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[Taz2]

Following the report last week that a high percentage of 40-60 year olds don't do enough brisk walking and the encouragement to get out and walk briskly for ten minutes each day I downloaded the App and gave it a go. It was the word "brisk" that got me thinking. Maybe I didn't walk briskly when I got out and about but, to be honest, the recommendation that you should walk at 3 miles per hour seemed a bit slow to me as I usually take thirty minutes to walk two miles.

The first day I set off, checking the time, and walked hell for leather to my friends house were we were meeting for tea (and cake). I felt sure I'd walked for at least ten minutes by the time her house came into view and I was dismayed to find that I had actually only been walking for four minutes. This then meant I had to walk around the roads near her house, still at a brisk pace, getting some very funny looks from people out in their gardens etc., to get to the required "ten minutes of brisk walking without stopping". I arrived on her doorstep an incoherent and sweaty mess to be faced by her looking the same as she opened the door! She'd just done her ten minutes too. Cue extra cake!

The next day I walked to the shops as I normally do forgetting about Active 10. Surprise, surprise when I got home the App told me that I had completed thirty minutes walking of which "thirty minutes were brisk". My normal pace is brisk. I didn't have to race around after all as I was already doing brisk walking!

Joking apart though it is a good way to even just get ten minutes walking in. I did wonder whether I should get a Doctor's note as I'm over the target age.. 

Taz x

[Taz2]

Did you do what I did and take off much faster than usual? Obviously one persons brisk is another person's stroll. 

Taz x

[CLKD]

I have always started off quicker than I ought to do, then I flop after about half an hour  .  We have lovely countryside here but I have completely stopped walking.  Whereas I was walking 2-3 miles daily and more when on holiday and at weekends. 

I do lots of gardening which is up and down ......... but no brisk walking.

[Maryjane]

I average a 120 minutes a day of active walking spread over two walks some up hill and get a good steam on ( and my 14.4 year old Westie does it 🐶 ) all weathers .....had my cholesterol/ BP / done recently and both tip top ....it's the only thing that keeps me mentally stable walks in the open countryside . Today I have walked 7 miles, plus eat the Mediterranean diet , so not weight gain.

Sounds rather 😇 but from my life before VA where I was outside 7 hours a day with horses , I have to keep active both mentally and physically, otherwise I would be a mess. 😊

[Taz2]

Do the Active 10 CLKD. It's supposedly really good for our health if we don't walk much. Doesn't take long... about ten minutes.. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/41024987

That's great Maryjane. I couldn't do that much as it brings on the fibro symptoms but I'm aiming for an hour within the next month or so. When I get in from work I just can't always work up the enthusiasm though!  I think the interesting thing about the Active 10 is that it has to be continuous walking which is sometimes difficult especially if you meet someone who wants to chat or you have to keep getting out of the way of cars/cycles around country lanes.

Taz x

[Maryjane]

Taz I don't work very different ... I am certain you will reap the benefits and your fibro may even improve , helps my pelvic pain / sciatica etc I have.

[Taz2]

It was very frustrating when I first developed fibro almost fifteen years ago now (diagnosed as M.E. for a couple of years) but I've gradually built up walking again although I have to work out how much walking I can do and still manage to do my job properly the next day. It's all about pacing yourself - not something I've ever been good at to be honest.

The fibro is usually ok if I don't go over the two miles but I find that if I do that three days in a row then by day four it's really beginning to tell. Not just the the pain but more the foggy thinking and loss of balance. Relax relax relax is the key I think - never been very good at that either!!

Taz x 

[Katejo]

Following the report last week that a high percentage of 40-60 year olds don't do enough brisk walking and the encouragement to get out and walk briskly for ten minutes each day I downloaded the App and gave it a go. It was the word "brisk" that got me thinking. Maybe I didn't walk briskly when I got out and about but, to be honest, the recommendation that you should walk at 3 miles per hour seemed a bit slow to me as I usually take thirty minutes to walk two miles.

The first day I set off, checking the time, and walked hell for leather to my friends house were we were meeting for tea (and cake). I felt sure I'd walked for at least ten minutes by the time her house came into view and I was dismayed to find that I had actually only been walking for four minutes. This then meant I had to walk around the roads near her house, still at a brisk pace, getting some very funny looks from people out in their gardens etc., to get to the required "ten minutes of brisk walking without stopping". I arrived on her doorstep an incoherent and sweaty mess to be faced by her looking the same as she opened the door! She'd just done her ten minutes too. Cue extra cake!

The next day I walked to the shops as I normally do forgetting about Active 10. Surprise, surprise when I got home the App told me that I had completed thirty minutes walking of which "thirty minutes were brisk". My normal pace is brisk. I didn't have to race around after all as I was already doing brisk walking!

Joking apart though it is a good way to even just get ten minutes walking in. I did wonder whether I should get a Doctor's note as I'm over the target age.. 

Taz x

I am long legged for my overall height and have always been a fast walker. I get impatient when stuck behind people who dawdle and find it hard to slow my pace except when tired. I do at least the 10 mins every day. Just walking from the tube to work is 10 minutes. However I must get back into weekend walks. I started well at the beginning of the year but lapsed mainly because of 2 extended throat infections and also the length of the walks. My walking group tends to go for 12-15 miles in the summer and that is too long for me. I prefer 8 to 12 miles.

[Taz2]

I'm sure you'll soon get back into it once you start again. I am very short-legged and when I go out walking with my tall friend I walk so many more steps than she does!

Taz x

[Maryjane]

My daughter has 38" legs 😳6foot tall  size 8 feet , and calls me merry legs from black beauty , trotting along to keep up.

I am the shortest in my family at 5"8 , well except my dogs. 🤣

[Taz2]

Short at 5' 8?? I'm 4' 10.    My sons are all over 6' - they  had a tall dad!

Taz x

[Katejo]

My daughter has 38" legs 😳6foot tall  size 8 feet , and calls me merry legs from black beauty , trotting along to keep up.

I am the shortest in my family at 5"8 , well except my dogs. 🤣

I am only 5 ft 6 or 7 but still take size 8 shoes!

[Ju Ju]

DH has downloaded this app, but I'm not going to. With asthma challenges, my brisk walking is another persons amble. My speed varies according to my lung function, but I can travel several miles and enjoy the scenery. For me an app like this would take the shine off my walking achievements.

[Taz2]

I can understand that Ju Ju. I am doing the Active 10 separately from my usual walks which I always thought of as more "ambling" but are actually brisk so you  may be surprised. I think it's a way of getting people who never walk to do just a little which is all to the good. It shouldn't take away the pleasure of walking and enjoying being out and about.

Taz x

[Katejo]

I find walking with my husband can sometimes be a challenge.  I am 5'3" and he is 6'.  Also I have a long body and short legs.  Therefore, his brisk walk would make me run. 

I generally find I start slow and then warm up, and speed up.  My husband starts fast and slows down.

So Active 10 is an app to download? I read about the recommendation to do 10 mins exercise but didn't see the name Active 10 until I read this discussion.