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#181581 - 05/06/09 09:47 AM
Got a SPRING in your walk?
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Da Queen
Registered: 07/02/03
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I don't know what it is about the seasons, but they affect me. Do they you? Spring comes and I immediately tell myself it's time to walk every day. I get excited, motivated, and go so far as to actually put on my tennis shoes. Then the excuses come...too hot, too rainy, too many good shows on TV, too much grout in the bathroom, my nails need painting, my dust needs remov---okay, that's carrying it a bit far. Who dust anymore?
All joking aside, I can tell you what time of the year it is by my motivations and actions.
Spring = walking (I actually DO walk...honest injun) Summer = looking around the house for yard sale stuff to make money for upcoming vacation. I'd sell my dog if I could. Fall = digging out my friends (also called sweat pants) Winter = Looking up good soup recipes on the net. I must have a hundred of them.
You? Do you walk in the Spring, sweat in the summer, change over to sweats in the Fall and cook in the winter? What do the seasons say to you?
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#181691 - 05/07/09 01:42 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: jawjaw]
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I walk around the mall...it's four-season, cool in summer and warm in winter, safe (no dogs, perverts or exhaust fumes [unless you count hubby's propensity for gas]) and lots to look at along the way.
Where we live is surrounded by industry/retail. Lots of traffic, lots of noise, lots of pavement. So we do tend to go elsewhere to walk, and usually combine it with errands.
As to what comes to mind when facing each season? Hmmm.
Spring - gardening, setting up the backyard to feed the critters, watching the evolution of colour in my perennial garden...crocuses, violets, daffodils, grape hyacinths, tulips...glorious!
Summer - colourful capris and visiting hubby's family way up north - nice, sunny but not as brutally hot as here.
Fall - usually we try to do our major traveling during the fall. Also planting more bulbs so we can have more crocuses, violets, daffodils, grape hyacinths and tulips next spring!
Winter - hibernation. Long johns. Hot homemade soups. Cuba for six weeks where we can walk on hot sunny beaches instead of slip-sliding along dangerously icy sidewalks!
And now that I have my Wii Fit, I can exercise whenever I want, no matter what the weather. Nice.
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#181894 - 05/10/09 11:22 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 05/10/09
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Loc: Iowa
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I walk 1 1/2 miles daily. I used to walk 3 but after a couple of years I didn't even want to get out of bed in the morning thinking of the walking I had to do. Finally told myself, duh self, you made the rule you can change it. So I dropped to 1 1/2 miles a day and don't have trouble facing the day now.
Let's see about the seasons. Spring is a season I simply can't wait for. Warmer weather, the grass turns green, animals have their babies, gardening begins, it's just a wake up time of year.
Summer is wonderful....as long as I have air-conditing to come into. Summer finally warms me clear through after the cold, cold, cold of winter.
Fall is actually my favorite time of year BUT there's always the gnawing feeling in my stomach of what's coming next. I love the trees changing, the animals getting winter coats, the harvesting of crops, the putting to bed of gardens. It's just an absolutely beautiful time of year with the fresh crisp weather, the blue skies and "feel" of the weather.
Winter...sorry, but I hate it. I'm originally from California and I loved winters for the first 25 years of living in Iowa. I now literally hate them and that's the way it is. I sometimes think if we lived where there were trees to stop the horrendous north winds it would help but in farm land there aren't a whole lot of trees.
