Walking 12/27/19

I just walked for about 1.15 miles. It’s the longest I’ve walked non-stop since the heart surgery. I would have more specs about the walk except my Fitbit had a brain fart. It stopped tracking after 0.15 miles for some reason. I initiated the “walk/run” using the Fitbit (Charge 2); I think I will go back to starting exercises using the app on the phone. It seems more reliable, and since the Fitbit doesn’t have GPS, it’s relying on the phone anyway.

I did hit that “wall” soon after I started walking. Everything was going fine then I became really tired suddenly. I just kept walking and even though I still felt tired, I was able to walk another mile. I was really tired and sweaty at the end however so I guess that’s good? I’m also wearing compression socks from Wanderlust that I bought for airplane rides. They’re kinda thick so I don’t like wearing them all the time. I can still feel the lumps through the socks so not sure if that will work.

I told my sister right after the surgery that my goal is to run in a 5K soon. I can walk the ~3 miles but not sure I could run that long without walking even before surgery. I downloaded the C25K app and will be starting probably after I complete Cardiac Rehab.