Walking in the woods at night
Tonight I needed 4,000 steps to get to 10,000 so after dark I decided that the standard walking on sidewalks was way too easy so I strapped on my headlamp and headed out on the single track trails. Since the light lit up the trail 5-6 feet in front of me by the time I was planting my feet they were in the dark. Great for proprioception. I kept up the normal pace I do in daylight, 15-1600 steps every 15 minutes. This got a little hairy a few times when walking on frozen muddy areas. Kicked up two groups of deer and heard them crashing thru the woods. Made it 3/4s of the way around before I tripped on a tree root with my bad left foot and crashed directly on my left knee. Hobbled out and finished up the last 2,000 steps on sidewalks. Got in 6,000 steps in 90 minutes. Don't even consider doing this, I'm crazy and will eventually damage myself from some of my rehabilitation ideas
Your goal is to walk 10,000 steps/day? I got a Fitbit for Christmas (the only pedometer that accurately - or close enough - counts my steps), and I do only about 3k/day. I guess I'll up my goal. Sadly, it doesn't track my time in the pool, the place I spend 3 hours/week.
ReplyDeleteMy mother is very concerned about these antics of yours Dean.
ReplyDeleteYeah, well I'm concerned about people being concerned about me. I get told I drink too much, not enough sleep, arrogance. From reading Tiny Buddha, it is all about me, me, me.
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