Comments on: Sharing a challenge: I finally listen to my body

By: Eliza

Eliza — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:21:10 +0000

@Brett – when I lived downtown I walked everywhere. Groceries, dining out, theatre, you name it. This is much harder living in suburbia, so I have to deliberately set aside time just to walk. And yes, it is excellent for clearing one’s thoughts.

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:40:06 +0000

Hope you have/had a great walk!

People ask me why I park so far away from the office at work. Even if I’m in early, I park almost as far away as possible.

First, it means I don’t have to think about where my car is located at the end of a long day (this helps as my brain gets older!)

Second, I get a free, one-mile walk round trip each day. This is good for me on the way out because it is 1/2 mile uphill, all the way – plus, I clear my thoughts on the way to the car.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:23:09 +0000

@Lori – fantastic! This inner dialogue is expanding to other aspects of my life. This Friday’s post will be on food. Off for my 9 mile training walk

By: Lori Hoeck

Lori Hoeck — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:53:55 +0000

Thank you for the view of your inner dialogue. It’s helped me work some things out for myself. I finally lost a bunch of weight and started a few bursts of running during my dog walking. So far the body/mind, especially the knees, are both happy. There’s a lot to this listening to the body!

By: Eliza

Eliza — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:40:30 +0000

@Betsy – bwhahahahahahahaha … you are too funny. It’s 6:30 a.m. and I have already had a laugh; thanks! I think one of the reasons why I love walking so much is that I am an observer, and like you said there is so much more to see at a slower pace.

By: Eliza

Eliza — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:38:45 +0000

@Brett – Yep, I think that I will get a hankering to run every once in awhile and then just do it. And I like you, I walk at every opportunity anyway, even outside my ‘training’ walks.

By: Betsy Wuebker

Betsy Wuebker — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:36:56 +0000

Ahhh. Much more civilized. Have I told you before that I gave up running because the ice kept sloshing out of my cocktail glass?

Seriously, though, you’re right. There is so much more to see at a slower pace, and I love that you are still going to meet your goal in a way that honors the part of you that is doing the heavy lifting to get you there!

By: Brett Legree

Brett Legree — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:27:35 +0000

I like to run too, sometimes – but I know what is best for me, so I tend to run for short bursts when the mood strikes when I’m out for a walk. I walk a lot (with my dog, and at lunch – yesterday, I walked 2 hours 20 minutes, the day before I walked the same, the day before that, 2 hours, and so on…) and it is my “me” time away from the craziness.

It is my time to think about my “evil plans”.

And it is something I look forward to doing, because I know it’s not going to hurt during and after!