So..... walking

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Inspired by Lostkat's thread with a similar name I though I'd post one which is for those of use getting a bit of exercise by walking rather than running.
Realistically I can't do any sensible running at the moment so I've started taking regular walks to get some exercise and help lose some weight.

So for the last few days I've been working out a route around the estate here, I started off doing just over a mile, that went up in pretty quick stages and I've now got a nice two mile walk using a figure of eight route that only overlaps for about twenty five yards in the middle.

I've always found walking to be rather boring so I've sorted out a good playlist for my iPod which holds tunes I've not listened to for a while - I upload a random fill from it to my Shuffle and head off for the walk and I'm rediscovering a lot of my music collection.

I'm going to do the same walk every night for a while and then I'll work out a further increase. At the moment I'm doing the two miles in slightly under half an hour but I'm sure I'll bring this time down a bit.

My only slight issue at the moment is that I'm doing it in jeans so even with a liberal splash of talc, I'm getting a bit of chaffing on my thighs. It's not enough to stop me but I'm getting a bit tender towards the end of the walk. I need to get some tracky type bottoms which I think will help this.