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#181906 - 05/10/09 01:37 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: yonuh]
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Registered: 04/15/07
Posts: 1341
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OOOOOHHHHH..I soo want to walk..I can´t jogg anymore..because of my bad knee. And I just can´t get motivated enough. When I get home from work..I am sooo tired. I work with small children..can´t that count for exercise? I wonder. I don´t sit down much at all..it´s up and down all the time. There is some standing while outside watching them all..and this is tough on the knees. I feel very guilty for not going out to walk..I used to run almost daily and loved it. The only thing I do quite faithfully is yoga..that I do almost every evening. But it´s tough getting out there after work..even if it´s a LOVELY evening. I probably should do what you do, Chatty..start with a few small steps..and I mean a FEW! Maybe even 10 min out and 10 back the same way is too much for my brain to take in after work. I have to think less..every journey started with one step..or however that thought goes... You just may have something there! I KNOW that you have been really ill and have had a tough time..but you are not giving up!!! You are taking 1 step at a time. I am really impressed..and inspired! Gotta think about what you are doing..AND GOOD LUCK, Chatty!!! You´ll end up getting far on your walks..I know you will..a lot farther than I have so far
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#181929 - 05/10/09 05:35 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: humlan]
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I still walk but, have a hard time with "springing" since I hurt my ankle in a train derailment a while back. It still poses a bother on some days and walking ten miles becomes a hard task...I do alright with five. At the very least, I do three a day.
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#182020 - 05/12/09 02:23 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Thanks, Chat.
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#182021 - 05/12/09 02:51 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Lola]
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Registered: 11/19/08
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Loc: American living in Germany
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Lola, walking across a golf course is good, because the grass cushions your steps. Have you ever considered playing golf?
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#182351 - 05/16/09 01:02 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 04/15/07
Posts: 1341
Loc: Sweden
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Hi! Just checked in to see how my fellow walkers are doing..and you guys are WAY AHEAD of ME!!! How do you find the time and the energy if you are still working?? Please..I need some inspiration and help here! And SOOOOO MUCH GOOD LUCK to ALL!!!!
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#182591 - 05/20/09 09:12 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 01/21/07
Posts: 3675
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Walking for me..is merely getting around. It's one of these 3 transportation options for me, which sometimes is using 1 option, or combining 2-3 options: cycling, walking and public transit.
On our public transit buses there are bike racks and on commuter trains you can bring your bike on during off-peak hrs. (which is only usually 3 hrs. in morning and late afternoon).
It's just nice that walking as a 2nd benefit..is exercise for me but I don't really think of it that way.
So you will find me walking in lousy weather if I have no other choice.
I do go for several weeks in spring/summer where walking for more than half hr. is wierd feeling because I'm on the bike so much during warm season. Walking requires slightly different leg muscles and in downtown Vancouver there are long hills to give you that exercise.
Something like Seattle, if any of you have been there.
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#182902 - 05/24/09 02:30 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 04/15/07
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Hmmm...more reason to get the butt out the door...which I have this past long week-end..but now work looms ahead again and then I get tired by the time I get home
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#184285 - 06/14/09 12:06 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Lola]
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Registered: 06/14/09
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I have been walking about an hour a day. I have three dogs and it is too hard to walk all three at once, so I walk the two smaller ones together for about 20 to 30 minutes. Then, I walk the American Bulldog for about 35. I used to ride my bike about 5 miles every morning, but the dogs need the walk.
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#184286 - 06/14/09 12:09 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: nancy j]
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Registered: 11/15/05
Posts: 2798
Loc: NM, transplant from NJ
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How neat that you consider your dogs, nancy. Kudos to you!
We do, too. We take all five out in the desert to run. They must go 10x's the distance we go while they weave in/out, chasing rabbits or each other.
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#186564 - 07/16/09 12:11 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: jabber]
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Registered: 10/08/04
Posts: 1274
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I walked a mile yesterday and walking the track at my old school here . I am on a diet and need to get my blood presure down with a weigh gain of 35 pds and not as winded as I first started out . Walking clears the head of any cobwebs and helps the blood flow to the brain . Jabber love what you have written . Walking realives stress too .
For the winter either the gym or basic ballet bare work for me . Adult classes once a week . Got to get the pounds off and get rid of my jelly roll it is getting smaller . LOL
Sadie
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#187105 - 07/24/09 12:21 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 04/22/09
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Loc: Pacific Northwest
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I decided to ramp up my exercise program to include walking home from work once a week. That's 4 miles up hill. The first 3 walks I did my feet were very sore, last week they swelled up too (it was close to 90 degrees) One toe in particular even blistered. Well, Wednesday i walked again and to my delight, my feet felt better. I also try and walk a mile a day at lunch time but i discovered there is a big difference between a mile and 4 miles.
