I walked 4.1 miles tonight, more than I have in quite some time. And by “walk” I don’t mean a leisurely stroll. It was definitely a pick-’em-up, put-’em-down pace for most of it. I completed it in about 50 minutes. A few thoughts:
- The levy along our river is a great place to exercise.
- I really need to go through and weed out the songs on my iPod I keep skipping over.
- The steady rain didn’t bother me much, but probably would have if it had been much colder out.
- I need to do this 3-4 times a week.
- A fat-free, no-sugar-added frozen yogurt at Dave’s is a great treat afterward. And no, the exercise and the yogurt didn’t cancel each other out. I still had a lot of WW points left from the day–too many to just leave on the table–and I thought this would be a great way to take in some calories for the evening.
I’ll be at outdoor school with our kids starting tomorrow, so I won’t be around to do any blogging. As far as I know, the Umatilla National Forest doesn’t have wi-fi yet. And come to think of it, I’m sure I’ll get in quite a bit more exercise over the next 48 hours, what with our hikes and all.
Forty come Friday. See you then.
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I’m thinking of taking up walking outdoors rather than at the gym. It seems like it would be much more peaceful.
I need to weed out some songs on my iPod too. I find myself skipping over quite a few of them that I’ve gotten sick of hearing over and over again.
I average about 4 miles a day but that’s because I find myself sticking to the same area. I think once I get used to my new home (just moved a few weeks ago), I’ll probably do a lot more.
Walking in the rain can be a lot of fun. I do power walk for a little bit of it to get my heart rate going. Do you power walk or just stroll along with the music?
Good luck on reaching your goal.
Leesha: Yes, walking outdoors blows the doors off of the gym as far as I’m concerned. Even in the rain.
Krissy: It’s a power walk, about as quick as I can sustain for that distance.