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Reader's Workouts - Hoofing it to the Beach

So I had no idea what to post today, I didn't have my planned book review written and then I saw this weekly event which is hosted over at Joy's Book Blog.



I'm a Fitbit wearer, I like that it helps me keep active and moving during the week.  If you also wear one feel free to friend me!

This holiday weekend wasn't a great one, but I did manage to get moving, unfortunately I didn't have my Fitbit on me and can't accurately tell how much I moved.  Yesterday (Monday), we went to the beach and got a late start which meant parking in East Bumbble F*ck.  So after hoofing it three blocks a young man (he was probably my age but still) offered us his parking spot, so I hoofed it back to our car to then drove up to park closer. With the walk across the beach, and then back to the car, and then a three hour shift at work, I totally got my steps in for the day!


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  1. Joy Weese MollJuly 8, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    I've had my FitBit for a couple of months and it's so helpful! It gets me to move, even when I'm not thinking of it as exercise.


    Glad to have you join Readers' Workouts!

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  2. AmeliaJuly 9, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    Have you started to feel bare when you forget to put it on for the day (if you have forgotten it)?

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  3. Joy Weese MollJuly 9, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    Worse than that, I resent every step I take that doesn't get counted!

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