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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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AdgeSenior Contributor26 June 2018, 6:36 pm AEST

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Yes @Shaz51 That would make me very tired too.

7 hours is a lot of cleaning...

Adge

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DeterminedSenior Contributor26 June 2018, 6:43 pm AEST

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@Kitten I used to wonder if the amount of cleaning my darling (aka my wife) does was necessary until she went away for a couple of weeks. I can't believe how much mess and dirt little people can produce when they spend most of their day at school lol. I appreciated her efforts before she went away but I definitely appreciate it more now.

I also realised how much more efficient she was than me at keeping on top of it. Cleaning is not one of my strong points. While I would still like to see her take it a bit easier I now better understand why she likes to keep on top of it.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor27 June 2018, 12:05 pm AEST

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me too @Kitten, @Determined, it is hard to do my own house

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DeterminedSenior Contributor27 June 2018, 7:38 pm AEST

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Another exercise fail today, I managed 2400 steps but that was hardly strenuous.

Time spent with S2 was time well spent though.

Judging by my inbox work is looking like being busy tomorrow so that should get my step count up. I am trying to remember to take the stairs instead of the lift, that makes a difference when I have to do it a few times.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor28 June 2018, 7:46 pm AEST

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3200 steps today, no specific or intentional exercise, most of that was at work. There was a few ups and downs of stairs so that is better than nothing.

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AdgeSenior Contributor28 June 2018, 9:21 pm AEST

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Yes, me too @Former-Member

Instant, dramatic, & spectacular...

Unfortunately, life doesn't seem to be like that (most of the time).

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DeterminedSenior Contributor30 June 2018, 8:40 pm AEST

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2700 steps today.

So much for reaching my goals.

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Unknown userMember30 June 2018, 8:49 pm AEST

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@Determined

800 steps better than the 26th

300 better than the 27th

Making progress towards your goal one step at a time.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor04 July 2018, 5:58 pm AEST

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I managed 5000 steps today. Some of that could be from bouncing around on the rideon for an hour. I usually pause the counter while mowing but forgot this afternoon.

Working tomorrow so will have some more steps to climb. Having to take it a bit easy at the moment as my knee is a little tender. Have a gp app in 2 weeks. Will get it checked out then if it is still not right.

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