To walk or Run? How much?

How often do you walk or run?

Good morning, afternoon or evening to all as I don’t know what part of the world you are in, you can happily apply my greetings to your appropriate time zone……

So I asked three resources (American Heart Association, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Scientific Studies) how often should someone walk just out of curiosity this is what they said based on September 2021 research data.

“The frequency of walking can vary based on individual goals, fitness levels, and health considerations.”

Not only did the research point to the obvious information based on the individual it offered a moderate information on its health benefits an all.

So the question at hand is how often do I walk or run? I never kept up with the amount that I do either but my iphone and apple watch does and it tells me how much. On my phone I have a game app called Pikman Bloom. This is an interactive game to get you to move through completing various activities with these little sprits. It tracks your steps in a day.

So according to this game this week I walk approximately 6,562 steps, that really is not alot, I know because the bulk of that walking time is on my 2 busy days Tuesdays and Thursday where I am extremely busy. None of the time is spent running, maybe a little skip here or there, but no running. If it wasn’t for this gadget I would be hard press to say how much of one or the other I actually activitly do.

Running for me at this time in my life is reserved for emergencies such as when I am crossing the street and a car wants me to hurry up, or when I need to go to the bath room and I waited the last minute because I was to busy ignoring my body signs or when my mini-pin Andy or Daisy my chihuahua are pulling me down the street because they saw a squirrel, I truly think that is really one of the times I get to run……

Now all I do is leisurely meander through activities, it is a choice not to run and to walk. I am grateful at this time in this space as for me I choose albeit for emergencies and dog’s chasing squirrels to walk.

Have a great Saturday and if you can take a walk and enjoy your surroundings