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4-Week Walk: Day 15

4-Week Walk: Day 15

Today is a day of rest, and I’m about ready for it! Time for a bit of a progress report… After last week’s weight loss of 3 pounds, I expected to lose only a pound or so this week, and that’s exactly what happened. The quick loss that comes early in an exercise program has [...]

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4-Week Walk: Day 14

4-Week Walk: Day 14

I don’t know how my walking pals Jeri and Neena are feeling today, but my butt is sore! It’s possible that I overdid it a bit on the endurance walk, yesterday… Not the smartest act, possibly, since today’s program calls for another walk for distance at a moderate pace. See, I found a new trail [...]

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4 Week Walk: Day 13

4 Week Walk: Day 13

Stamina, heart-and-lung-capacity, fitness, muscle strength, endurance… it all sounds so very sweaty and athletic! Endurance walking — going for distance, not speed or intensity — is on the program for today. Sometimes it feels like this just isn’t working hard enough, to be walking at a comfortable pace… but this is the kind of exercise [...]

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4 Week Walk: Day 12

4 Week Walk: Day 12

Have you noticed a change in your appetite, when you are getting more exercise than usual? I’m not sure whether I’m really more hungry than usual, or if it’s just a temptation to think that I can get away with eating more of the fattening foods I love because I’m burning more calories than normal… [...]

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4 Week Walk: Day 11

4 Week Walk: Day 11

This morning I managed to up and get my walking exercise done early, knowing that (a) it’s going to rain before long, and (b) today is the day that we’re getting a new furnace boiler installed, so things will be a bit chaotic. Not to mention, the service guys will have to keep shutting off [...]

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