Almost 4.7 K steps in, already, before I go to work. Hopefully by the end of my work day, i will have almost 9K. By end of day, i hope to set a steps record of nearly 13K steps.

My boss at work, before the pandemic? He was logging 27K steps a day. Not sure that I will ever be near his step count, but it's a goal of sorts.

Happy Tuesday to all of you!
Stay safe and be well.

:hk20:

Today: 10K steps total, 4.7 miles.

Today I walked 2K in the morning. My walking count, since I count with my iphone, is when I have my iphone with me. I had an annual gyn exam, and just walked around the neighborhood after. That made doing 8K in the evening somehow so much easier. I should consider that for the future.

When I take my socks off when I get home, it's like a tan line, except instead of tan, it's dirt. :mohawk:

3.9 miles barefoot sand this morning. Today I went back to my regular trio of beaches which I have been avoiding because of the steep ramp and some stairs to access, my knee felt better enough to give it a shot. It’s funny how beaches that butt right up against each other will have different bird populations, I don’t know how they sort out turf but today was mostly Willits and Long Billed Curlews, Pelicans and Terns are up at the other end.

Something I really like about this particular stretch of beach is the high mica content in the sand, when the sun hits it just right in the shallow surf edge it looks like the whole area is paved in gold glitter. :cheesy:

OhLast fall at the beach I saw long billed curlews, way out on rock formations, where sea lions were sun bathing. Fun stuff!

Your beach story makes me want to wander down to the coast to go see long time friends. They live close to the beach and have relatively no other visitors on their stretch of the beach. I want to go after Labor Day, when there wont be too many other beach goers during the latter months of fall.

Thanks for sharing your inspiring beach story. :balloon:

Today: 11K steps, 4.9 miles

I walked in the park today. I saw a socially distanced jazz band and a socially distanced painting class. I love to see people coming together safely outside. It's so pretty at sunset. I find myself wanting to take photos all the time because it's all so beautiful.

My sleep has been horrendous throughout the pandemic. I struggle with sleep anyway. Sleep feels even more imperative so that I have enough energy to do my 10K steps each day. I took a nap this afternoon before my evening walk. I know naps aren't supposed to be good (so say some people), but they sometimes save me, in regard to having enough energy to do my walking. I haven't missed a day of walking in all of July, which feels good.

Today I walked 10.8 K steps, 4.8 miles. I walked the first half in the area of my dentist appointment and the second half in the park.

I've just been wearing the asics kayano-gel 21 every day, and my feet have been lovin' it!

I walked from my bedroom down the hallway and back today. I had to stop and stretch my back and get my breath back twice along the way - I rested slumped over my walker. But I made it there and back! My goal is to do it every day at least once until next week's PT appointment. I also did some lower body work after the walking, which nearly wore me out. I also made it up and down the stairs once today. Things are improving!

Way to go, Georgia!

Short naps are good for you. I'm not one who can nap for 20 minutes without waking like a bear so I don't nap and I miss it.

I got a little over 9500 steps in yesterday and a hair under 7100 today.

Sunset walk in the park: about 11K steps, 5 miles.

I brought my weights and a resistance band and my tarp, stored them in my favorite spot in the park, and returned to them after the walk to do a half hour of weights and yoga and abs. It felt great but the weather was pretty brutal. Let's just say a small breeze would have been nice.

I tried out another pair of used asics gel-kayano 21 shoes (which I think were the version of this shoe from 2014) that I found for cheap on the Internet. They were the men's version, so I had bought 1.5 sizes smaller. The men's version fit okay but I feel like the interior padding is not as soft. Still, not bad. I've been impressed with how the used shoes I've been buying have thus far been just as advertised!

My lower back and legs and knees need a break from all the walking I've been doing, lately. I only got about 7.9K steps yesterday.

So I'm going to do myself a favor and take it easy this weekend and do other restful types of activities. Maybe go for a drive to a secluded river front beach and do some bird watching or watch incoming ships sail by.

We have pearly skies today, after a long week of roasted marshmallow weather. So I'm happy it is not hot today and that a dense covering of marine clouds are protecting us from being scorched to the high-heavens.

