Category Archives: Start Walking

These posts record my progress in the statewide University of Alaska workplace fitness program called Start Walking, which is held periodically & lasts abou6 6 months. I’ve done it twice (so far), in 2006 & 2008. Start Walking encourages participants — faculty, staff, students, & family members — to become more fit by walking 10,000 every day or the equivalent in other exercise(s) — my usual are walking, biking (before my bike was stolen), rowing, dancing, weights.

Errands & TT

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. After 10 minutes of dancing & a morning row (5x500m/1:00r) & breakfast, today was all about errands, mainly food shopping with eye towards … Continue reading

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A walking day

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. Today was a break from rowing, but that didn’t stop me from dancing a half hour in the morning & walking, including a … Continue reading

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On the way to Namche Bazaar

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. Kate, the designer of the Start Walking program, has thoughtfully provided information about the locations & sights along the way during our virtual … Continue reading

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Into Phakding

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. I’ve presumably got a goal this week & this month to get at least 7 hours of sleep per night, but I’ve not … Continue reading

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A walk around Goose Lake

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. It couldn’t have been a finer day for walking. Which I’d determined I wanted to do today, a good lunchtime walk to get … Continue reading

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Maybe I should call it Start Rowing…

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. Maybe I should call it Start Rowing…since that’s how I’m starting most of my mornings nowadays. Actually, usually I start off with a … Continue reading

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The start of Start Walking

Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. Today was the beginning of my workplace’s Start Walking program for this year. This year participants are metaphorically on an expedition up Mount … Continue reading

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Start Walking 2008

My workplace is getting set to start a new Start Walking program, like the one I participated in two years ago. This one is set to begin on March 31, & follows the metaphor of an expedition to Mt. Everest, … Continue reading

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Bioneers

Today’s Start Walking blog: Thursday, 19 Oct 2006: Bioneers Seeing as tonight was going to be the start of the third annual Bioneers in Alaska conference, which is all about sustainability, it seemed another good reason (besides exercise) to take … Continue reading

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University Lake

Today’s Start Walking blog: Wednesday, 18 Oct 2006: University Lake Today was a car day. But 31 minutes dancing this morning, a lunchtime walk around University Lake during my lunch hour, & incidental steps still got me over my 10,000. … Continue reading

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