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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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DeterminedSenior Contributor30 Sept 2020, 8:28 pm AEST

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While taxing I have been really enjoying the riding.

We are fortunate to have some awesome facilities within our region as well as locally.

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Unknown userMember01 Oct 2020, 10:00 am AEST

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Still plodding along with our almost daily dog walks.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor02 Oct 2020, 11:31 am AEST

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Missed my September steps goal by a big margin but I did beat 2019 september total so happy with that. And have done some intense cycling so recon that makes up for the list steps.

Find it a bit harder to keep up exercise when little people are on holidays.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor09 Oct 2020, 10:57 pm AEDT

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Mountain biking...

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DeterminedSenior Contributor09 Oct 2020, 11:09 pm AEDT

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Quite enjoying time out with our boys despite some bumps along the way. I feel my fitness has improved as some of the tracks we traverse are getting easier. Multiple segment PBs (online sports tracking app) for every ride 😃

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DeterminedSenior Contributor10 Oct 2020, 10:04 pm AEDT

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Managed a 2hr ride this afternoon.

No spills today 🙂

Can't even close to keep up with the boys 😵🥴

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DeterminedSenior Contributor11 Oct 2020, 1:41 pm AEDT

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Another ride this morning. 6am start.

Aim is for 3x 6am rides and 2x after school rides each week. (Weather permitting).

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DeterminedSenior Contributor12 Oct 2020, 8:13 pm AEDT

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Another morning ride before school today.

2/3 morning rides out of the way for the week 😃

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DeterminedSenior Contributor13 Oct 2020, 8:26 pm AEDT

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Ouch... from my fitness tracking app.

I have some work to do lol.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor13 Oct 2020, 8:27 pm AEDT

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Bikes loaded and ready to go for an early morning ride in the morning.

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