walks past present and future

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 ?

Gym ?

Change diet?

Medicines ?

▪ Walk ?

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

WeightForce on the knees is 4 kgs for every 1 kg

overweightTherefore 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.

Importance of Weight reduction

Fred Parker’s Creation and a smaller me

Preparation physical

Exercise• Walking• Aquarobics

Buy right shoes and socks• Arthritis socks• Keen sandals

Home Maintenance• Work more at home

Preparation Mental

Walk a couple of times across Australia

Meditation

Vipassna

Love is letting go of fear

WaterMaximum 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