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Walking for Wellness and Healthy Habits

OaktreeSenior Contributor

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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OaktreeSenior Contributor

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@TAB

Do tell us all about your walking exploits here.

Meggle

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tymeModerator

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Hi @Oaktree @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Dimity ,

I can’t say I went walking today, but I did do 2 sessions of yoga…

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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Well done @tyme 😀❤❤👍

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DimitySenior Contributor

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Hi @Oaktree @tyme @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Former-Member it's great to see this thread reactivated.

Today I walked to the shops and back. Lots of empty shelves in the pharmacy and supermarket. Shortages of catfood and catlitter...

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TABSenior Contributor

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I did 2/3 of measured distance track used to do. Had to turn back, was too much. Just walked to bottlo and back lol @Oaktree sorry not very chatty today, am working on settling in Maybe an hour all up. Def not used to it

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OaktreeSenior Contributor

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Well done @TAB @Dimity @tym!!!

Meggle

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TABSenior Contributor

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Thanks @Oaktree thanks for tagging me

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OaktreeSenior Contributor

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@TAB @Dimity @Shaz51 @tyme @Appleblossom @RedHorse @Former-Member @Christheart @Thekindone @BPDSurvivor

This afternoon it was raining so I went with my best friend to a large shopping centre near her house for a walk. We walked a couple of kms all together. It was a good workout because I ended up quite hot.

How was your walking today?

If you have not started walking yet let me encourage you to walk outside and do some. Just 10 minutes will be better than nothing. It’s really good for our mental health!

Meggle

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TABSenior Contributor

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Mods have a thing about distance @Oaktree
Hope you're still positive 😸
Am leaving walk for few days . Lots incidental steps stairs etc today here

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tymeModerator

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Thanks for bringing this to my attention @TAB !

Yes yes... please let me clarify in relation to posting kms, BMI, weight etc.

This is an extract from SANE's guidelines:

You can access the guidelines here: https://saneforums.org/t5/help/faqpage

I understand this thread is to encourage walking and wellness so naming kms walked does not seem harmful. However, to align with our guidelines so that particular members of the community can feel safe, we ask that you do NOT share specific numbers related to weight, kms, BMI, clothing size etc. Our system automatically flags and blocks these posts which contain specifics.

Examples of posting can be:

- I walked several kms

- I walked more kms than yesterday

- I beat my personal best

I'm sorry for any confusion this has caused.

If it makes you feel any better, when I was a Community Guide, I also posted specifics related to kms and it was flag by the system and blocked.

Please continue to share your Walking for Wellness experiences here!

@Oaktree @Dimity @Shaz51 @Appleblossom

I hope you understand where I'm posting from,

tyme

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