I started slow, at first just under a mile and was out of breath. It took a long time to get past that. Baby steps. I decided to just cross the street and go to first driveway. Then the next driveway. Once I crossed over to another suburb, I just kept on going.
The thing about walking is it's much kinder on the joints than jogging. The woods would have been nice but, too many,can I say "punks," selling dope, just too scary for me.
Most of the walking was on the shoulder of the road, very few side walks anywhere Drivers did NOT like sharing the road with me. I developed quite a vocabulary - dealing with them.
I've read that the folks with the best abs are tennis players, because of all the side to side motion. But too fast & furious for me.
That sounds like a good way to start.
And yeah, I would never go alone. Too many horror stories of women being murdered, attacked, r*ped, etc. Running or walking alone. They usually go either both parents and her or just one and her or sometimes with the sisters when they're home. And of course the two dogs.
Yeah, tennis might be a bit much for me, can be hard on knees, but I think I might at least try it. Even if it's just casually.
And thankfully we have tons of safe places to walk here as well as nice ones. Quiet neighborhood/roads right where we are plus a man made pond to walk around and a back one, a huge field that has a partly wooded section as well a beach, cranberry bogs, plus the town and state forests, etc. Although the state forest is huge and kind of scary. But I guess we're lucky. Plus downtown Plymouth has a beautiful waterfront and stores and nice sidewalks.
Good morning, Café, and thanks for the coffee, Sean. I'll pass on the doughnuts, thanks anyway. I carbohydrate binged yesterday and am feeling guilty - somewhat painful too.
Me too, pizza, ice cream, etc.