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Self care- walking and cycling

DeterminedSenior Contributor

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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Shaz51Senior Contributor

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way to go @manpreetrockerj and well done

@Determined, @Burgundy86 , @Oaktree , @Ant7

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OaktreeSenior Contributor

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Hi guys - I have signed up to do the One Foot Forward walk again this October. It's a walk supporting The Black Dog Institute. I have signed up to walk 100kms over the month. I managed 106kms last year so hoping to beat that. Walking for mental health awareness 😁

onefootforward.org.au

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DeterminedSenior Contributor

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Sounds good @Oaktree

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DeterminedSenior Contributor

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First ride in my cycling challenge complete today 8% of distance target achieved.

Had not factored in hospital procedure requiring anaesthetic next week when I set my ambitious target 😬 that will the 3-5 days out of my schedule and make things interesting. Still achievable though I believe.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor

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Second ride in October riding challenge complete. 20% of distance target achieved.

Next week is going to be a write off due to minor medical procedure tomorrow requiring recovery time. Will have some catching up to do after that.

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