January 2024 31-Day Walking Challenge : Countdowns, Buddies & Challenges Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Sun, Jan-14-24, 03:18

Kristine Kristine is offline

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Posts: 25,669

Plan: Primal/P:E
Stats: 171/145/145 Female 5'7"

BF:
Progress: 100%

Location: Southern Ontario, Canada

January Goal: 275,000

Date * Steps * Remaining for goal
- 01 --- 6665 ----- 268,335
- 02 --- 7062 ----- 261,273
- 03 --- 5336 ----- 255,937
- 04 --- 2685 ----- 253,252
- 05 --- 6050 ----- 247,202
- 06 --- 4287 ----- 242,915
- 07 --- 2709 ----- 240,206
- 08 --- 9832 ----- 230,374
- 09 --- 5682 ----- 224,692
- 10 --- 6297 ----- 218,395
- 11 --- 9452 ----- 208,943
- 12 - 10,208 ----- 198,735
- 13 --- 5301 ----- 193,434

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#77 ^

Sun, Jan-14-24, 05:18

cotonpal

Senior Member

Posts: 5,315

Plan: very low carb real food
Stats: 245/125/135 Female 62

BF:
Progress: 109%

Location: Vermont

01 ….. 10,533 ….. 299,467 to go
02 ….. 10,630 ….. 288,837
03 …...8304 ……... 280,533
04 ….. 11,099……. 269,434
05 …… 11,071 …… 258,363
06 …… 12,165 ….. 246,198
07 …… 5717 ……… 240,481 (snowstorm)
08 …….14,848 ….. 225,633
09 …… 11,967 ….. 213,666
10 …… 11,223 …… 202,443
11 …… 11,055 …… 191,388
12 …… 9682 ……….181,706
13 …… 6366 ……….175,340

#78 ^

Sun, Jan-14-24, 07:21

jeannette1 jeannette1 is offline

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Posts: 1,135

Plan: Healthy Living
Stats: 196/146/125 Female 5ft3in

BF:
Progress: 70%

January: Goal 450,000 Steps

DATE.....STEPS............TO GO
01..........13,488..........436,512
02.......... 18,071.........418,441
03.......... 6,598...........411,843
04...........16,999.........394,844
05.......... 14,682.........380,162
06.......... 4,157...........376,005
07...........13,645.........362,360
08...........17,023.........345,337
09............9,649..........335,688
10...........26,556.........309,132
11...........11,759.........297,373
12...........18,220.........279,153
13...........15,189.........263,964

#79 ^

Sun, Jan-14-24, 09:51

doreen T doreen T is offline

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Posts: 37,232

Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/188/140 Female 165 cm

BF:
Progress: 52%

Location: Eastern ON, Canada

January Target: 173,600 steps
average: 5,600/day .... (rounded up/down to nearest 50)

01 .... 4,250 .... 169,350
02 .... 5,250 .... 164,100
03 .... 7,950 .... 156,150
04 .... 3,650 .... 152,500
05 .... 3,300 .... 149,200
06 .... 2,900 .... 146,300
07 .... 5,650 .... 140,650
08 .... 3,500 .... 137,150
09 .... 4,150 .... 133,000
10 .... 5,200 .... 127,800
11 .... 7,450 .... 120,350
12 .... 5,550 .... 114,800
13 .... 9,800 .... 105,000 to go

#80 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 00:16

Kristine Kristine is offline

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Posts: 25,669

Plan: Primal/P:E
Stats: 171/145/145 Female 5'7"

BF:
Progress: 100%

Location: Southern Ontario, Canada

#81 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 00:51

Demi

Strong Girls Rock!

