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Self care- walking and cycling

DeterminedSenior Contributor25 June 2018, 4:21 pm AEST

Self care- walking and cycling

There used to be a thread around exercise but I couldn't find it so starting a new one.

Recently my GP has been lecturing me about more exercise in order to loose some weight reduce my blood pressure and get some other stress related ailments under control. Now is a good time for me to start as I have just started a 4 week study break from uni.

My goal is to do minimum 30 mins (target 1 hour) per day 5 days a week of either walking or cycling. Posting here as a form of accountability. I cant use the weather as an excuse as we have both a treadmill and an indoor cycle trainer 😁

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Ali11Senior Contributor30 Apr 2019, 10:16 pm AEST

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Living in close proximity to lots of people has it's drawbacks doesn't it @Determined? A lot of conveniences in higher populated areas, but forget privacy

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Unknown userMember03 May 2019, 8:38 am AEST

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DeterminedSenior Contributor03 May 2019, 9:39 am AEST

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LoL @Former-Member

That's kind of what I'm expecting my gp to say when I go for my appointment.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor03 May 2019, 4:46 pm AEST

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my GP says exercise but not overexercise @Determined arrrggggg

Hello @Former-Member , @Ali11 , @Former-Member , @soul

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Unknown userMember03 May 2019, 5:22 pm AEST

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Are you a water babe @Shaz51 . Aqua aerobics is a more gentle exercise.

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Ali11Senior Contributor03 May 2019, 6:09 pm AEST

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Hi @Shaz51! So walking is ok but you're not going to go out and run a marathon anytime soon?

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Shaz51Senior Contributor03 May 2019, 6:26 pm AEST

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ha ha yea @Ali11 , like yesterday we cleaned 2 houses and mowed 4 lawns

and today we did 2 hours cleaning and then 4 hours cleaning

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Ali11Senior Contributor03 May 2019, 6:31 pm AEST

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That's pretty much the equivalent of a marathon @Shaz51! Do you wear a step tracker to see how far you walk each day?

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Unknown userMember03 May 2019, 6:32 pm AEST

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That sounds like enough exercise for a day @Shaz51 , would wear me out.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor03 May 2019, 6:52 pm AEST

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I think I have done enough for one day @Former-Member , @Ali11

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