Do you walk "briskly"?

seadoug

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A recent article in the AARP newsletter covers aging and chronological vs. biological age. I won't go into detail, but it has to do with cell reproduction. The very first point is that if one walks briskly it tends to subtract 20 years from biological age. It also mentions that long-term studies show that those same people tend to live to 85 (men) or 86 (women).

Just found this interesting. I haven't finished the article yet. I may post additional findings.
 
Yes, a 3 mph (miles per hour) pace is generally considered a brisk walk and falls within the moderate-intensity exercise range for most adults. It is often defined as walking fast enough to raise your heart rate, allowing you to talk but not sing, typically translating to about 100 steps per minute.
 
I am hyperactive, all of my life I walked so fast, just go go go.
Sometimes people would complain about me walking too fast.
All my life people have been telling me to slow dowm, calm down, It was irritating.
I would say, that is just how I am.

The last few years I have been watching every step I take. I do not want to fall.
I do everything slower now so I do not get hurt.
My Son helped me remember to slow down, do chores slowly, when he was here.

I miss him.
 
jujube said:
Boy, I used to. My late husband was always grouching at me to slow down. Now, I have a hard time catching up with the Spousal Equivalent in the parking lot at Walmart. For some reason, those legs don't move like they once did.
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That reminds me of my grandma in the 80s. The doctor had said she should walk a lot for her legs. We went to a wood with the whole family. I was around 16, my brother 24. Nobody could keep up with her.
 
Coconut said:
I am hyperactive, all of my life I walked so fast, just go go go.
Sometimes people would complain about me walking too fast.
All my life people have been telling me to slow dowm, calm down, It was irritating.
I would say, that is just how I am.

The last few years I have been watching every step I take. I do not want to fall.
I do everything slower now so I do not get hurt.
My Son helped me remember to slow down, do chores slowly, when he was here.

I miss him.
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you've just written my story.... exactly me..

I'm a fast walker always have been... people complain sometimes I walk too fast... but like you now I do have to be a little more mindful of where I'm walking, because I've had 2 nasty falls just because I was rushing, and tripped over a step.. so I'm bit more careful but I still walk fast...
 
I've always been a fast walker. I like a quick pace. My family used to tell me to slow down so they could keep up. When I was younger, I participated in competitive walking races. I never won, but usually did pretty well. I used to walk alot for exercise, not as much anymore (but I should)
 
I've been a life time walker,take 2-3 walks every day {weather permitting}. I have long legs go at my own pace, I guess that would be considered briskly,don't go slow.
When I was leading our weekly'Striders Walking Group' last summer,I had to slow down for couple other residents who could not keep up with me I didn't enjoy the walk
 
I always walk at a brisk pace. I’m tall and long-legged, so I tend to out-walk whoever I’m with.

For as long as I can remember, the kids have referred to how I move as my Mom-On-A-Mission walk! 🤣 I guess I stride purposefully?

I have no idea what my distance-to-minute ratio is. Now I’m curious. I’ll have to figure that one out!
 
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