Walking

I had surgery on March 23 and I've been walking about as often as I can. I was just curious on if there was a goal for how much I needed to walk each day. For example, a mile? Half a mile? And was wondering maybe how much everyone else is walking. 

My Dr. didn't give me a goal, other than to try and increase my steps each day.  I was pretty sedentary pre-op so the number was VERY low to start.  I bought a fitbit and just made a deal with myself that even if I was only at 2000 steps on day one, I'd be at 2050 the following day, etc. etc.  Now I average 9000 steps a day and I'm still working on getting to 10,000, which is my ultimate goal.  I"m 14 months post op, so as you can see, the increase was gradual over a long period of time.  Good luck and keep walking!

Good answer

I started out just going around the block, and was almost prostrated by the experience.  Fast forward to gradually extending the time and intensity of the walks until I was doing 2 to 3 miles daily, and then participating in 10K walks (not running due to bad knees) and enjoying my communing with Nature on a daily basis.  

Do your best for yourself, and then do a little bit more every week.  You'll be pleased at your progress in a year.  There's no reason to kill yourself.

I started out by taking the dog out for a quick 5 minute walk, then 10 minute walk, then 15 minutes, then 20 minutes.  Within a few weeks I was leaving the dog at home since he was slowing me down :)  Now I run / walk 4 miles several times per week in addition to joining the Y. Oh and I still take the dog out, but not as my "workout." Good luck!  Keep on moving...xoxo