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Post by gar on Sept 23, 2021 11:19:52 GMT
I only work very part time and I am at home a lot...I am aware that I need to move more but when I think of it I sort of don't know what to do. I stand up, can't think of a particular activity and sit down again I need to change that! I have started just doing a lap or two of our apartment each time my Apple watch nags me to stand up. It's not a lot, but it breaks up me sitting on the sofa and knitting for over an hour at a time. Probably also good for my hands to give them a break each hour too. Good idea...I think it's partly just deciding what you're going to do isn't it
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Post by jeremysgirl on Sept 23, 2021 11:37:05 GMT
I only work very part time and I am at home a lot...I am aware that I need to move more but when I think of it I sort of don't know what to do. I stand up, can't think of a particular activity and sit down again I need to change that! I have started just doing a lap or two of our apartment each time my Apple watch nags me to stand up. It's not a lot, but it breaks up me sitting on the sofa and knitting for over an hour at a time. Probably also good for my hands to give them a break each hour too. I do the same when I am crocheting. I will do a row on a blanket and then take a walk around the house. Mine is mostly driven by the fact that I can't sit still for very long either. I do have a sedentary job, as well and I try to get up and move at least once an hour.
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Sept 23, 2021 11:43:51 GMT
I believe this. Working from home has killed me (even though I love it). When I was at work I was walking around a LOT more. So now I'm trying to be more forceful in taking my lunch hour to take the dogs for a walk. Especially since my team is down so many people. I'm working 12 hour days and weekends, the least they can do is "let" me take a walk at lunch. And since I know 12 hour days will be happening until May/June of next year, I'm taking the damn lunch hour.
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zella
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Post by zella on Sept 24, 2021 12:43:00 GMT
Considering none of my grandparents lived to be that old, and my mother who walked miles every day just died at 78, and I have a disability that makes walking difficult, I think I'll sit this one out, LOL!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Sept 24, 2021 14:36:17 GMT
my retirement goal is to leave the suburbs behind, too- but for the country, lol!! I can't wait to get to that 20 acres of woods in the country and start hiking, clearing away brush, chopping firewood, making a vegetable garden from scratch, figuring out where to plant all of my flowers, etc.
A couple weeks ago I visited my mom (she's 82, and doesn't drive any more) for a week, so my older sister and her husband could get away for a few days (they live with her and take care of her). I did the cooking, and I was struck at how much her day seemed to revolve around meals- getting breakfast at 7:30 - 8 am, trying to decide what to have for lunch (dinner, since she lives in the Midwest, lol) at around noon, then trying to decide what to have for dinner/supper, which couldn't be too late- so we would be done eating by 6:30 pm. I hardly *ever* eat three full meals a day in my regular life!!
As for activity, though, her outside plants needed weeding and a late-summer pruning / haircut, so when I wasn't trying to figure out what to cook, I was outside doing a LOT of manual labor. That felt sooo great to me after my regular work routine of sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day and in my car for 2 more hours every day.
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Post by maryland on Sept 24, 2021 14:36:58 GMT
I have always parked far from the stores when I shop. Mainly because I can't back out of parking spaces so I like to pull through. And it's easier to do when you are far from other cars. So I get exercise that way. And if I have a list or a return, I always leave it in the car, so I have to walk back and get it. So lots of steps every time I go to a store.
I used to throw things in a clothes basket if they go in another room while cleaning. Now I try to go and put something away (within reason) to get extra steps that way.
I really need to do a better job of taking walks. We have a great neighborhood to walk in, lots of hills. My dog can no longer go on walks, so I feel so bad going without her, so I don't walk as much. But I really need to start again. If she wasn't a big german shepherd, I would pull her in a wagon!
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Post by amp on Sept 24, 2021 16:30:53 GMT
I have a very sedentary job (computer software engineer) so I get up and walk around my back porch every hour to get my 250 steps. It's better than nothing. But I notice on the days that I do decent physical activity, like mowing my yard (I use a push mower), I sleep much better at night. I'm going to try to do more activity. I need to seriously work on that. On the other hand, in my neighborhood, it is becoming a trend to take golf carts to go places...like down the street...to the point they even have street signs saying where golf carts are and are not allowed. To me, that is scary...super-scary. And most of the people driving them are heavy. I could understand people with medical conditions possibly needing to do this, but most people could benefit from walking to neighbors house...like we did when we were kids. Still...to each their own.
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Anita
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Post by Anita on Sept 24, 2021 16:52:52 GMT
I bought a smart watch and started walking 5 to 10 miles per day about three or four years ago. It helped me lose about 70 pounds. I don't walk as much as I used to, but I still spend an hour on a treadmill most days. It isn't just for my weight, which it helps tremendously, but it is vital for my mental health, and my blood pressure is wonderful. At my last checkup, my doctor told me I have the resting heart rate of an athlete. So walking is GOOD! I don't feel like myself when I can't walk.
