Do you walk "briskly"?

[PeppermintPatty]

I walk fairly briskly but not as fast as a used to. Since I hurt my right angle tendons, I slowed down quite a bit .

Around 18 minutes per mile, but it’s getting more difficult.

I’m 72 but my fancy schmancy bathroom scale says my biological age is 78.

I’m content with slow and steady.

18 minutes a mile is quite good for a 72 year old. It takes me about 20 minutes per mile now. I was much faster before I hurt my heel tendon. I’m hoping that someday that heals up but not sure it will. I’ve been thinking of using my treadmill again as a way to get some physical therapy in hopes that it can improve some but don’t want to push it

 

[Sliverfox]

I'm short & like to walk.
My pace depends on the weather & if its raining.
Nice weather ,, the walk with ,,dog checks out every grass stem.
Cold wind , rain or snow,,, dog wants to run!!!!

In that case depends how close to the house we are.

 

[Sunny]

I'm always a bit dubious about these statistics. Maybe the brisk walkers don't live to a ripe old age because of the way they walk. Could be the other way around: they walk briskly because they are in good physical shape for a myriad of reasons.

 

[Coconut]

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...

Oh my @hollydolly, sorry to hear about your falls.

I have had so many sprained ankles I lost count, that was before when I was younger, I did not have problems walking.
Just running on adrenaline I guess.


Now I try to be mindful of everything I do. I like being able to do what I like. I do not want to have to sit on my bum to heal.

 

[timoc]

Do you walk "briskly"?​

Now that depends on how many women are chasing me with rolling pins.

 

[hollydolly]

Oh my @hollydolly, sorry to hear about your falls.

I have had so many sprained ankles I lost count, that was before when I was younger, I did not have problems walking.
Just running on adrenaline I guess.


Now I try to be mindful of everything I do. I like being able to do what I like. I do not want to have to sit on my bum to heal.

you do have to be careful when you're older..frustrating as it is if we can still move as we always have, the problem is that if you fall...it's much harder on the body and takes much longer to recover...

I tripped over my back step as I stepped out of the back door... and this was the result... because I have a gravel path it ripped up my legs... and I also hit my head......just stepping out of the back door in a hurry

...this is how my legs normally look...

 

[RambleTamble]

I walk pretty fast if I'm doing so mindfully -- that is, if I'm observing my breath while walking. I don't know how fast it is, but it's about the same speed my dog likes to walk. If I walk too slowly, he pulls on the leash, but if I walk fast, he walks at a steady pace just a few feet in front of me, which eliminates the need for me to yell at him to slow down.

 

[timoc]

Around 18 minutes per mile, but it’s getting more difficult.

I’m 72 but my fancy schmancy bathroom scale says my biological age is 78.

I’m content with slow and steady.

A mile, do you mean a full mile, Bea, I'd have to catch a bus?

 

[Nathan]

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.

100 steps a minute is my average pace

 

[MACKTEXAS]

I walk briskly, so does my mother. She is 87 and walks 3-4 miles every other day at a brisk pace. In my humble opinion the article is plain retarded.

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[MACKTEXAS]

Yes, I walk briskly. I want to appear capable and confident in public. Whether or not this is right, I often feel that those who would cause harm might be drawn to target those who go slowly, or partucularly those who shuffle along. Even if I'm walking just for exercise inside my own home, I feel it's more beneficial when going at a good clip.

 

[MarciKS]

I used to walk everywhere like I was on a mission. I don't anymore. Mainly cuz of the COPD.

 

[hawkdon]

Can barely walk anymore...

 

[Murrmurr]

"...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)."

I'm confused. Are they implying men would live to 105 and woman to 106 if they slowed down?

Before my spine turned at least 105 about a year and 1/2 ago, I was a brisk walker. Put simply, I was a brisk walker before I needed a walker. But the briskness of my walk didn't cause my need for a walker.

Anyway, until recently, I walked briskly, and also tall-y; chin-up, shoulders back, straight-spined.

Now, most of the time when I walk, my spine looks like the letter C, I lead with my noggin, and hope for the best. And because that posture comes with limited visibility, I move slowly and cautiously.

I do have better days, though. Like when my yoga exercises hit just the right way, I slept in just the right position, or I'm in a really good head-space.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

My walking is always leisurely. Due to hip and knee challenges.
At the gym, I can comfortably walk the treadmill or use elliptical.

 

[Aunt Bea]

A mile, do you mean a full mile, Bea, I'd have to catch a bus?

No worries, I’ll meet you at the bus stop!

 

[Aunt Bea]

Do you walk "briskly"?​

Now that depends on how many women are chasing me with rolling pins.

You’ll never get a home baked pie if you don’t slow down.

 

[MarciKS]

"...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)."

I'm confused. Are they implying men would live to 105 and woman to 106 if they slowed down?

Before my spine turned at least 105 about a year and 1/2 ago, I was a brisk walker. Put simply, I was a brisk walker before I needed a walker. But the briskness of my walk didn't cause my need for a walker.

Anyway, until recently, I walked briskly, and also tall-y; chin-up, shoulders back, straight-spined.

Now, most of the time when I walk, my spine looks like the letter C, I lead with my noggin, and hope for the best. And because that posture comes with limited visibility, I move slowly and cautiously.

I do have better days, though. Like when my yoga exercises hit just the right way, I slept in just the right position, or I'm in a really good head-space.

i think it means it will make them biologically younger...

 

[MarciKS]

we had an old gal that used to walk every evening come hell or high water. she would basically blow past our house 90 to nothin. she had to have been at least 80. never seen anybody walk that fast. anyhow she was around quite a while before she stopped coming by. we figured she was either dead or in the nursing home.

 

[StarSong]

I'll admit that sometimes when I'm walking with Hubs around the lake or the mall, he says "Where's the fire?"

I walk briskly if I am alone, but my wife doesn't like it, thus I don't do it while walking with her.

Same for me. My go-to walking speed has always been brisk (typical NY pace), but I'm usually walking with my (California native) husband who has back and sciatica issues, so he often requests that I slow down. I'd much rather walk with him than without him so I relax my gait.

As others have mentioned, these days I'm paying greater attention to uneven pavement and other fall hazards.

For the past month I've been doing 5-day-a-week, 30 minutes per day, online (at home) classes for balance, stretching and strengthening. Standing rater than sitting or being on the floor. I'm noticing a difference in my balance, flexibility and strength.

 

[Sunkist]

Same for me. My go-to walking speed has always been brisk (typical NY pace),

Same here.

 

[moviequeen1]

That’s one of the reasons that I prefer to do my main walk alone at my own pace, just me and my thoughts.

I still enjoy a nice walk with a friend or an acquaintance but It comes under the heading of entertainment, not exercise.

Hi, I specifically told the 4 residents before we left the 1st time I don;t walk slow,. Two of them couldn't keep up
When I go by myself, its at my pace as I look around my surroundings

 

[timoc]

you do have to be careful when you're older..frustrating as it is if we can still move as we always have, the problem is that if you fall...it's much harder on the body and takes much longer to recover...

I tripped over my back step as I stepped out of the back door... and this was the result... because I have a gravel path it ripped up my legs... and I also hit my head......just stepping out of the back door in a hurry

...this is how my legs normally look...

"Ouch, you poor girl. Holly, I'm sending you a virtual kiss on your leg to make it better."

 

[timoc]

No worries, I’ll meet you at the bus stop!
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"I take it that you do this often, Bea, just look at that poor post leaning with all the stress."

 

[Michael Z]

I walk very briskly in stores since my “day in town” involves stops at 5 or 6 stores and maybe a doctor’s appt before getting to my weekly bible study.