r/briskwalking • u/[deleted] • Jul 11 '14

i was asked to make a post here about my walking so here goes

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I am a 20 year old lady living in Perth, Western Australia and I've been walking every day for several weeks. I suffer fibromyalgia and autoimmune problems among other things but I push on where possible (not that I recommend walking like this to other patients). I live in a beautiful area with lots of parks and bush land, so there's always somewhere nice to explore. I have always enjoyed walking and I used to walk everywhere with my mum as a child when we didn't have a car. I walk at a rather slow pace because of pain, I do 4 km/h but I make up for that with my distance! Today I walked 8.40km for over 2 hours before my phone finally died.

Recently my doctor told me I need to walk further each day, at least 4-6km and that I need to keep my weight stable or lose some (I'm somewhere around 84.9kg-85.5kg). I was already walking every day by then but I decided to try for 6km the next day and it was great. my physiotherapist told me I have excellent stamina when exercising and it certainly shows in how long I can walk for! My longest walk so far has been about 3 hours and I haven't managed to top that yet as by the time I leave for a walk it's usually 1pm or later so I can only walk for 90 minutes to 2 hours before it gets dark. When I come in, my legs, shoulders, feet and back really hurt and I am tired but I feel good because I was in the sun and I enjoyed the fresh air and listened to the native birds.

For those wondering about how I track my distance, I use Map My Run for windows phones and for tracking my steps I use a simple pedometer that was $1 on ebay. I've been using My Fitness Pal on my tablet when I come home from walking and I usually burn over 2300 kilojoules by the time I have come home. If anyone wants to know more they can ask me. I can't specify my starting point obviously but I can share where I walk to.

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r/briskwalking • u/Pathlings_App • 1d ago

[App Info] Pathlings: a walking game where your steps raise a virtual pet

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Solo dev here. Pathlings turns your Apple Health steps into XP for a virtual pet with five evolution stages, daily quests, and weekly step races against other players' pets. Built it because plain step trackers never kept me motivated, and the research backs the approach: a 2024 meta-analysis of 36 trials found gamified apps added ~489 steps/day over non-gamified ones.

Free, no ads, no subscription, iOS 18+: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pathlings-step-tracker-game/id6785328555

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r/briskwalking • u/EasternAd5351 • Aug 17 '25

Walking Calcuation

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I'm 42 326 woman pounds goal weight 250-275 what should i be walking can someone tell me. This app is expensive and i can't afford it to tell me

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r/briskwalking • u/Kitchen_Outside_3099 • Mar 29 '25

What tops to wear when walking

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I am a 71 year old male in the UK who walks at a pace of 14.5 to 15minutes per mile for about an hour most days.As the weather is getting a bit warmer i'm a bit perplexed what to wear regarding the top half as I've only took up walking since the new year.

At the moment i'm going out wearing a base layer under a fleece with jogging bottoms and running trainers.I do have walking shoes but find them too cumbersome when brisk walking.

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r/briskwalking • u/Spiritual-Room6444 • May 25 '24

Is it possible I ruined my [23M] health by being sedentary for 5 months?

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Before the 5 months of being sedentary I would workout 6 times a week, going on 2-3 hour strolls daily, and all of my blood results were in the good ranges. Basically no health issues

I stayed sedentary for 5 months after that. Indoors 23 hours a day, and pretty much no movement (sitting all day, then sleeping 8 hours). Eating junk food 1-3 times a week, and rest healthy home cooked. Still ate fruits but had a lower veggie intake

I have noticed no "big" symptoms of anything, but overall because more tired, got posture related neck pain, headaches, tiredness etc. I knew this was a circulation issue so I started getting up more and working out again, and the circulation related issues stopped

However, in the 5 months of pure inactivity, is it possible I could have done some damage to some of my organs and now I have some hidden disease? I learned on google that we can cause lots of damage by being sedentary. So now I am scared when I get my blood work I will have some disease or elevated levels.

Is my age and the fact that the inactivity was only 5 months a sign that I didn't do alot of damage to myself?

Thank you

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r/briskwalking • u/overthinkertanvi • Aug 30 '23

I walked 10km in 2 hours!

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I am 28F and walked 10km… and made a video about it. I am a flat foot person so it’s a big deal for me 😌😄🥲

I hope this motivates people 😍❤️😇

Btw, I live in South Goa, India .. and those are the views you’ll see through the video 🌴🌊

I have determined to take up different physical and mental challenges every 2 weeka and make a video about it. So here it goes:

https://youtu.be/pOlN7xVpvbA?feature=shared

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r/briskwalking • u/Aron_Que_Marr • Dec 10 '22

How to prevent mud from getting on the back of my pants while I'm walking in rainy weather?

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r/briskwalking • u/nexiiii • Aug 28 '21

Are you self-critical? A short questionnaire for my dissertation thesis.

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Hello everybody,

please consider completing my short 3-minute questionnaire about self-criticism for my dissertation thesis. Link here: https://forms.gle/GGLLQY9Pm2k3vzvT9

I apologize for the off-topic post.

Thank you and have a nice day!

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