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

Well I've been away at my parents for the weekend. On Saturday I walked 2 miles, but split into 2 sections with a visit to a friend in between. On the way there it was slightly uphill and we were going at a pace where I could talk to my Dad but it was making me a little breathless (was OK coming home) so I think it was a fair pace. And walked an additional mile that night coming home from a rare night out too

where is everyone?

34!!!!
Yes!!!!
(punches air)
only FIFTEEN years less than my real age

OK then, what's your wiifit age?

I've only done 1 walk a week the past few weeks But I DO want to change this. I'm away this weekend, but will try very hard when I get back, especially if I don't do any while away.

I've never really used any gadgets. I've tended to do country walking so my list of important things to take would be mobile phone for safety, change of socks because sometimes my feet would just get SO wet and icky, map and map cover, water bottle, snack and daysack to put it all in. I did get a head torch after once getting lost and ending up coming home later than planned - although it was still daylight I realised that had it been a month later I'd have been out in the dark. I think that's the nearest I've got to gadgets.

had a bit of a lapse but back now....walk yesterday, wiifit today.
ask me my wii age, go on

Hello and welcome Jammy Queen!

We're on week three (if you want to follow link further up/down thread)

WEEK 3

Entry level Aim to add 2,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days.

NP Walk an extra 15 mins on top of your daily activity on five out of seven days, broken into two bouts if necessary. Make 3 mins of the total 15 mins at OWP.

Advanced level Aim to add 4,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days.

NP Walk for 25 mins continuously on top of your normal daily activity on five out of seven days.

We could do with having an experienced walker such as yourself around because it seems to have gone a bit quiet on here - congratulations on your 2006 marathon and what a shame about last year although all that preparation is certainly not lost in terms of fitness levels - thanks for gps link too!

Waves to Big Tilly Mint - well done on your weekly miles - not sure about gadgets other than pedometer, stopwatch etc ....perhaps Jammy Queen might know more ....

Keep on trooping along everyone ...

Hello. I've only just seen this thread. I used to walk loads, and in 2006 I walked a marathon, then last year I trained up to walk a half marathon (the Bristol sun-walk) but had bad D&V a couple of days beforehand so had to pull out . Haven't done much walking since but want to get back into it. Not sure if I'd class myself as a powerwalker, but hope you don't mind me taggin along here?

A site I find good is www.gmap-pedometer.com/ If you use the more options link you can select the UK, then find the town/city/village/whatever where you are, hit "start recording" then trace out your route on the map and it will tell you how far, and if you are brave enough to turn on the calorie counter and put your weight in it will tell you how many calories you'll burn.

I'm here!

Trying to keep on walking - Doing about 5 - 6 miles twice a week, plus other stuff. We are going to aim for some longer walks soon.

Any recommendations for any gadgets or other stuff I should get

Hellllooooooo!!! Is anyone out there??? How is everyone getting on?

How is the walking going now that the snow has disappeared?

I've done two walks this week (Sunday and Monday) so am feeling reasonably chuffed ... loads to do to get my fitness up to speed though ...

lol BigTM - I think just walking is fine ...!! Although I'm speaking as someone who is coming from a position of being really sluggish and unfit to just starting to walk again .... I tend to just move my arms about when no-one is around to watch!!!

Seriously though, I think the main thing is just to keep walking at a certain consistent pace (too fast to hold a conversation comfortably) for a sustained period of time - between 35 - 50 minutes if you can ...

Good luck with it!

Thanks - have read through the thread - not sure if I feel more inspired or daunted

Do you have to walk with your arms (like when you run) when you power-walk? I find that feels really strange. Maybe I'm not going fast enough? I do about 4 miles an hour.

And my DS says I have to bum-wiggle too I don't think I do that either

So maybe I'm just walking, not power-walking? Does it matter?!

Hello and welcome BigTillyMint. Good for you for signing up!

I haven't done a Moonwalk yet but this was our thread last year and you may find some relevant info on it:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/470733-walkers-thread-those-training-for-a-moonwalk-or-those-jus t

If not, I'm sure Ellbell and others would be very willing to pass on their experiences

Just found this thread - I am signed up for the Moonwalk this year, and I have started training

Is anyone else doing it?

Does anyone know what the training recommendations are? I feel a bit daunted at the thought of 26 miles in the night

Well, I am off again today for a walk this lunch-time ... progress has been patchy as so far we are taking it in turns to be ill in the Counting household ...but hoping to do better from now on ...

How is everyone else doing?

Oops sorry MadLentilEater!! What a twonk I am!! Can you tell that I am not totally sure what a Wii is tbh ? Lucky I haven't got one actually because it would probably calculate my age around the 87 yrs mark!!!

Well done for going out on another walk! I didn't go yesterday but will be going out today ...

Hope everyone else manages to grab a bit of time for themselves this week to pound the street or the park ....

No not really- just the wii telling me my age!
was out again tonight- a very long day at work but feeling very cooped up so I did the walk anyway. Was slower I think. Feel really tired now!
So tomorrow, you will go walking and I'll be on the wii fit!

btw feel rather hypocritical posting this as I haven't exactly had a great start but here is the plan for week 2:

WEEK 2

Entry level Aim to add an extra 1,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days, plus 3 mins at OWP on three out of seven days.

NP Walk an extra 10 mins on top of your normal daily activity on five out of seven days. Make 3 mins of the total 10 mins at OWP on three of those days.

Advanced level Aim to add 2,000 steps to your baseline on five out of seven days, plus 6 mins at OWP on three out of seven days.

NP Walk for 20 mins continuously on top of normal daily activity on five out of seven days, plus 6 mins at OWP on three out of seven days.

It didn't MadLentilEater

but thank you for asking!!

dh came back late and my sister rang and, and I felt tired after first day back at work after being ill - excuses excuses

this is why I need this thread to kick me up the bum ...

was it really your birthday yesterday? If so, I hope you had a lovely day ...

I'm going to start again on Wednesday ...

how did it go Counting?

Hello DietStartTomorrow - welcome and well done on completing your first walk

Yeni - gosh - 15,000 is quite a lot (I'm aiming for 10,000) so hats off to you

Yo MadLentilEater - sorry for recent radio silence - I passed on my cold and cough to dd and she has been up most nights so have had my hands (and days) full ...um, happy birthday (does a wii birthday count??) [scratches head at new fangled technology]

How is everyone else getting on?

Silent Terror? Greyskull? Keevamum? Bran? Jolly Pirate? Used2bThin? (And anyone I may have missed)

Fiddles with stop watch and pedometer and peers in to middle distance ...

I'm off out tonight btw ... first time back since being ill ... wish me luck!

tis 49 today!

I try and do something from each category- seems I have very poor balance. But hula hoop and jogging seen the only ones that raise my pulse at all. Last night I tries the boxing and the penguin slide whish is fun.

My wii fit age is always totally different.

What exercises have you been doing on wii fit. I love the hula and step.

ah well, hmm, you really should have asked me on tuesday, when it was......6 yrs less than my actual age.
Today it is......5 yrs more than my actual age
tis because it unfairly asked me to do a really difficult exercise and dcs were batting about the place while I was trying to balance

Go on then, what is your wii fit age?