Hope all of you have a lovely weekend ahead. :tea:

Yesterday mid-day 4 miles on gilded beach beautiful sunny day. I could tell it was a sunny Friday what with all the family groups out, also looks like more tourists are starting to show up (not hard to spot). By the time I finished my alarms were starting to go off about too many people so I returned to my refuge where I am encamped for the weekend. Walking will resume Monday when the crazies are gone.

:theisland:

Kelt, this sounds wonderful, crazies aside. I miss the beach.

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Yesterday I was able to walk down and back the hallway without stopping for a break. I also did my lower body PT, and some upper body.

Tonight I wore my asics gel-kayano 21 women's shoes- size 10.5, and all was right with the world (because of the perfect shoes for me I mean). I walked all on the streets instead of the park, 14K, 6 miles. My feet don't feel bad, I'm happy to say.

I missed the past two days, got wrapped up in work and missing sleep. Today I was still low on sleep but compensated with an afternoon nap. It worked well.

Tonight I walked 4.5 miles, 10K steps. I guess I was walking slow because a woman said to me, "If you're going to mosey along during a pandemic, then let me pass you!" O-kay. I thought it was kind of funny and kind of upsetting but I have to say I do kind of trudge, which is a more insulting word than mosey. Pssst... talking is less safe than silence during a pandemic.

I wore my Hoka shoes tonight. I'm giving them another chance. I had to walk on the streets because it was too late to go in the park.

The kettlebell I ordered arrived today (my workout buddy has been sharing hers with me) and it miiiight be too heavy for me. Hers is 25 lbs and the one I ordered is 30... those five extra pounds make a big difference. Let's hope I can get strong enough to actually use it fast!

Be careful and have fun!

It finally cooled off enough to take a good walk after work. 10,412 steps today and a good portion of that was going up a good long hill.

10K steps, 4.6 miles

I had to walk on the streets because it was too late for the park.

I made it into an investigative walk. 3 fancy hotels in my neighborhood are being paid by the government to temporarily house 600 homeless people in them to decrease crowding in shelters. Some people were complaining that it is leading to a bad scene in the neighborhood (a number are registered sex offenders, some in recovery said to be openly using, untreated mental illness, etc.). So I decided to visit all three hotels and see if I noticed much. I didn't. I do think there are many more homeless people with an active presence in the neighborhood. The latest hotel where people are piping mad about is only for single men recovering from drugs. There was security working there, and they were working with one man who was only partially centered in reality. I've been following the news on this whole thing. I made my visits from 9 -10 pm. And for those who don't know the vibe of NYC, it's bustling with people even late at night. Outdoor dining everywhere goes through midnight etc. So everything is well-lit.

It was interesting to add a little investigative mission to my walk :rainbowAfro:. Conclusion: For nighttime things don't seem to be too out of control.

Editing to add: The idea is to spread homeless people out in order to decrease the spread of COVID secondary to many people in close quarters. Apparently hotels are being paid by the government more than they would be by paying clientele, and these hotels are super pricey. An interesting dynamic...

I _had_ to go to the DMV yesterday. I made it, waiting in line and all, pushing my rollator. I barely made it up the stairs when I got home, though. So today I was pretty sore. My physical therapist took pity on me; after I made two circuits of the path from my bed to the top of the stairs, and did some stretches, he gave me a shoulder massage with eucalyptus and peppermint oil. Or, "soft tissue manipulation", as he called it. It was _so_ nice. It reminded me how long it has been since I had a massage.

Today I walked 10K, 4.6 miles and did half an hour of weights, yoga, ground exercises. Everything was done in the park.

There was a fallen tree due to the storm so I had to take a different path and lo and behold I ended up on path I never knew about and ended up enjoying it very much. Bit of a magical fairytale :moonstars::praying:

I am still waiting for something of mine to get stolen. I mean... it is NYC. I bring my weights to the park and resistance bands and tarp and set it all up and then leave it while I do my walk. Thus far it is right there to greet me when I finish. C'mon New York, make a little effort :vigil:

I like how the park stays active very late. No indoor restaurants, and the park has a beautiful outdoor restaurant overlooking the river. The park provides an easy way for friends and family to congregate sitting outside in the park. And the park is never too crowded, kind of just the right amount. I'm thankful for summer :bunchflowers:

Yesterday I was scheduled to go into work late, at 10. I usually go in around 8. So I took a three mile walk in the woods and up some big hills early in the morning before work. That got me SO centered and feeling good for the day! I got up early to do the same today but it's pouring out. Poop.

