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Stardate: 20200404.2049
Location: Garage
Input Device: MinervaX Med Cart
Software: vim
Audio: Beyond the Mind's Eye audio
Visual: Beyond The Mind's Eye
Emotional State: Trucker Butt...been sitting too long
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Since this whole COVID-19 thing, I've been walking more around my
neighborhood and at the park down the street. Other neighbors have
been doing that as well, keeping with the social distancing and all.
Some are even walking around with masks. I think that's the latest
suggestion from the CDC. Masks for being in public. I think they
said something about if it is difficult to do the 6 feet distance,
like at the grocery. I wear a mask if I have to get supplies but
not usually at the park.
With all of the scheduled walking I've been doing, it starts to
become too routine so I have been changing it up with Nordic Walking.
It's basically walking with ski or hiking poles using a certain
technique. It looks like it was created to help cross country
skiers train during the off-season.
I've been Nordic Walking for a few years and it's a good way to get
the blood flowing and to have a rhythm. I get a much better workout
in a 20 minute Nordic walk than I do with a regular walk, since it
also works out the upper body and uses more muscles. It's also
pretty easy to do once you get the technique down.
Today, I did Nordic Walking for an hour this morning and also did
some Nordic inline skating (rollerblading), which is basically
skating with the poles and the same technique. I was only able to go
up and down my street twice before calling it quits. I haven't
strapped on my skates in over a year and even then, it was just for
a short time. I should keep at it so I can add that to my routine.
I'm definitely gonna feel this in the morning!
So yeah, if you wanna change up your walking and have some hiking
poles, give Nordic Walking a try! If you don't have poles, you can
find them at local sporting good. The ones I have are just basic
collapsible trekking poles, nothing fancy. If you are using them on
pavement, I recommend getting a pair with the rubber feet. Also,
make sure the pole length is appropriate for you. Here is a site
with more info. [1]
[1] https://www.americannordicwalking.com/
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