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My first 40 minute walk on advice from rehab 🚶

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I have been out most days but not actually tracking the walks or posting about them but today was a suggested increase from the rehab team .Basically 10 minutes light warm up walk followed by 20 minutes at a perceived effort of 13 on the Borg scale followed by another 10 minutes light cool down walk .

I actually chose a route that I used on the early weeks of C25k.

I'm only supposed to do 5 days out of 7 so a couple of days off now .

It's slow progress, but progress non the less 🙂

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AlMorr1000miles per year

Well done to you Ian on that 40 minutes 🚶 walk, ✅👍also, those are five beautiful photos you took during your walk, that's a new one for me, the Borg scale, nice that you chose a route that you used in the early weeks of C25K, I wish you well on your progress ✅👍

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Instructor57 in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Alan , much appreciated 🙏The Borg scale is a rating of perceived effort. (RPE)

Borg's RPE scale .

It goes from 6 up to 20

Where 6 is no exertion at all

And 20 being maximum exertion.

I have been asked to keep at 13 which is:

'Somewhat hard, breathing slightly heavier than normal' 🙂

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Doris81000miles per year

Lovely photos , good luck in your rehab

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Instructor57 in reply toDoris8

Thank you 🙏

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Birdlady64

That's great news Ian! Well done you. Hope the rehab continues to go well. It's a lovely time of year to be getting out and about🤗

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Instructor57 in reply toBirdlady64

Thanks Diane, still a little nervous but I guess that will take time !

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PeggySusi

Wishing you well in your progress to full recovery.

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Instructor57 in reply toPeggySusi

Thank you 🙏

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Oldfloss

Progress indeed... and beautiful photographs in the bargain x

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Instructor57 in reply toOldfloss

My early c25k routes 😊

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Runnin-g

Lovely pics, great to hear you’re starting to get out, wishing you all the best for your rehab 😊

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Instructor57 in reply toRunnin-g

Thank you so much 🙏

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LottieMWAdministrator

Glad to see you out walking again Ian. Great that you have a rehab programme to follow…I’m guessing that these are tried and tested, like the C25k plan, so should help build your confidence about beginning to exercise again.

Lovely photos too…👍🏼😄

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Wow! I think that’s mighty progress! Fabulous. And hopefully it’s fun revisiting your C25k route!

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