I have only logged 4,045 steps today, but gosh, I earned a Fitbit badge today too.

The Serengeti Badge: walking 500 miles (since i got my Fitbit watch for X-mas last year). I guess if you walk 500 miles, you've walked the distance of The Serengeti National Park (one of the 7 natural wonders of the world).

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Sometimes I call a hard workout at the gym a "struggle workout." Usually it's because it's a work day and I'm sleep deprived. Well, tonight was a struggle walk but for different reasons. I walked 10K, 4.4 miles. It was ultra humid and pouring rain and garbage night :|. The park isn't safe in the evening in the rain because -shocker- people don't congregate in the park when it's raining. So I had to walk the streets. I held the umbrella the whole way. I don't know how I finished but I did :goodluck:

I love Saturday nights at the park. It's a night I can stay out as late as I want because it does not ever become desolate on a Saturday night. Also everyone is having fun, and it's a good vibe! I saw someone grilling and thought of you, Kelt. Man, did that smell good!

I walked 10K steps, 4.4 miles, and did 40 minutes of weight lifting and stretching and that kind of thing.

Beautiful night of fireflies and warmth and smiles.

My exercise consists of PT 2 days a week and my "homework" exercises every day that I don't have PT. There are a few things I can't do at home that I do at PT.

I skipped out on my PT appointment today because I have an upset stomach. However, I did my exercises. I also swept the carport. There was not a lot to sweep because the yard guys blew it out a couple of days ago, but there was a dead frog I wanted to get rid of. It was actually quite painful - I haven't swept anything in months - but I did it!

I have some exercise catching up to do because I was on vaca at the beach in Montauk, Monday through Friday (got back today).

Sunday 8/9 - last park walk before Montauk, 10K steps plus 30 minutes yoga and weights

Monday 8/10 - beach walk at night, took some cool photos, tried walking in my shoes and HATED it. Never again! I love the feel of bare feet in sand and water. Never-the-less... 10K steps.

Tuesday 8/11- beach walk at night again. At least I had no shoes. It's pretty to see all the bonfires at night. I do not like seeing the fishing poles. Why are there fishing poles? I don't even really understand it. I don't see people holding them. Some things are beyond my knowledge base. 10K steps.

Wednesday 8/12 - beach walk during the day. Finally found my rhythm! So much better for me! It's much easier to walk in Montauk on the beach than in Fire Island. In Montauk the sand doesn't drop off right by the water and the sand is packed much tighter. I went for a great swim in the ocean too. 11K

Thursday 8/13 - I decided I'd water walk in the pool and then realized the iphone (what I use to count my steps) doesn't work in the pool. I did some googling and found that water step counting is a bit complex since the body doesn't function the same way in water. Of course, water walking is a good and healthy thing, and I wonder what the best device is for counting steps in the pool. I'd love to know! So I ended up walking on the beach during the day with another ocean swim. 12K steps.

Friday 8/14 - we got back today, and so I ended up doing a pavement night walk. I wore my new balance fresh foam shoes and they worked fine. 11K steps. I'm wondering if my original problems were due not as much to shoes as to not having walked for 4 months due to the pandemic (and then jumping into doing 10K steps a day).

I really loved walking barefoot on the beach in Montauk during the day over our vacation. There are beautiful cliffs and lots of big stones and lots of emptiness, and the swimming is great out there. It was interesting to see how much I preferred it to the beach at Fire Island. I took tons of photos of the beach while walking in Montauk. It was a really nice vacation, with lots of time in the pool and the ocean. I am a water girl for sure.