Posts: 26,767

Plan: Muscle Centric
Stats: 238/153/160 Female 5'10"

BF:
Progress: 109%

Location: UK

Step goal for January - 400,000

01 - 17,494 steps - 382,506
02 - 14,599 steps - 367,907
03 - 13,680 steps - 354,227
04 - 15,638 steps - 338,589
05 - 12,741 steps - 325,848
06 - 13,124 steps - 312,724
07 - 12,774 steps - 299,950
08 - 21,232 steps - 278,718
09 - 24,375 steps - 254,343
10 - 22,562 steps - 231,781
11 - 14,115 steps - 217,666
12 - 13,817 steps - 203,849
13 - 13,137 steps - 190,712
14 - 11,622 steps - 179,090 to go

#82 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 05:50

cotonpal

Senior Member

Posts: 5,315

Plan: very low carb real food
Stats: 245/125/135 Female 62

BF:
Progress: 109%

Location: Vermont

#83 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 06:42

jeannette1 jeannette1 is offline

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Posts: 1,135

Plan: Healthy Living
Stats: 196/146/125 Female 5ft3in

BF:
Progress: 70%

#84 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 09:41

doreen T doreen T is offline

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Posts: 37,232

Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/188/140 Female 165 cm

BF:
Progress: 52%

Location: Eastern ON, Canada

#85 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 11:47

doreen T doreen T is offline

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Posts: 37,232

Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/188/140 Female 165 cm

BF:
Progress: 52%

Location: Eastern ON, Canada

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demi

The biggest fitness trend of 2024?
Walk this way

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Walk in silence at least once a week to reconnect mind and body

Listening to music or a podcast when walking is a great way to multitask and to distract from how hard you are working. Costas Karageorghis, a professor in sport and exercise psychology and head of Brunel University London’s sound and vision innovations group, says that many of our body rhythms, including heart rate and brainwaves, lock into music in a positive way so that we sync our stride patterns with it when walking. “Choose upbeat music with a consistent and steady beat and an obvious metre,” he says. “Your mind can extract the rhythmical content of the music so that you can then sync your stride rate with it on a power walk.”

It’s not for everyone (myself included), however, and even Karageorghis recommends doing at least one walk a week in silence. Music is so powerful, he says, that it has the potential to override stress reduction and an important mind-body connection. “As a rule of thumb, use music for two sessions out of three and on other walks learn to listen to your body and to tune into your surroundings instead,” he says.

I never listen to music or podcasts when I'm walking outdoors. I prefer the ambient sounds around me, whether it's birds, wind and water ... or the rhythms of traffic or a plane overhead (I live near a small municipal airport). These days, it's the crunch of my own steps on packed snow.

For indoor walking, I've recently rediscovered TallSky Walker on youtube. James Beer is a freelance photographer/videographer who wears a head-cam while hiking - and sometimes biking - various scenic trails in the northwest US and Canada. A few are set to music, most are all natural sounds. They're intended for use with a treadmill or stationary bike, but they're perfect for indoor walking too. (really, once you've walked with Leslie a few times you know all the moves without needing a voice-over telling you when to switch). They're best viewed on a large screen .. perfect if you can stream youtube on your TV.

My favourite is an 18-minute hike along the shore of Lake Moraine in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. I've actually hiked that trail in person, years ago

. There are two versions .. no music/actual sound ... and another with instrumental music. I enjoy both.

Beer's motto is "Aim high .. it's a tall sky"

#86 ^

Mon, Jan-15-24, 12:07

cotonpal

Senior Member

Posts: 5,315

Plan: very low carb real food
Stats: 245/125/135 Female 62

BF:
Progress: 109%

Location: Vermont

I also walk in silence. I want to be aware of what’s going on around me. If nothing else it’s safer that way. Many of the streets I walk on have no sidewalks and I want to be able to hear any cars approaching plus there is a social aspect to walking. I frequently run into people i know, most of them people I have met while walking, so I like to be able to meet and greet them, pass a few words or a simple hello.

Also as i read this article I thought why make something as simple as walking complicated. I don’t want to nasal breath, or wear a weighted vest and my town is very hilly so I don’t have to seek out hills to climb. I can’t avoid them. I do wish sometimes that I could seek out long stretches without any hills at all. I think the simple act of walking is beneficial enough, at a brisk pace rather than a stroll.