Nov. 15, 2013-- 1 hour and 15 minutes (7,000 steps)
Went back to the hilly route and did another 7,000 steps. One thing surprised me was how much my heart rate increased on the steep hills. My pulse showed about 90 beats per minutes much of the time. On steep hills I jumped to 120 beats per minute or more. That amazed me-- and increase of 33% in my pulse just from walking uphill! I noticed I only perspired slightly from the effort. Walking can be very rigorous exercise if you want to add the element of uphill and downhill. The 7,000 steps (about 3 1/2 miles) required a greater effort but I still felt good, tired but pain-free.
Where do we learn everything these days-- the internet, of course. I looked up pedometer the little plastic device I've been wearing on my hip to count my steps. The device counts your steps based on the movement in your hips. You can achieve any amount of hip movement; no need to be M.C. Hammer in this sport, even Lawrence Welk hip action will move the counter on your pedometer. Just walk. But nice to know your hips are key to walking, moving towards your goal of 10,000 steps per day.
And I learned the Japanese came up with the whole concept of 10,000 steps for day. Their term for 10,000 steps is Manpo-Kei. I ordered a book on the subject by Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke called "Manpo-Kei: The Art and Science of Step Counting."
The number 10,000 steps a day, approximately 5 miles or 8 kilometers, did not result from scientific research and you normally take about 3,000 steps a day. So, by adding 7,000 steps from the walk yesterday my total movement for Friday reached close to 10,000 steps-- a number that works well for good health.
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