I have always been a walker, I remember when I was in secondary school (high school), an old friend and I would walk around our town in the evenings after school. The town I live in did not have much entertainment for teenage girls so we had to resort to walking around the town for hours. To say we were fit is an understatement, also twice a week we went ballet & hip hop dancing, as you can imagine we had great legs. A year after school finished I got a boyfriend with a car so the walking kinda stopped.
Fast forward 9 years I still have that same boyfriend and the walking is at a bare minimum. The sad part is I've put on about 30lbs since I was 18, I have a poor diet and don't exercise. We have an Irish Red Setter and he is now overweight for her breed, we have a serious issue on our hands.
As it is summer in Ireland I can now start walking again, for the past 2 mornings I have been getting up at 9.30am (which in itself is amazing as I usually get up at 11am-12pm) and heading for a walk by 10am. Once I'm out there I feel great as I'm exercising my legs and getting lots of fresh air (just ignore the fumes from cars) I feel good about myself when I arrive home.
Currently I go 2.7km in 24 minutes so for the rest of this week I'll keep this route and get faster as the days go by. Next week I will change routes, each week I plan to increase the distance. I really hope I can keep this up as I need it. If I calculate my BMI I am in the obese category, if you have a BMI over 30 (mine is 31.6) your risk of weight related diseases such as type 2 diabetes & heart disease increase. I also have a medical condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome which increases your chance of developing diabetes so I really need to give myself a good kick in the bum and get moving.
If you would like to check your BMI just use this link. http://www.safefood.eu/Healthy-Eating/Weight-Loss/BMI-calculator.aspx
So with this I leave you until my next post.
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