Walking To Lose Weight

These ways of getting motivated about walking to lose weight are not in order of importance- try them all!

1. Walk to the local coffee shop, take your drink for a walk, think about a new creative idea.

2. Ramble or wander with no set agenda other than to get out and walk around.

3. Do something ridiculous- walk backwards looking at camera opportunities. In other words make it fun!

4. Listen to someone else talking about their enthusiasm about walking, running, activity of any sort. Let their enthusiasm boost yours. Follow someone else, maybe through a dvd on walking to lose weight.

5. Pick somewhere you would like to go to which is a long walking distance away. Have a rest/drink/eating spot to head toward.

Today I found that as usual walking to lose weight around my neighborhood early in the morning is an interesting experience. I felt increased optimism and general wellbeing, realised that walking requires paying positive attention to the little things and then, of course, realised that this is also true of life.

Last Saturday I made an early start to the gym. Usually the drive is straight forward but this time as I approached the traffic lights to turn right into the complex, roadworks had completely obscured the entry with no obvious way to get in. Totally puzzled and wondering if the gym was closed, I did the obvious which was to go up to the roundabout and return from the opposite direction. As I made my way through the roadwork maze I felt like I was in an adventure. First I had to find the magic entry point, then I could be a master-in-training.

I made it inside, not many people there so it was perfect for trying a different method of treadmill walking. I jumped on, watched through the glass wall in front of the treadmill as buggies trundled around the golf course opposite. Not much on tv so I was looking for entertainment of some sort- inspiration: after 10 minutes I jumped off the walker and rowed for 5 minutes then back on to the treadmill. Another 5 minute on the treadmill then increase the speed and run for 2 minutes. Back to walking at a slower pace then jog for a few minutes, finishing with a slowdown walk. I “walked” for over 30 minutes, then used some weight machines. Chatted to a few different people intermittently, and discovered that I qualified for a free session.

After an hour I went to the change room and showered at this gym for the first time. Always an interesting experience to try out facilities and I have made a few mental notes on ways to make showering there even better. The result: a pleasant even exciting experience at my gym! And a very good workout.

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