.
I got my winter boots that I bought last year very sturdy from Walmart..cheap too.
@Littlestart (75)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Oct 15
after read your topic i think that i need to walk much for my health, too.
Since i star my new job, i always sit in office for all day.Never go outdoor
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
You are right, it is important to get out in the daylight and also to get some exercise.
@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
Moderate temperatures make it more enjoyable.
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
Walking is one type of exercise it is easy to get back to. Just take it easy.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
27 Oct 15
I love to walk.... in the town ..the countryside ..anywhere really, and it's a really good, cheap form of exercise that doesn't mean going to the gym.... and tbe benefits from a health and fitness point of view are soon evident.... I hope you manage to keep it up....
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
Reporting here is helping. It makes a nice discussion.
@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
28 Oct 15
The more you walk the easier it gets and soon you will be walking 2 , 3 miles easily. Walking is my main form of exercise and having a dog to take for a daily walk sure helps motivate me
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
I have often thought of volunteering to walk dogs for other people. I do not want to own one. Princess would object.
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
27 Oct 15
I used to really enjoy walking, 30 years ago. I would walk with my little ones every night after dinner, with a friend and her child. When the kids were at school, I really liked speed walking. Through the years, that dwindled down and I started developing a knee problem and could not walk like I used to.
I had a total knee replacement last year and am walking a lot again, especially since I have a dog now and she demands it!
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
28 Oct 15
It sounds like the knee replacement helped you a lot.
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@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
28 Oct 15
@GardenGerty It really did! I could not use stairs for years. But somehow I think that when I stopped walking, that affected my knee, so a sedentary lifestyle, you know what they say. I am so grateful for the gift of walking now! I will never take it for granted. My recovery took a bit longer than most, my insurance company was not too generous in the PT visits, so I did most exercises on my own.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Oct 15
I feel better when I walk for a reason, walking for "exercise"...meh
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@GardenGerty (160713)
• United States
26 Oct 15
Exactly. I may go walk to the post office and library in a bit. Just cause I need to.
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@sallypup (61172)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Oct 15
Now that we live out of town I find I barely walk the pups anymore. Easier to just let them run on the property. I do walk around the place some, getting chores done like feeding our little donkey. That's walking, too. Your part of the world sounds charming.
