Blog: Tag / walking

Are you lost? I had to ask this couple last night on my walk. They looked lost, looking at signs and possessing a general look of lost on their faces. The couple answered, "No were fine." As I walked away, I heard the woman say to her partner, "why am I not losing any weight with all this walking" and I realized that they were... out having an evening of strolling, ambling, making ones way, moseying, promenading, rambling, sauntering, stretch one's legs, taking a turn, toddling and wandering. Check it out at CityMommy, there's a good post about walking as exercise. Don't get me wrong, I'm...


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  What is walking? MikeZ - step wiki step


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"Walking" by Henry David Thoreau. "... in the distant woods or fields, in unpretending sprout-lands or pastures tracked by rabbits, even in a bleak and, to most, cheerless day, like this, when a villager would be thinking of his inn, I come to myself, I once more feel myself grandly related, and that cold and solitude are friends of mine. I suppose that this value, in my case, is equivalent to what others get by churchgoing and prayer. I come home to my solitary woodland walk as the homesick go home. I thus dispose of the superfluous and see things as they are, grand and beautiful. I have told...


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We've become a "nation of walking zombies." I don't always get enough sleep. Who does? The article link above talks about napping and the benefit of napping. Everyone loves a good nap but does it really solve the problem? I have a crazy idea. How about taking a fast walk everyday then sleep will come more easily and will provide the rest needed. Sleep well. Do you want me to sing you a lullaby?  MikeZZZZZZZZ "step by step"


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The house is empty, it's late. Just me and my computer.  My family is away. Zumed away for a weekend with family on Long Island. I don't know about you but I like to hear the noise of life. Better than a pulse for checking your well being. Most of the time when my family leaves, I feel a little alone not lonely. But this time it got me thinking about ZumeWalk, walking and the solitude of walking. Walking alone is fine, great most of the time. And I don't mind taking off on my own for a long walk to drain the stress. But deep down, secretly, I like to see people while working out - walking....


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I walk all year long. Love the warm months and just get it done in the cold ones. Sounds nuts but it relieves stress and I get some good daily fresh(air, that is) which is great after a long day working inside. The problems are all the layers of clothing, cold air and the tightness associated with winter workouts. So I've begun to really focusing on warming-up (stretching), staying warm & loose during walking and the cool down process after the workout. Number One Goal - Improving my warm-up and cool down routine in 2009. This is code for stretching. The thing that most of us hate...


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I just bought some nordic walking sticks. And I'm embarrassed to take them out for the first time. I bought them because during my winter walking it gets slippery and thought it might help on those snowy and icy days. I bought the Leki Supreme/Prestige Fitness Walking Poles at Dicks Sporting Goods for under a hundred bucks. After some research, I found out that nordic walking sticks or poles can burn 20-25% more calories than just regular walking.  I'll suck it up and get them out this weekend. Please don't laugh at me as I'm walking by with my poles swing in the winter breeze!  Maybe...


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I've included my Nike+ avatar on my home page to keep you posted on my walks. I know it says runs but I use the Nike+ site for tracking all of my walks. It works great! And the people at Nike have been very supportive of using the system for walking. And this leads to one of the most important motivation tools. Tracking and goal setting. At first, I used a simple calendar and marked 'X' for days walked and 'O' for missed days. This method worked great for the first ten years but lacked the elegance and features of a technological solution like Nike+ When I restarted my walking...


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Hello world. This is my first post and I mean ever. So please bear with me as I get going, tell my story and I promise to smooth out the rough edges along the way. Let me start by introducing myself, I'm Mike and I love to walk. Sounds goofy. Really -  walking is my primary form of aerobic exercise. I've been walking for over 13 years. The problem, I've walked 13,500 miles and now I need to catch a plane back home! A little help-anyone? Just kidding. LOL. Now the really big but"t" and I mean literally and figuratively. I stopped walking from 2005 to 2007 and gained weight. Just a little...


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