Walking, walking, walking …

Looking at my daily steps over the past month on the app I see I’m doing just over 4k steps on average a day. Even factoring in about 12 miles of cycling a week this means my step count is too low. A normal working day back when I did whatever it was I used to do before retiring on 30^th June, I walked 5-6k a day just getting to & from wherever it was & being there doing whatever it was I used to do.

I have the smart watch set for a target of 8k steps a day though on the few occasions I’ve done this I do not like the way it tells me I’ve achieved it … feels like a bee has become trapped between the watch & my wrist.

So … I’ve decided to challenge myself to walk 8k steps every day for the next week. Starting tomorrow; Saturday to Friday. A week where I’m not going to Coventry. When I cycle to Zumba, five miles there & back, I’ll count 3k steps. I googled & apparently that’s what it is.

This means a lot of popping out for a walk. Maybe twice a day. Even if it’s raining. And walking TO places. B&M bargains. The One Stop. The cemetery. Happy Mount Park. Sainsbury’s. The clothes bank. And along the promenade of course.

And, as I did in lockdown 1, I will aim to walk down a few more streets I’ve not walked down before. At least one new-to-me or only walked down once before street per day would be a good aim. And to sometimes run up those steps onto the bit that goes over the railway on Broadway.

And I’ll try & do more than 8k a day earlier in the week, get ahead of the game in case I have a lazy day or whatever. And take at least one photo of something interesting, funny or unusual to post on Twitter & Facebook. Hashtag … er … I’ll think of something.

Then, if I can achieve this, I will try for another week. Maybe I can make it a habit. I really should walk to & from the station when I go to Coventry. It’s not much more than a mile. Now I’ve streamlined the amount I carry back & forth.

The thing about walking is its easy, you see stuff, it needs very little equipment and, once you get started it’s usually enjoyable.