{"id":16971,"date":"2021-11-05T09:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=16971"},"modified":"2021-11-05T09:59:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:59:16","slug":"i-would-walk-500-miles-and-i-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=16971","title":{"rendered":"I would walk 500 miles, and I did!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 22nd, 2021, I had a left total hip replacement. In addition to the exercises I had to do daily, I set out walking not far at first. In the beginning, I did well to walk to the property line closest to the front door with the aid of my two-wheeled walker. However, never in my wildest dreams did I think I could walk as many miles, including that day (lots of steps from the car to the operating theatre) until the day before I saw my surgeon for a follow-up visit on November 4th.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13375 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ba-blue-red-fireworks-colorful-pretty-gif-pic.gif\" alt=\"miles\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><br \/>\nCan we have a drum roll, please&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11172\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/drum-roll.png\" alt=\"miles\" width=\"288\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/drum-roll.png 288w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/drum-roll-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><br \/>\nMarch 22nd, until midnight November 3rd, I managed to get an astounding number of miles walked!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/500.jpg\" alt=\"miles\" width=\"986\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/500.jpg 986w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/500-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/500-768x295.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><br \/>\nYour eyes aren&#8217;t playing tricks on you. I walked 500 miles in that time frame. Crazy, eh? It was 502.10 miles. And those are the only ones recorded. Some would have occurred when I was moving about not wearing my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitbit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fitbit<\/a> because it was &#8220;charge-challenged&#8221; and sat on its charger.<\/p>\n<p>To put this into perspective, it would be approximately the equivalent of walking from the CN Tower in downtown Toronto to Science North in Greater Sudbury and back.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m27!1m12!1m3!1d1443408.9997052911!2d-81.3196550429506!3d45.04201140173986!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m12!3e0!4m4!1s0x882b34d68bf33a9b%3A0x15edd8c4de1c7581!3m2!1d43.6425662!2d-79.3870568!4m5!1s0x4d2e55332b5095e5%3A0xe18b297d54d0c69f!2sScience%20North%2C%20Greater%20Sudbury%2C%20ON!3m2!1d46.470779!2d-80.997879!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1636119969688!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had good days and bad. My worst was April 16th, when I only had 295 steps or .12 miles. It must have rained heavily that day because I was out every day, even if it was just around the block. My best day was August 23rd, when I achieved 21,339 steps or 8.45 miles.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of all my hard work, I feel better. I&#8217;ve likely lost weight, although I&#8217;ve not stepped on the scales to see. I know when I returned to work I was asked if I&#8217;d lost weight. That&#8217;s an added bonus of walking.<\/p>\n<p>My next goal is to reach 1000 miles by the anniversary date of my surgery. I&#8217;m a further 12.51 miles closer after yesterday&#8217;s multiple treks.<\/p>\n<p>Yay me!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 22nd, 2021, I had a left total hip replacement. In addition to the exercises I had to do daily, I set out walking not far at first. 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