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CW exercise/fitness

At a conference late in 2019 I noticed a colleague's smartwatch--specifically, that she was getting text messages on it. That seemed cool, so when I got home I bought myself a Fitbit and started getting MY text messages on it. (Honestly, I'm like a baby with toys.)

The device's primary function of fitness tracking was meaningless to me because I couldn't walk. Then I had hip replacement number one, and, six weeks later, hip replacement number two, and, six weeks after that, a pandemic that prevented me from completing all the physical therapy I needed.

Walking around was just about the only thing I could safely do, I couldn't do it--at least, not without pain.

So what with one thing and another it wasn't until six months ago that I finally started paying attention to the Fitbit's little hourly nudge to get out of my chair and take 250 steps.

It took only a couple of successful days (12 hours, 250 steps each) to notice a difference. My brain worked better. I had slightly more energy. Shortly after that, the half-mile walk to the close grocery store became pain-free.

Then the one-mile walk to the farther but better grocery store became possible.

One day while I was out and about somewhere, the Fitbit gave a burst of haptic feedback and pretty colors, congratulating me on 5000 steps. I started trying to make it do that every day. When that got too easy, I upped it to 6000. A couple of weeks later, 7000.

My average is up to 7750, and I can do the 9000-step round trip to my mother's house with little discomfort (though the rest and cup of coffee in the middle is helpful).

Now I just wish it would stop buzzing me about text messages.

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3/2/22 05:00 (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] tabaqui
*snerk*
Yeah, where to walk is hard for me, too - there isn't a lot of sidewalk around ,and I don't care to march along the gutter on Route 66. I don't want to *drive* to the park to walk.

I was going across the street to the middle school and using their track in the summer last year, but once school started, that was a no-go.

My little brother bought me a stationary bike, which is actually pretty awesome. I found out last year, too, that i have arthritis in my hips, so no more jumping on the my wee trampoline (gave it to my brother), no running (as if i would). Biking is a good, low-impact exercise. I wish I could SWIM, but that ain't happening around here.

We do what we can do!

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3/2/22 05:07 (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] tabaqui
I would love to just ride a bike in some pretty scenery, but we're so rural here, once you get off the main route - dirt roads and lots of hills and curves. I'd probably end up squished under some fucking Ford F-150 or something.

I used to ride my bike as a kid all up and down and around our drive (we lived in the country, it was about a quarter mile) - so fun. Just liked to move and be outside. I miss that.

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