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Walk To Somewhere

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Walking can be very boring, especially in the winter. My office building has one floor that walkers can use on their breaks to expend some energy and gain some exercise. 7 times around the floor equals one mile. To make things more interesting, I am logging my miles and am "walking" from Madison, WI to LaCrosse, WI a total of 127.78 miles. I log all the miles walked and keep track on a chart. Right now I am between Cross Plains and Spring Green. When I get to SG, I'll be 30% there!

- Submitted by VELEZEM 2/8/2011 in Motivation | 1 Comments

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A few years ago I used to walk 2 - 3 hours a day. Of course, I lived in Chicago, did not have a car and was too cheap to pay for public transportation. BUT I made that choice also. Meaning, when I had to go somewhere within walking distance (grocery store, friend's house, church, work, etc) I made a choice every morning to walk instead of take the bus, get a ride, etc. It was so much easier and exciting than the treadmill.

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