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I get mail from walkers, and although I am the Walking Guide, sometimes I just don't know the answer - or I don't know how to diplomatically communicate the answer. So I take a stab at it anyway - there being no dumb questions but some fairly dumb answers I could give.
Walking Survivor Challenge?
Q: Last December I organized a walk to walk for 30 hours (with only short intervals for drinks & meals in between ). I am thinking to organize a longer walk, to challenge myself to walk for longer hours. Do you have any advice? How long can a human body walk with enough drinks & food , but without sleep?
Wendy: I go without sleep for over 36 hours each year on the Portland to Coast Relay Walk. I'm not walking most of that time (just 3-4 hours of it), but cheering on the team and piloting the van. And then there was the 1995 AVA Convention of walkers. I got less than 3 hours of sleep each night for 10 days - but darn little walking - and I don't have a clue as to what I voted for at the meetings.
But if you really want to talk with people who walk for days at a stretch, a good place to start your search is with the Centurion clubs, whose members have walked 100 miles in 24 hours - they know the hardcore long distance walkers. Australian Centurions
Mini-trampoline?
Q: Any advice on jogging on a mini trampoline? Does it really do as good of a job as walking? I have one I would like to use for indoor exercise when raining etc.. but what is the proper way?
Wendy: Given my general klutziness, I think it is safer for my walls, furnishings, and cat if I didn't use a mini-trampoline or any piece of equipment where physical coordination is required. I'd say to use a slower warm- up for 5 minutes, then get going up to the heart rate level that is your target. It will be a different workout than regular walking, but should give a good workout to your legs.
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