Anyone interested in joining a power-walking thread for New Year??

OK everyone, if you are interested, the Moonwalkers have very kindly welcomed us to their thread. I think I will be joining them! Do come over if you want to!

Yes! Come on over!

Tis here Marg:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/sports_and_exercise/680656-Moonwalk

I think we might be more motivated if we have a goal or we are at least in the 'company' of others who do ....

Sounds like a good idea, do you know what the site is?

Hello Marg - absolutely no need to apologise - 'tis me that should be doing that.. and lol re '3 yrs ago' ... my new year resolutions posted on here for all the world to see have been exactly the same for at least 5 yrs running, so I know exactly where you are coming from !!!

Um, there is another thread currently running for Moonwalkers ...

.. Tilly Mint I think you are already on it and it looks really good ... full of v. motivated people ...

....would everyone here like to join that one ... it would seem to make sense if they wouldn't mind ....what do you all think?

Sorry Countinggreyhairs ,never realised it was you that started the thread.... thanks and well done for doing so. Hope things improve for you soon.

Hi to all and thank you to Countingflocksbynight for starting this, I am doing the Edinburgh moonwalk in June, I am so unfit, overweight and haven't started training yet! I have just put a post on another thread and to my embarrassment it was from last years Jan thread!
This thread and everyones comments will give me the boost I need, instead of sitting on my bum watching Jeremy Kyle!
My training starts tomorrow xx

Oh your poor ds Buda and poor you! It is a really difficult time for viruses - don't worry - we will prevail!! Hope he gets better really soon and have a great time in Dublin!

Haven't even started! Have DS at home from school as he has had a recurring tummy bug and after it came back on Saturday for the 3rd time in 3 weeks I took him to the doc and they think it may be a bacterial infection that seems to be doing the rounds here and said he should be off school for rest of week. Of course he is now totally fine! Test result not back till tomorrow though.

And we are off to Dublin tonight so unlikely to get started till week after next now.

But I will!

Really sorry everyone - I'm not being a terribly good "leader" of this thread - am really struggling currently ...but just popped in to say "hello".

Should have posted this earlier in the week:

WEEK 6

Entry level Add 5,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days, plus 5 mins at OWP on three out of seven days. Complete FWT.

NP Walk for 20 mins on top of normal activity on five out of seven days, broken into two bouts if necessary. Make 5 mins of this at OWP on three of those days. Complete FWT.

Advanced level Add 6,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days, plus 10 mins at OWP on three out of seven days. Complete FWT.

NP Walk for 25 mins on top of normal activity on five out of seven days, plus 10 mins at OWP on three out of seven days. Complete FWT.

How is everyone else doing?

No, same problem here - have had to make do with the gym

Fingers crossed no more snow next week!

Well no serious walking because the pavements are just too damn icy round here, but did go to the gym yesterday, and for a swim today. Each of which entailed a half mile skate walk each way. Have all you other ladies got snow? Am I the only one that's not had a decent walk in days?

Well done Jammy - exercising despite suitcase and snow - now that's determination!!!

I am so pleased that despite the snow I have just walked 2 x 1 mile each day back and forth across Birmingham while I was away on a work trip. And 4 out of the 6 journeys had me pulling my wheely suitcase behind me (and carrying it up and down stairs etc). Am a bit that it was only a mile each way, and because of the snow I couldn't go all that fast, but I DID WALK it, despite the fact I could have had a cab.

oops ... third choice .. scored 73 out of 100

A warm welcome Buda!! The more the merrier and we need strength in numbers at the moment tbh because it's a tough time of year ...

BTW for anyone interested in acquiring a new pedometer, there's a review of them in this month's Good Housekeeping (yes, I've reached that age ...)

Silva Exercise-4-Life price £14.95 came top (81 out of a 100) and was deemed good value, small and accurate www.silva.ltd.uk

Omron Walking Style £19.95 came second (75 out of 100) owing to its versatility www.omron-healthcare.com

Silva Exercise-4-Life Ex3Plus at £29.95 came third (29.95) because it's tiny but very easy to view (available from Silva as above)

Hi - can I join please? Really need to start exercising and walking I can do! Have a lot of weight to lose too.

Have had DS off school this week but he is back tomorrow (or else!) so I can start in the morning. Found a pedometer that DH had been given the other day so will get that going and start on week 1.

This is Week Five's programme btw

WEEK 5

Entry level Aim to add 3,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days, plus four minutes at OWP on three out of seven days.

NP Walk for 18 mins on top of your daily activity on five out of seven days, broken into two bouts if necessary. Make 5 mins of the total 18 mins at OWP.

Advanced level Aim to add 4,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days, plus 8 mins at OWP on three out of seven days.

NP Walk for 25 mins continuously on top of your daily activity on five out of seven days, plus 8 mins at OWP on three out of seven days.

A warm welcome to the thread OptimisticMumma and "hi" to everyone else ...

Well done Jammy and Tilly for keeping everyone going and for keeping going yourselves ...

MadLentil - I hear you!! I'm exactly the same on the days I work ... or because dh is home late and we eat late ...I haven't the iron discipline required to eat later ... and can't be bothered with staggered sittings tbh ... so I end up walking the streets at 11pm some nights!! But as part of fly-lady baby-steps ... I'm meant to be going to bed at 10.30 ... aarrrghh ... going to have to try and use my time more efficiently ...

You are all doing a lot better than me despite the snow... so "bravo" and keep on going ... I'll be the one staggering and stumbling along behind ...wearing a tea cosy hat ....... trying to catch up ...

am doing very badly...keep being late home from work, have to either cook straight away or dp has cooked, then can't go out cos I'm too full.
MUST get home sooner.

Is anyone going out in the snow?

I went up to the common with the family yesterday, but it's too slippery on the pavements and the gym is shut

Well done on the 10 miler TillyMint. I used to walk that regularly, but couldn't atm. I hope to get back to it in the coming months though.

Can I join in please? I'll probably start tomorrow and do Weds and Fri this week and see how I get on. Have only just found thread so have no clue what to do as I type but I think the support thing is great!! Thanks for organising us, counting.

Come on everyone, get your trainers, hats and gloves and get going!

How are you going ST? very that you have lost weight - I am obviously eating the extra calories (and more!)
I don't know how anyone can run a mile, let alone 2!

We did a 10miler yesterday - was very glad to see the finish bus stop in sight, but after a bath and a sit down, no aches or pains for once!

Hi grey hairs. I haven't managed to walk that far at a time yet, but did add an extra mile to a half mile walk yesterday, and made myself do a 1.5 walk today, even though that errand could easily have been postponed.