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Walking for Wellness and Healthy Habits

Walking for Wellness and Healthy Habits

  • So I took part in Topic Tuesday this evening on Physical Activity for Mental Health. I feel motivated so I am going to give up my couch potato ways and start to make an effort to get outside to walk for exercise. I am hoping that I will improve my mental health whilst losing weight and increasing fitness. I am going to keep you updated about my progress here. Feel free to join in - the more the merrier! Maybe we can help motivate each other.

Meggle

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Oh that’s a pity you struggled to walk @TAB . Hope you are better soon.

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Oh but had gym yesterday and'big' walk Sunday I guess ie in recovery 😅 @GezzaP re discomfort walking today

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Sounds like you're making an effort @TAB .

I walked to a shopping centre too @GezzaP and came home with a jeepload of groceries and a very sore back.

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i take car too often ie over 90% of time @Dimity thats got to stop

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Changing habits is hard @TAB . I'm trying too (yet again).

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Hearing you @Dimity I've got to stop neg.self talk and just be consistent and get some volume of training back into my legs

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Consistency is good @TAB but we gotta start small. I overdid things Sunday.

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..same here @Dimity normally would have rested a few days after sunday, will do some stretching and do one more friday or saturday think i will leave distance same for a while and try and just do more often

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I never buy much. Just go to small local supermarket. My back is too bad to carry much @Dimity .

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@Appleblossom glad to hear your hip is improving from the injury, I'd feared it may have been chronic.

I use light dumbbells for arm/torso. I'd like to get back to resistance training - i tried a few weeks ago and realised I'll have to work out which bands to use as my capabilities have changed. I haven't done regular resistance training for a couple of years, having had surgery in the interim.

I attend a fortnightly group for gentle exercise but it's not enough. I might try a new local yoga class - if I can commit to the expense of taxi plus tuition.

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