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  • Exercise,  My Journey,  Walk & Strengthen Series

    I Thought I Was Just Taking a Walk. My Apple Watch Told a Different Story.

    I added 5 simple strength stops to my daily 2.2-mile walk and tracked the results with my Apple Watch. Here's what Card 1 of my Walk & Strengthen system looked like — and what the data showed.

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    Card 3 Taught Me Something I Didn’t Expect. My Knees Did the Teaching.

    I earned a 7-Workout Week badge on my Apple Watch, and Card 3 taught me to listen to my knees. Here's the Apple Watch data from walk #4 in the Walk & Strengthen series.

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    I Made My Own Walking Workout Cards. Here’s What Happened on Day 2.

    Walk & Strengthen Series — Post 2 A couple of days ago I had an idea on a walk. What if instead of just walking — which I already do — I stopped every few minutes and did some strength work? Not a full gym session. Not anything that would wreck me for the next two days. Just some smart stops built into the walk. I called them Walk & Strengthen cards. I mapped out the exercises, I made a card for each day, and I started testing them on my actual morning walks here in Reno. Today was Card 2. (If you missed it, here’s Card 1 and the…

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John, 65, walking in Reno

I'm John. 65, walking 2+ miles a day in Reno with my Apple Watch on. My VO₂ max came back Below Average — I decided to pay attention. This site is the journey.

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