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Post by amp on Sept 24, 2021 17:19:17 GMT
I bought a smart watch and started walking 5 to 10 miles per day about three or four years ago. It helped me lose about 70 pounds. I don't walk as much as I used to, but I still spend an hour on a treadmill most days. It isn't just for my weight, which it helps tremendously, but it is vital for my mental health, and my blood pressure is wonderful. At my last checkup, my doctor told me I have the resting heart rate of an athlete. So walking is GOOD! I don't feel like myself when I can't walk. This is inspirational!!! Edited to add: I have great blood pressure, since I limit my sodium intake and I'm 100% vegan, so when I went to the ER a couple months ago, I was proud of my heart health. And sure enough, my EKG test results came back fine. I mentioned something to the effect that I thought they would be good...and the nurse said, "yeah, good for a 57-year-old." Holy Cow. That put me in my place, LOL. I need to move more!!!
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Post by Merge on Sept 24, 2021 19:11:45 GMT
I have a very sedentary job (computer software engineer) so I get up and walk around my back porch every hour to get my 250 steps. It's better than nothing. But I notice on the days that I do decent physical activity, like mowing my yard (I use a push mower), I sleep much better at night. I'm going to try to do more activity. I need to seriously work on that. On the other hand, in my neighborhood, it is becoming a trend to take golf carts to go places...like down the street...to the point they even have street signs saying where golf carts are and are not allowed. To me, that is scary...super-scary. And most of the people driving them are heavy. I could understand people with medical conditions possibly needing to do this, but most people could benefit from walking to neighbors house...like we did when we were kids. Still...to each their own. Makes me think of the kids' movie Wall-E.
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Post by Zee on Sept 24, 2021 19:18:12 GMT
I have a very sedentary job (computer software engineer) so I get up and walk around my back porch every hour to get my 250 steps. It's better than nothing. But I notice on the days that I do decent physical activity, like mowing my yard (I use a push mower), I sleep much better at night. I'm going to try to do more activity. I need to seriously work on that. On the other hand, in my neighborhood, it is becoming a trend to take golf carts to go places...like down the street...to the point they even have street signs saying where golf carts are and are not allowed. To me, that is scary...super-scary. And most of the people driving them are heavy. I could understand people with medical conditions possibly needing to do this, but most people could benefit from walking to neighbors house...like we did when we were kids. Still...to each their own. Makes me think of the kids' movie Wall-E. Me too, it's horrifying how lazy people are. It's one thing if you legitimately can't walk, in which case I say embrace life from your scooter and get out and have some fun, but a lot of it is brought upon ourselves. There are people I went to school with who are already scooter-bound because they're 150+ lbs overweight with lymphedema and back/joint problems and always the excuse is "I can't work out because of my back...etc". At some point you need to eat less.
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Post by chaosisapony on Sept 24, 2021 19:28:20 GMT
I’m always amazed at just how much time people spend sitting on their asses. Desk job is one thing, but then to go home and drop on the couch and stay there? No wonder we have an obesity problem. Yep this is me. I kind of hate it and I'm starting to have a lot of neck and shoulder pain from sitting around all the time. I'm at a desk job for 9 hours a day. Then I come home and log into do my online schooling for at least another couple of hours. Sometimes I take on photography jobs and that keeps me sitting on the couch editing photos from several hours. If I didn't have a yard and garden and horse to mess around with I would be in a much worse state than I already am.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 24, 2021 23:04:22 GMT
I walk a ton at work as our store is big. I want to walk in my neighborhood too. I have to drive but there is a wonderfully flat street that goes for almost a mile then I walk through the park home and it’s wonderful. I am not as active at home as I am at work but I plan to make a big effort to get into better shape and lose my last 11 lbs.
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Post by epeanymous on Sept 24, 2021 23:21:52 GMT
I did not have a car until I was 30, and that meant that I walked *everywhere.* It was not until I started a job that required a car that I learned just how much that car cut into my walking (in fairness, the jail definitely wasn’t walking distance!), and that I had to make the conscious decision to walk to places. Once I had the car, I also started getting a lot of, “oh you need to drive, it is not safe to walk to there/in the morning/after dark.” I really wish we would make cities and suburbs more walkable, and improve public transit, so it is easier not to have, or to have but not rely all the time on, a car.
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Post by peased2bhere on Sept 24, 2021 23:24:37 GMT
I sit for way too much of my workday, no way around it. I did buy a standup desk for my new office and am planning to buy a wobble balance board so I can maybe work on my core a little while typing or dictating session notes. I haven’t been great at getting walks in outside before or after work either and now we’re moving into the season where it’s too dark in those hours to do it safely. I hate using the treadmill, music, podcasts, and streaming help a little but I’m still kinda bored on there. Maybe I’ll find some videos of outdoor scenery! 😁
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 25, 2021 0:04:34 GMT
I fall into the sitting and standing in the same place category.
Day to day, not a lot of movement happening, in general. I sit and I scrapbook, read, go online, in the car. I stand in one of two places when I am at work. I sit on the machines at the gym.
I've had to incorporate movement into my daily life. I try to walk at least two miles three times a week. When I am home, especially if I haven't gone anywhere that day....I go up and down my stairs multiple times. If I go to the store, I go down each aisle, even if I don't need anything from that aisle. I play a couple songs and dance around my home.
Daily movement doesn't come naturally to me, it takes a lot of effort and awareness on my part. Sometimes it's easier said, than done.
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