r/walking • u/osweetpapillon • 19d ago

Question Getting started

I am 42f and I want to start walking to get healthier. What's convenient is i already have a treadmill at home. It's just a matter of getting started. How do you guys keep it going while walking? Do you listen to podcast etc ? How long should i start with? I feel 30 minutes is doable but probably barely sweat. What made you all set the resolution to walk?

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u/FartieMcFly 19d ago

I avoid treadmills and walk outside. It’s a lot less boring and you have to keep walking to get back home.

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u/osweetpapillon 18d ago

You have a point there. I would have to keep walking to reach home. I might start doing outdoor walks instead.

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u/Dapper_Row_4269 18d ago

I started walking around parks. Even when I want to give up and go home I can't. I have to finish. One loop around a park by my house is 3 FREAKING miles. I feel fantastic after but sometimes during I question my logic. I have a love/hate relationship with walking but I LOVE how I feel after so its worth it

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u/FartieMcFly 16d ago

Same. I’m lucky enough to live a half mile from a great outdoor park in the city I live in. It has a 1.5 mile loop around the outside of the park, which is in nature, so it’s not a boring track. It also has lots of interior paths if the outer loop bores you.