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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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Unknown userMember27 July 2018, 3:51 pm AEST

Re: Self care- walking and cycling

Sounds as though you've been pretty busy @Determined It's quite nice to start and end the day with a walk. Incidental exercise is great too because it feels less effortful. I tend to find walking clears my mind a bit by getting me out of my head and into my body.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor27 July 2018, 4:56 pm AEST

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Hoping it will be easier to get into a routine once we have moved @Former-Member

Were we are there is a hill to walk up to get out of the street on top of no real footpath. Close by the new place is a paved walking track and it is relatively flat. It also close enough for me to walk to work/ uni and close by 2 parks that we can walk to with the children and a dog park that our collie boy will love.

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DeterminedSenior Contributor09 Aug 2018, 5:06 pm AEST