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walks past present and future. Alstons view of the first walk With the Premier and Treasurer. Walks past present and future. Past 2009 Fremantle to Melbourne 2011 Melbourne to Fremantle Present Walk 7 days week 40 km / week building to 60km
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Alstons view of the first walkWith the Premier and Treasurer
Walks past present and future • Past 2009 Fremantle to Melbourne 2011 Melbourne to Fremantle Present Walk 7 days week 40 km / week building to 60km • Future 2014 Fremantle to Fremantle Leave from St Johns Square Fremantle Saturday 1st March 2014 Leave Forrest Place Perth Sunday 2nd March 2014 • Arrive St Johns Square Fremantle Sunday 1st July 2015
Why ? Get Fit Manage Arthritis Challenge To raise money for Men’s Health and Arthritis Research To raise awareness of Arthritis and mens issues.
The Real Reason Was I was sick Obese High blood Pressure Angina Graves disease Osteo Arthritis Low energy Poor diet Pernicious anemia Unable to produce B12 (Hashimoto Disease)
What could I do ? Buy bigger clothes ? Medicines ? Walk ? Gym ? Change diet?
How to do it ? Preparation Lose weight Get right equipment Diet Get support Get sponsors Get a blog Work out the details of the journey Get a blog
Weight Force on the knees is 4 kgs for every 1 kg overweight Therefore I was 37 kgs over my finishing weight ie 148 kgs extra force on my badly damaged knees. Even if you lose 1kg it is worthwhile and your knees will thank you.
Preparation Mental Walk a couple of times across Australia Vipassna Meditation Love is letting go of fear
Water Maximum I can carry for weight is 36 litres of water Only use water for drinking Have to rely on the kindness of strangers to top up water in remote areas
Food • Carob Pods from Apace • Whey powder • Musili + skim milk powder • Reds & Greens dehydrated vegetable powder • Fruit and nuts
Health benefits of raw food and exercise I can get off blood pressure tablets. Off cholesterol tablets Off angina tablets Maybe get off thyroid tablets.
Questions? Thanks to Fremantle Men’s Shed