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#187366 - 07/29/09 04:58 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
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The weather has been strange, high highs and high lows, not sure what to make of it. It's great you are finding ways to get in your walks and runs. I know so many people who use weather as an excuse (and it is a good one!). Has anyone tried mall walking? I've heard of malls opening before 9 to give people access to the floors just outside of the stores so they can get their walks and or runs in. It's definitely a good way to avoid the high temps in the summer (and bad ozone), allergies in the spring and fall and low temps in the winter. I've never tried it (unless you count walking around the mall when the stores are open as exercise ;-), but would be interested to know what others think.
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#188545 - 08/19/09 04:24 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 07/14/09
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There's a small study about uphill walking just out from the American Heart Association which may have some implications for type 2 diabetics and others! Active.com
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#188546 - 08/19/09 04:25 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
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#189964 - 09/15/09 05:13 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 07/14/09
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I noticed the gym isn't so packed yet during the first half of the week. I'm taking advantage of that, getting on the treadmill early. I'm sure it will be harder as as we approach Thanksgiving and other holidays...
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#190493 - 09/24/09 04:22 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 07/14/09
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How are people working in their walking programs this fall? I'm having trouble now that it's cooler and darker in the morning...Anyone having the same issue?
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#196902 - 01/01/10 05:56 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: meredithbead]
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Registered: 06/27/05
Posts: 2561
Loc: Alabama
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New Year's Resolution: Walk with my neighbor everyday (well 5 days a week?). We walked our first mile today...it's cold here...had on 3 layers and a scarf...brrrrrr.
Have any of you made a resolution about walking/getting healthy? I've promised myself that I'd lose 20 pounds by my next birthday (the big six oh). My neighbor and I have a thing where if we feel ourselves getting an urge for sweets that we'll call and talk the other out of it...I can hear Traci now "Dee...back away from the chocolate!" Oh...chocolate...how will I ever survive?
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#196905 - 01/01/10 07:20 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Dee]
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Registered: 02/28/06
Posts: 50
Loc: Austin, TX
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I walk my little mutt-babies about an hour every day and I also just started taking a spin class at my gym. Wow...what a workout! I still love to be outside, tho, and I really love to walk/hike.
I definitely have some resolutions about staying fit this year. I am normally a very fitness/food conscious person but I got a little too relaxed when I first moved to Austin back in July. The mexican food and bbq here are out of this world, not to mention the margaritas! By the first of September I discovered my jeans were tighter. Since I refuse to buy bigger cothes I am resolved to reel it in and either walk or spin it off!
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#196955 - 01/02/10 12:29 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: P.J.]
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Registered: 06/27/05
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Loc: Alabama
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PJ...what is a spin class?
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#196966 - 01/02/10 10:15 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Dee]
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Loc: Austin, TX
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Dee, here is a great description of spinning: http://bicycling.about.com/od/trainingandfitness/gr/spinning.htmIt burns a TON of calories.....450 up to 900 calories per hour, depending on how fast you go, how much tension you use, and the techinique used.
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#197018 - 01/03/10 10:38 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: P.J.]
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Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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It's a butt-kicker, Dee! It's the music that keeps you going.
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#197031 - 01/03/10 03:13 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Dianne]
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Registered: 11/19/08
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I could never do spinning. I am not fit enough. I think you have to be in great condition in the first place to pull such an exercise program through.
I got myself the Zumba Fitness DVD. It’s pretty good, and I do work up a sweat. And at the same time it’s a concentration thing to get all the moves right, in the correct order, and fast. I have to leave out some moves, because my knee has been reacting to them. Anyone else have the DVD? What do you think?
