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Originally Posted by UpDownAround
So much for shooting for 1200. I am at about 1500 now, but I did accept 200 from exercise even though I only did 3.33 miles. mmw wanted to give me about 400. I did walk fast and did some serious hills, I managed to do a mile averaging 4.5 mph in the hilliest part. I walked for about 45 minutes while one of my kids was in an appointment and took a towel and a shirt to change into. I probably shouldn't have exercised then. I didn't realize until later that it was code orange for ozone and humidity that made it feel like 100. Anyway, I will probably have something else tonight and end up at abou 1600, which is still a deficit, especially with the walking even though it wasn't a lot.
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4.5 mph on hilly terrain? Very impressive. Right now I can get that speed only on level geound. So I have not caught up to you yet, and I will not be able to as long as I ieep injuring my legs!
I need to work more into this instead of pushing myself for immediate gratification.
I have made 2,798 steps. I walked for exercise 0.55 miles burning 57 calories. This makes for a target of 2,147 calories. I have consumed 2,187 calories. Along with what I consumed, a loose gold crown almost became part of my dinner.
These injuries only seems to happen when I am pushing myself too hard walking. I end up pushing myself to move my legs as quickly as possible for a mile or more with a few minute wait for a light. Heck, it may be to my benefit if I started to run more. I have been doing this lately, but for short segements of my usual walk. I think at this point it would actually be more efficient to exercise this way. I do not think I would be injuring myself doing this.
For now I need to pull back on my efforts to walk faster and obtain very high heart rates. I have already proved to myself 14.5 minute miles, and a 176 bpm heart rates, are possible for me. When I walk, I can walk at a brisk but more measured cardio pace. IOW Nothing crazy here.
Now I will go between this and my walks around the complex. This is where I will work on running for longer distances. If I become too tired, or end uo with aching legs, it will take me only several minutes to end up back home to lay down on my sofa. I am finding it difficult to acknowledge my age and what this means with regard to what I can and cannot do. I also think my cardio fitness has outstripped the ability of my muscles to keep up.