FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

When I started pushing myself to exercise this week by walking, one of the factors that becomes important in recognizing progress is just how far I am walking.  Naturally, the simplest method is to drive the route you walk.  However, I don’t really want to waste the gas (and it costs more than it used to) and I may want to try changing things up.

Well, I found that the best means of mapping your walk is to use Google Maps.  I go to my starting point in the map and then right click on it and select “Directions From Here”.

Enter one of the next locations in the route.  It will now show full directions between the two locations along with distance.  You can then select points along that route and drag them around the map to create a very specific route.  Once you have the route you want, you can note the total distance of the route on the lefthand side.

This is really cool because you may decide later to extend the length to a specific distance (such as 3 mi which is close to a 5K run).  All you have to do is drag the route around until you get the proper distance.  It’s really pretty easy once you get the hang of it.  Below is a link to the route I’ve been using the last two days.  It doesn’t show inclines and slopes, so you don’t realize just how much this one hurts.