On track to get fit
By 41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
Greece
November 26, 2015 5:50am CST
Thursday's weekly shopping is now followed by a walk around the Athletic track. I have to do the shopping first because after the track all I want to do is go home, take off my shoes and have a cup of coffee.
I am progressively lengthening the exercise. At first I managed once around the 1st lane, when I had increased that to twice for a couple of times I moved on to the 2nd lane. Today I did two turns around the 3rd lane and I shall do that several times before moving on.
The doctor said that my new hip needs exercise and I need to lose some weight so, in a manner of speaking, I am trying to kill two birds with one stone.
6 people like this
9 responses
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
27 Nov 15
It is the only one I like too and apart from walking the only other recommendation the doctor made was to go swimming, which I did while the sea was warm.
1 person likes this
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
27 Nov 15
@LadyDuck As you live in Switzerland I expect there are many beautiful places for you to walk all the year round. Swimming is a short term choice anyway.
1 person likes this
@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
27 Nov 15
@41CombedaleRoad I am allergic to chlorine and Switzerland has no sea, so the pool is not an option.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
26 Nov 15
It is always good to be fit. Exercising is good, keep it up you will surely reap the benefits.
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
27 Nov 15
I'm hoping that one of the benefits will be a loss of weight, but I have to work harder for that dream to come true.
1 person likes this
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Nov 15
@41CombedaleRoad Yes of course, it is certainly one of the benefits, you just have to be consistent.
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
27 Nov 15
@salonga I have to combine it with a dietary routine as well and that is not such a pleasure as the walking.
1 person likes this
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
27 Nov 15
No marathons, I would get bored with going round and round the track! Of course I live in the country where the first marathon was run but even so I think I will not raise my sights too high.
1 person likes this
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Nov 15
Good for you. It sounds like you're giving yourself quite the workout.
@41CombedaleRoad (5966)
• Greece
27 Nov 15
Work out will not qualify for some time yet, when I get to the desired distance then I will concentrate on working up the speed.
1 person likes this
@Traceyjayne (11402)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 15
I too have started walking more .... free and easy and can be done at a time to suit you .... it is amazing the good it can do. Hope everything works out okay for your hip.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
27 Nov 15
At what time of day do you walk. Morning sun is good for the bones, usually before 11.
@JudyEv (382258)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Nov 15
It is much easier to lose weight if you combine a sensible diet with exercise. I'm not very good on the exercise bit!