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#197271 - 01/07/10 12:16 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: jabber]
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I'm a big fan of the treadmill, mostly because it does such nice things for my abs and obliques. If I do a consistent treadmill program where I alternate a walk/jog I don't even have to worry about crunches or other ab exercises. If you move your arms while jogging on the treadmill you are forced to twist at the waist and over time it will give you some amazing definition in that area. Well, as long as you keep your diet clean as well. Diet is about 75% of it, especially when it comes to the abs!
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#197364 - 01/08/10 08:44 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
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#197695 - 01/13/10 07:37 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Queen of Shoes
Registered: 05/24/04
Posts: 6123
Loc: Arizona
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Thanks so much, Chatty. I was looking for a way to work out my arms without injuring my elbow again. This may be it!
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#199713 - 02/16/10 11:04 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 06/27/05
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Someone PLEASE inspire me!!!! I can't seem to get into the mood to do anything. I looked at the Zuma site and that looks pretty cool...and I'd like to buy a treadmill...it would benefit both Larry and I. But, where to put the darn thing? He has a full total gym in his tool shed and it's just gathering dust and spiders...UGh! How does one become motivated, again?
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#199716 - 02/16/10 11:35 AM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Dee]
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Registered: 11/19/08
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Oh Dee, I hear you!
I try to do at least stretching once a day. If I don’t, I feel immediately how my neck and shoulder muscles get tight. I have a couple of Tai Chi DVD’s. I enjoy doing the exercises because it’s a combination of stretching and meditating, and I love looking at the beautiful Hawaiian Beach backgrounds. After I do the stretching for about half an hour, then I put in my Zumba DVD and I work up a sweat for about 45 minutes. At first I was really disillusioned with the DVD. The steps were too complicated and fast. I mean I was like at least five steps behind, lol…Good thing I was doing this alone. But practice does make perfect, and I can really get into it now. The music is what motivates me.
A treadmill is just that; oh yawn, a treadmill. We have one, and it’s the biggest dust collector in the house.
Wish we could do the Zumba together and shake that thing with Riiiico! Gosh he’s cute.
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#199744 - 02/16/10 06:32 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 11/07/05
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Exercise isn't fun unless you have a buddy to do it with you...I can't get motivated either Dee...every day I say...today I'm going over and join the Y...and then I always find a way to talk myself out of going.tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow...I'm so bad at motivating myself!!!!
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#199783 - 02/17/10 12:30 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: AvalonBlondi]
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My motivation would be Just Do It. Don't go buy fancy equipment unless you're pretty sure that's the kind of exercise you'd like to do. It will likely gather dust. Go to Collagevideo.com (I hope it's ok to put that in), look over their selection -- they have short video clips so you can get an idea -- get some dvds from anyplace and just make yourself get moving. Your motivation is that you'll feel a lot better afterwards.
My weakness is letting the day get away from me, so I work out early in the morning. I hate forcing myself into my workout gear but feel so much better as soon as I get started. I do Billy Blanks or Amy Bento 10 Minute workouts strung together.
Do not listen to the voices in your head that say no; just act like a robot and make yourself stand in front of the tv and do it. (At least that's what I have to do.) It takes a little while, but soon it will become a habit. Good luck!
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#199786 - 02/17/10 02:01 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Ellemm]
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Registered: 04/15/07
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I do yoga..because I can do it at home..at any time. I can do alot or very little..and it´s stretching, conditioning and strengthening (need it for my knees). I read on my runner´s site that yoga has been found to keep cholesterol levels down, blood pressure down and sugar levels down. Runners usually scoff at things like yoga, you see.
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#199866 - 02/19/10 06:42 PM
Re: Got a SPRING in your walk?
[Re: Dotsie]
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Dotsie , you are fortunate to have a walking buddy...I had one of those back when my kids were going through Middle school and high school..and besides getting out of the house and getting my heart pumping, we were able to successfully get each other through those trying teen years with our kids...
I love that you girls treat yourself on Saturday mornings...you certainly deserve it..:)
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