I've appreciated hearing about PT from people. I've likely shared this story but why not share it again :hamactor: . I was sent to PT in junior high due to being diagnosed with kyphosis (like scoliosis but the spine hunches over instead of to the side). I probably only went to a few PT appointments but they affected my life forever in such a good way. The PT gave me a set of exercises and told me to do them everyday for the rest of my life. Among them were:

100 pelvic tilts, knees up (count to 5 for each tilt)
100 pelvic tilts, legs flat (count to 5 for each tilt)
100 sit-ups, (Hold each sit up for a count of 5)
100 back extensions (Hold a pillow under my core while laying on my stomach, hold soup cans in my hands- cute, cheap way of replacing weights, and count to five for the duration of each extension)

It's funny how a professional simply looking you in the eye and telling you you have to do something everyday for the rest of your life can sometimes really work :vigil:

She was in her twenties and very nice and straight-forward. The exercises became very meditative, and I wish I could tell her what a positive impact she had on my life.

Nycfem, it sounds like you had a lovely beach vacation. Oh, I am jealous, not only of your walks on the beach, but that you _can_ walk on the beach. It took me a long time to figure out that, the more I weigh, the more I sink into the sand, and the harder it is to walk in the sand, until it is almost impossible.

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The physical therapist wore me out today, until I was a little dizzy and slightly nauseated. But he said "we made great progress today!" I am now doing weight-bearing exercises as well as walking, and those are kicking my butt. I think I felt ill because I got too hot.

It's definitely harder to walk in the sand but near the water it can be more firm, more so on some beaches than others. I'm 100 pounds over what "The Man" says is a normal weight, so never give up :koolaid:. Also, I wish you had a pool to walk in since in a pool weight isn't even a factor to consider. My gym has an indoor pool (not open these days due to the pandemic) but it's only for lap swimming, an old past time of mine but not anymore since I get too many sinus infections. I prefer outdoor pools anyway.

Yesterday was 10.6 K steps of walking in the park and 40 min. of yoga and weightlifting and core strengthening (including, of course, 100 knees down pelvic tilts - 5 counts each and 100 knees up pelvic tilts - 5 counts each).

Tonight I walked 14.5 K steps in the park. It was a beautiful day that felt like fall. Wow, was it ever nice to get a break from the heat. I decided to park my weights in a different part of the park to try a new area. So I went on my walk and ended up taking a nice breezy lonnngggg path by the river, so by the time I was going to do my ground work-out it was too dark. Then I could not find my weights. It took me forever to remember where I left my weights! I even thought about leaving them overnight and waiting until the light of day to find them, but I didn't want to risk that :confused: . I had to go inside my own brain like a detective would go inside someone else's brain and try and imagine where I'd put my weights down. I went with that and suddenly tripped on them. Hopefully no one else did :vigil:

I was practically crippled all weekend from the weight-bearing exercises I did on Friday. No bueno. It was already painful just to get up and walk to the bathroom, and it became excruciating. I had to use my walker just to go 10 feet. I just did some very light exercises this weekend - they seemed to help. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrrow and I'm going to have to take my rollator. I don't know how that's going to go.

I have been without my beloved bicycle for a month or two, because I need someone to fix the front tire and I also want to have caliper brakes installed.

So I'm getting my bicycle fixed this weekend. But until then, *lol*, :cheesy: , I plan to walk. Yep, Yep. I'm in no big hurry to accumulate a bunch of steps, but if I at least get 9K steps in, I will be happy and count it as a success.

But the real exercise challenge for me is to bicycle more than 27 miles (13.5 miles to my favorite park, 13.5 miles back home).

I am planning a round trip bicycle trip which hopefully has a few places for stop-over purposes (ya gotta go pee, right?). I'm guessing by late September I will do a test run and if I do okay on my test run, then I'm buying a bicycle rack for my car, so I can take my bicycle with me to the beach... where there are lots of bicycle paths to explore.

Cheers, and happy adventures in exercising to all. : )

I got another upright exercise bike that is working out very well. It's good to use now and will be good after I have knee surgery.

Rode 4.2 miles in 16 minutes on exercise bike with resistance at lowest setting.

Did 40 arm rolls while riding the bike by sticking my arms straight out while and rolling them forward 10 times, then backwards 10 times, then forward, etc.