by Lady of Lake Merritt =P
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July 15, 2009

Get Out and Get Moving

October 07, 2009 12:08 PM EDT (Updated: December 16, 2009 05:13 AM EST)
views: 225 | comments: 29

How many miles do you walk or run outside in a week?

I estimate I walk between 15 and 20 miles a week. Monday thru Friday: at least a mile, sometimes 2 or 3 miles and on the weekends, always at least 4 miles. I use to walk at least 4 miles a day around the lake but now that Evan is here, I don't have much time to walk.

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Comments: 29

peggy g. Oct 7, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
wow thats great , i walk about 10
Winona Morris Oct 7, 2009, 12:19pm EDT
None. I hope to develop an outdoor exercise routine after the baby is born, but right now I'm not even exercising at all. I've become a mouse potato.
Lady of Lake Merritt =P Oct 7, 2009, 1:01pm EDT
hehehehe!!! mouse potatoe, i love that!
jennifer b. Oct 7, 2009, 12:21pm EDT
Wow, I wish I was able to walk that much. I dont even get a mile in a day.
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Oct 7, 2009, 12:22pm EDT
Amy lets trade bodies you will not be running that far maybe a half a block!! :D lol
Vivian P. Oct 7, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
I have no idea I don't keep track of walking so much anymore but I do workout a little over an hour 3X a week
Most of my walking is around a pond or warm up on the treadmill
Xuong V. Oct 7, 2009, 12:37pm EDT
No wonder you look good!
I don't keep track of how many miles I walk a day but I think about 1mile a day.
From my car to my work is about 10min away :)
Carla B. Oct 7, 2009, 12:44pm EDT
During the summer Elliott and I generally try to get in at least 4 miles 4-5 times a week. Now that the weather is getting yucky outside, we don't do much walking, but I do workout in other ways everyday.
brittany c. Oct 7, 2009, 12:56pm EDT
0 lol
i ride my bike at home, though!
i need to go for more walks.
Risa G. Oct 7, 2009, 1:14pm EDT
When I was walking daily, I was walking about 5 miles a week. I am not a big exerciser unfortunately. I've been procrastinating lately.
Annmarie B. Oct 7, 2009, 1:37pm EDT
I have to exercise every day because of my back. Also I was walking 30 minutes a day until I felt sick. If I had someone to walk with I could walk forever.
Katherine M. Oct 7, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
I walk but never keep tally of it. I want to get one of those counters to see how much I do at work. Especially on the days I am the FES (frontend supervisor) I seem to walk a lot on those days!
I love walking around the canal at night when it isn't crowded but it is too dangerous to do alone. I know if I would walk more and in the right shoes that I would feel better.
Matthew M. Oct 7, 2009, 2:02pm EDT
0

I do like to ride my bike, twice I have taken 40 mile bike rides...

Unfortunately my bike broke and now I am looking for another.
Sarah (I want points) Oct 7, 2009, 2:25pm EDT
I do quite a lot outside if the weather permits.
Maurice K. Oct 7, 2009, 3:39pm EDT
When I was still working, I walked 3-5 miles every day. Since being laid off, I don't really have a routine any more, so it varies considerably from day to day.
Cathie M. Oct 7, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
If I can get 10,000 steps which is approximately 5 miles and I am trying to get that every day.
Dexter S. Oct 7, 2009, 3:47pm EDT
Cant walk far anymore.. about 700 ft is as far as I can get in one trip.. have to sit down,, but there is no rule that I cant carry a chair to rest in and go again
phil w. Oct 7, 2009, 4:30pm EDT
700 feet ,Dexter ?
Dexter S. Oct 7, 2009, 5:20pm EDT
Yeah, actually years ago I measure distances from one place to the other on my farm so I knw exactly how far everything is apart. Doing my daily chorse , going from chicken house to cow barn to work shop to tool shed and to the mail box etc... its 350 feet from the house to the mail box...but 800 from the barn, so I cant go to get the mail from the barn without stopping at the workshop on my way, stuff like that
Jennifer K. Oct 7, 2009, 3:54pm EDT
I don't actually walk or run on a regular basis. I do work part-time at Kohl's, and I probably walk 2 miles on a regular 8 hour shift. They ususally have me all over the store. I also am always on the move. I work, then depending on the day have either Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts or football.
Sidewinder 7 Oct 7, 2009, 4:12pm EDT
Three to 5..perhaps.
Elizabeth O. Oct 7, 2009, 4:18pm EDT
not nearly enough, I can tell you that.
Len Maxwell Oct 7, 2009, 4:28pm EDT
Maybe three.
phil w. Oct 7, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
I take the 5th on this one !
Franklin W. Oct 7, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
Actually leave the house? Are you nuts? LOL
I rarely go anywhere, and when I do it isn't to run. I do leave the house once a week to go bowling but I normally take a cab there and get a ride back home. I did enough walking and running when I worked for a living :)
Katharyne T. Oct 7, 2009, 5:59pm EDT
Before I had my kids i ran every moring, around the mystic river.. Now I get out for a walk as much as I can, just put the baby in the stroller and walk.. Not the same feel, but it works. Not to mention I climb stairs all day long, keeps my legs in shape.
Elizabeth R. Oct 7, 2009, 10:20pm EDT
That is a great workout. We walked around the lake often when living in the area. Loved living in that area.

Now it's only to do my shopping. I got one of those carts and reusable bags. It's a dual project.
Pam Eccles Oct 8, 2009, 6:08am EDT
I was doing great with walking.....trying to walk at least 3 miles a day...........we were doing the biggest loser at work, but then people started dropping out......well I started slacking last week and now must get back into my walking routine and eating too!
Gary L. Oct 17, 2009, 6:55pm EDT
Maybe 10 to 12 miles a week at work.
Then the occasional photo hunt......

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