If you walked for half an hour

That is a fast walking pace-3.6mph. Just don't listen to Nancy Sinatra's advice! It will lead to hip, knee and foot problems.

I believe I'm the same age as you Dr Slicer, and have had osteoarthritis in my knees since my 30s. My physio said walking briskly, can assist such a condition.

I'm a quick walker.

No word of a lie, I overtook a fat bird who was jogging a few months ago. I didn't know whether to be polite and stay a few steps behind her, or speed up a little and pass her.

According to this, 3.6 for my age is onkly fair.


The 1-Mile Walking Test
A DIY Fitness Assessment
109SHARES
By Jason Anderson and Nicole Nichols, Certified Personal Trainers
Scoring: Here are the age-adjusted standards (listed in minutes and seconds) for men and women, which are based on information collected from the Cooper Institute, American Council on Exercise and other sources.

Ratings for Men, Based on Age

Age     20-29     30-39     40-49     50-59     60-69     70+
Excellent     20:18

kenbo

That didn't work, this is the speed for age chart

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=1496&page=2

Walking does ease arthritis. Voltarol is also excellent but unfortunately there is no cure at the moment.

Isn't 4mph considered to be the normal statistic for a brisk walking pace.

What about running/light jogging Kenny? Have you tried that, is it something you're able to do?

In half an hour whilst walking Muttley I'd do at least 2 miles.

I think it was possibly jogging that caused the problems years ago, Johnny. I'd struggle to run these days. It's not serious arthritis, just annoying.

Facts, I suppose it is.Depends on age. This chart looks a bit  in it's target figures to me.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=1496&page=2

a bit harsh*

I have looked at this chart and I don't care what it says. To expect an average 70+ year old to walk a mile in 18 mins is to me- unrealistic.

Very possibly Kenny. I run 5K every day (kms not miles) and have had splint problems very frequently.

Mr Mustang- you should incorporate 2 rest days. Don't run 7 days a week, Also only run on grass if possible.

Yes, I know Slicer. The rest element is achievable but finding somewhere to run on grass is less so.

It's quite possible to get your heart rate up to the required level by brisk or power walking, rather than jogging. I prived that ehen I used to do both using a HRM.

I used to run run everyday. Sometimes morning and evening,  it's all to do with efficiency. 

Amazes me the amount of joggers I see with terrible form

I aimed for 130 bpm which was the top end of the aerobic scale at the time.

My form used to be terrible Zazu, took a bit of time to get the right technique but it was well worth the practice.

Breathe out through mouth, in through nose.

1.3?  - too much damage from jogging in the past.
stiff joints. tried to learn ice skating in my thirties, fked my hip. with the falls.

Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health, Fitness and Nutrition. Jim Fixx, Running Guru. It appeared incredible that at age 52, running guru Jim Fixx had died of a heart attack after his daily run in Hardwick, Vermont (July 20, 1984). He was the guy who made running popular, healthful, and desirable.12 Jan 2014

Wlaking is great - in an hour you can see so much and clear your head of all the rubbish that is floating around inside it.

Cycling is even better if you fancy some "me" time

Good post, bigH.

*walking

I walk 4 mile per day but if it's easy to get motivated when you have a dog. 2 mile morning and afternoon.

The only time I take note of a time is when I take him to the racecourse and it takes me 40 minutes to do the 2 mile circuit. About 3 mph.

Yes Khyber kim, I always reckoned a mile in around twenty minutes normal walking pace.

I used to walk to a Tesco to shop, purely for the exercise.
The round trip was 4 miles.

Carrying the shopping back was a good weekly workout.

You're okay on the flat, it's the steep hills that take it out of you.

Why do people always obsess about how many miles they run, walk or jog and how long they do any of them for, just do one or the other til your hearts content, shouldn't live by the clock, listen to your own body and stop when you feel satisfied.

The reason I do it is because I played sport until my joints stopped me in my mid 40's. I'm competitive and I've always had targets to achieve and maintain in training.

It never leaves you if you've been involved in sport but I'm not nearly as bad as I was. The older you get the more you realise that doing any sort of excercise is better than none.

According to this MyTracks app on my phone, when i walked the dog tother day:

Distance: 2.48 miles
Total Time: 55:00 Minutes
Moving Time: 53:18 Minutes
Average speed: 2.71 MPH
Average moving speed: 2.8 MPH
Calories: 204Kcal....... how did it know i had a KitKat on the walk

thread proves u don't have to join a gym

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1.3?  - too much damage from jogging in the past.
stiff joints. tried to learn ice skating in my thirties, fked my hip. with the falls.

It's surprising how much calories you can burn with a brisk walk.  A fast walk at 4mph for an hour can burn about 500 calories without even feeling like a chore.

If you were driving to the station or the shops or whatever, you'd want to know how long it was going to take you and what's the fastest you could do it. Why should it be any different on foot? When the dog and I set off for the train station, I want to know precisely how long it takes us to walk 2.9 miles carrying a bag.

As it happens, I know the answer to this one: 46 minutes, because it's the same distance as it was from home to school when I was a teenager (no bus pass unless school was 3 miles away)

I remember reading some research somewhere which showed that the real physical benefits from walking, particularly for weight loss, come from carrying any sort of load, especially if you vary the position of the load during the journey. I would suggest owning a woodburner and being too mean to buy logs. We rarely arrive home without a branch or two dragged out of the river or the hedges.

Took Muttley to Dulwich woods this lunchtime and did 2 miles in 45 minutes. It was very muddy and loads of other dog walkers about and he had to check out all the other hounds of course.

He sounds like he's doing really well, Slippy

Sex burns a hell of a lot of calories. As long as she's not on top and you're doing the work. Amazing what you can achieve in 5 minutes, once a month.

30 seconds of pumping and 4 and a half minutes begging her to forget what happened probably burns less calories than you've estimated.

To those people who think they can walk 4 miles in an hour.....

...jog on!

To those people who think they can walk 4 miles in an hour.....

...jog on!

Grin

Fat bastard alert.

To pick up Pace if in a town center you can Race other Pedestrians ,Obviously you would need to set Handicaps Against some of them,  Such as an elderly Lady with a Trolley 50 yds over a Hundred Yds ,these races can Go wrong if the Other racer Stops or Enters a shop Before the Set Point ..

Funnily enough I do that. But sadly the schoolkids always pullaway.