JenniferW
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Managed my target length of walking yesterday without even planning 'a walk'! I'd arranged to meet a group of people for an afternoon in the sunshine with our sketchbooks, had to walk there because we have no Sunday buses at all, then because it was still warm and sunny at the end of the afternoon walked a meandering route back home - and made the target!
Encouraged by people on one of the 'exercise' threads, I bought a fitness monitor, which keeps me aware of how much (or how little) walking I do each day. I started using this back in mid-August - started on the lowest possible level of fitness. And there have only been 3 days where I walked less than 5,000 steps, which feels like a really attainable goal for me now on a daily basis. My daily average is now between 9,000 and 9,500 - because on good days I go off and do lovely walks in local countryside, taking my time, but overall, keeping going for a lot longer.
Encouraged by people on one of the 'exercise' threads, I bought a fitness monitor, which keeps me aware of how much (or how little) walking I do each day. I started using this back in mid-August - started on the lowest possible level of fitness. And there have only been 3 days where I walked less than 5,000 steps, which feels like a really attainable goal for me now on a daily basis. My daily average is now between 9,000 and 9,500 - because on good days I go off and do lovely walks in local countryside, taking my time, but overall, keeping going for a lot longer.