Tag: keeping fit

My first year of Salsa Walking to Keep Me Fit for Salsa Dancing!

On: By: Philip Wake
I've been working at my goal of walking 4 metric miles every day in an hour – around 7,500 daily steps – a marathon weekly – for 365 days now as exercise to keep me fit in lieu of going salsa dancing 6 nights a week which was my raison d'être until it was rudely interrupted by lockdown in March 2020.  From the beginning I wore headphones and walked to the beat of salsa music to make it more interesting and, because I‘ve always found walking hard work, this made my Read more [...]

Salsa Walking to Keep Me Fit!

On: By: Philip Wake
I've been working at my goal of walking 4 metric miles every day in an hour – around 7,500 daily steps – a marathon weekly – for 309 days now as exercise to keep me fit in lieu of going salsa dancing 6 nights a week which was my raison d'être until it was rudely interrupted by lockdown in March 2020.  From the beginning I wore headphones and walked to the beat of salsa music to make it more interesting and, because I‘ve always found walking hard work, this made my Read more [...]

Day 138 Salsa Walk

On: By: Philip Wake
Philip Wake Day 138 Salsa Walk I felt stronger today and walked the 3 miles at 65% tempo in 54:00 which is 71 seconds faster than yesterday so I must have taken longer strides. I walked the first mile in 20:33 (to Dioumte & Abibou) and the Military Road mile in 18:13 (to Lindas, Temedi & SonFo) which shows how much faster I walked to the faster music. Pugger Lander I would love to see dancing down the street. Or a picture of a remarkable site along the route? You really have Read more [...]

Day 128 Salsa Walk

On: By: Philip Wake
Philip Wake Day 128 Salsa Walk My left foot didn't seem to be improving but I thought it might be a good idea to test it out so I did. I tried walking at 58% of the Africando Mix tempo on a circular route for 6/10 of a mile taking around 15 minutes. It felt good with no pain so I'll do that a few times before I even think about walking faster! Philip Wake Later it turned out there had been some healing and that some of the toe joints were just a bit stiff and needed exercise to loosen Read more [...]

Day 125 Salsa Walk

On: By: Philip Wake
Philip Wake Day 125 Salsa Walk 0850 ONLINE CONSULATATION WITH A FRIENDLY NURSE I explained the problem and sent her the above picture from Day 123. She said that it's probably just a reaction to the soft tissue injury rather than an infection which would usually have an infection site and result in the whole foot swelling up. I explained that I had had some blisters over the last few weeks which drew blood and could have provided bacterial entry points but she didn't think the swelling Read more [...]

Day 123 Salsa Walk

On: By: Philip Wake
Philip Wake Day 123 Salsa Walk Oh dear - I seem to have overdone the interventions on my crossed over left toe. As you can see from the picture my foot is actually swollen now so I'll have to rest until it recovers. You can see the difference from my right foot which has a crossed over toe which I have managed to straighten - believe it or not - but is not causing me trouble. To see this report and all the others on my daily salsa walk click here and scroll up and down. . This Read more [...]

Day 117 Salsa Walk

On: By: Philip Wake
31:23 + 30:31 = 61:54 (new record for the 4 mile return trip) On an overcast late afternoon in a cool breeze I knocked over 2 minutes off the old record set only 2 days ago. It looks like I'll only be able to walk to the ferry as fast as I walk back home if I warm up before I start walking! There seems little doubt that walking to salsa music is motivating me to walk faster with a passion I didn't feel before! Thank you whoever provided the tempo reduction app - it was just what I needed! I Read more [...]

Salsa Walking to Keep Me Fit!

On: By: Philip Wake
(Featuring slow motion salsa music!) I‘ve been walking 4 miles every day – 10,000 daily steps – a marathon weekly – for 114 days now as exercise to keep me fit in lieu of going salsa dancing 6 nights a week. I wore headphones and walked to the beat of salsa music to make it more interesting and, because I‘ve always found walking hard work, this made my walking smooth like dancing and therefore easier for me!  However, as I reduced the time taken from a very Read more [...]

Salsa Walking to Keep Me Fit!

On: By: Philip Wake
(Featuring an attempt on my life by an ignorant motorist!) I‘ve been walking 4 miles every day – 10,000 daily steps – a marathon weekly – for 105 days now as exercise to keep me fit in lieu of going salsa dancing 6 nights a week. I wore headphones and walked to the beat of salsa music to make it more interesting and, because I‘ve always found walking hard work, this made my walking smooth like dancing and therefore easier for me!  However, as I reduced the Read more [...]

Salsa Walking to Keep Me Fit!

On: By: Philip Wake
I‘ve been walking 4 miles every day – 10,000 daily steps – a marathon weekly – for 91 days now as exercise to keep me fit in lieu of going salsa dancing 6 nights a week. I wear headphones and walk to the beat of salsa music to make it more interesting and, because I‘ve always found walking hard work, this makes walking smooth like dancing and therefore easier for me! I produce a report every day and I have copied yesterdays below! You will have to follow this link and scroll down Read more [...]

Salsa Walking to Keep Me Fit!

On: By: Philip Wake
I've been walking 4 miles every day - 10,000 daily steps - a marathon weekly - for 81 days now as exercise to keep me fit in lieu of going salsa dancing 6 nights a week. I wear headphones and walk to the beat of salsa music to make it more interesting and, because I've always found walking hard work, this makes walking smooth like dancing and therefore easier for me! I produce a report every day and I have copied yesterdays below! You will have to follow this link and scroll down to the last couple Read more [...]