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3Hotdogs

(12,144 posts)
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:28 AM Sep 2020

Good day, today. Sunny, not a cloud in the sky. Temperature, low 70"s. So, I went on a hike

with my club. 6 1/2 miles with a total gain of 10 stories (as per the iPhone app).

Lot of huffing and puffing on my part as i am out of condition from not doing much hiking since March. Also I am overweight.

But I kept up and the scenery was beautiful (N.J.) with the hills of Penna. in the background. One Bald Eagle overhead... not much of a surprise since there is an Eagle's nest on the hike location's property.

Two more club hikes scheduled this week, tomorrow and Saturday. I plan to do both.

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Good day, today. Sunny, not a cloud in the sky. Temperature, low 70"s. So, I went on a hike (Original Post) 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 OP
Good for you! I hope you'll keep it up, if not at that intensity. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2020 #1
I envy you. No Vested Interest Sep 2020 #2
I figure I got at least another 10 years before I can't keep up with the club, anymore. 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #3
Sounds great! I'm wondering how your app calculates feet per stories. NT enough Sep 2020 #4
Damn if I know. 3Hotdogs Sep 2020 #5
Good for you lillypaddle Sep 2020 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,179 posts)
1. Good for you! I hope you'll keep it up, if not at that intensity.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:42 AM
Sep 2020

You might want to rest a day between hikes.

But if you keep at it, the rewards will be plentiful! Easier walking, some pounds lost, better blood pressure and heart rate, and so on.

No Vested Interest

(5,154 posts)
2. I envy you.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 12:45 AM
Sep 2020

Hubby and I used to belong to a local walking club as well as Volksmarch, an international walking group.
Those were among the best years of our lives - we were in our 50s.

3Hotdogs

(12,144 posts)
5. Damn if I know.
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 08:22 AM
Sep 2020

Its a health app, appropriately called, "Health."

It closely matches the calculations of other hikers' apps after the hikes.

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