walk every day

Prevention magazine recently put out a special booklet on how to improve your health in six weeks by walking (and strength training) every day. I am integrating their program as part of my training regimen to get in shape for my second goal: hike the inca trail.

Monday, June 8, and Saturday and today, June 13-14

I’ve recently moved, and with everything going on, I haven’t had the time or the energy to go outside much.

I have more time now, the exhaustion of moving is gone, and the weather is nice, so I have no excuse for staying in…but I’ve been finding it hard to motivate myself.

The longer I stay away from something, the harder it is to get back to it. Maybe it’s time to use that Personal Challenge again; it’s a good tool for breaking those vicious cycles.

It has been raining, raining, raining here all the time. I just end up feeling disinclined to go out walking in the cold rain. Not good.

I’ve been slack with my walks, so yesterday I made the effort to go my 6 km walk down the road and back. I felt much better for it.

I took a medium length walk in my neighborhood. I’m grateful to have such a nice neighborhood for walking.

Today I walked a long distance at my state park.

I walked in the neighborhood today, a medium length distance. It was a beautiful evening, and I enjoyed it somewhat.

Took an abbreviated walk, as my stomach started bothering me. May have had too much dinner. But it was a flawlessly beautiful evening.

I need to walk every day. I mostly enjoy it, but sometimes it feels like a chore. I’m leaving now for my walk!