If a characteristic of hiking is \u201cwatching where you put your foot,\u201d I am definitely a Walker and no way a Hiker. I\u2019m much to busy looking all around to be worrying about where my feet land. And, yes, my walking sticks have saved me from numerous disasters.\u00a0 Anyway, IMHO, hiking is for sweet young things with buff bodies and trim legs, not for an old chubby broad like me with jiggling thighs.<\/p>\n
Walking is my preferred form of exercise, especially when we are on the road. Thirty to sixty minutes (one to two miles minimum) of walking each day is my goal and \u201cthe kids\u201d are a huge help in achieving this goal. Walking at first light invigorates me but there is something magical about watching the sun set on another day while walking with my honey at my side.<\/p>\n
I walk everywhere.\u00a0 In private campground, in new neighborhood, down country roads.\u00a0 But my favorite place to walk in a national forest (major surprise, Right?).\u00a0 The sights I’ve seen and\u00a0 discoveries made have been incredible.\u00a0 Personally, I don’t think there is a bad national forest to walk in\u00a0 and have discovered the same holds true for national grasslands.<\/p>\n
If you think walking might be something you\u2019ll enjoy, here are some tips I\u2019ve learned:<\/p>\n