Originally Posted By pecos bill I have often wondered how many miles you put on your feet during a visit to the resort. Add that to how many hours are spent standing. Compare that to what the average person does in a day and I would bet the difference would be amazing. Any guesses? Or does anyone actually have some solid figures regarding this? I would guess that theme park commandoes would double the mileage of the average guest.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling No endorsement or scientific research but you may find this interesting <a href="http://www.disneygeek.com/park_miles/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.disneygeek.com/park _miles/index.php</a>
Originally Posted By fkurucz Interesting. I lost 5 lbs last October over 6 days at DLR, and it wasn't for a lack of eating!
Originally Posted By DIS Ohana We always try to make an effort to start walking a few miles each day before our trips to DL - otherwise I doubt we'd be able to keep up with the kids all day!
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^It's hard to keep up with kids, even when you are in shape. At my martial arts class (which is very aerobic) we adults are always sweating while the young ones (say 12 and under) are always bone dry.
Originally Posted By Nobody ^^ ChurroMonster seems to be "Making Friends and Influencing People" again. That, or perhaps he just visited a CCU at the local hospital and coincidentally decided to post his trite observation here. One never knows.
Originally Posted By pecos bill I think the excitement of being at the park makes you forget how much you are really using those legs...until the walk back to the hotel. I wore a bad fitting pair of shoes once, and it made it really tough to get around.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice My legs always survive well, but auggggh, the feet. The feet just ACHE by the end of the first day and by the middle of the day for the rest of the trip (usually 3-4 days). I know it's got to be MILES we're walking. My feet never hurt like that during shopping trips, charity walks, etc., at home.
Originally Posted By DIS Ohana "Wow. Some people must never exercise." Let me clarify my statement, since Churro Monstor makes it sound like we're the most unhealthy people in the park =p. We ADD a few miles a day of walking to whatever we currently are doing for exercise. We are very active, however our kids are very involved in sports and are in extremely good shape. We don't have a lot of time to spend in the park and they like to hit the ground running. Now back to your churro!
Originally Posted By fkurucz >> I wore a bad fitting pair of shoes once, and it made it really tough to get around.<< Good shoes make a big difference. Columbia's work very well for me, and are my shoe of choice when at DLR or WDW.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>>>We are very active, however our kids are very involved in sports and are in extremely good shape.<< Just try to keep up with kids who are used to playing on a full sized soccer field!
Originally Posted By Elastigirl-3 We are an active family, but we condition before we go too. We don't want to miss excitement because we need to take a break! We also notice that we are eating so much when we are there, but we aren't gaining weight. All that walking makes it okay to eat all the snacks and big meals. I don't know our distance, but if sore feet and complete exhaustion are a measure, we cover a long distance.
Originally Posted By fkurucz What helps us is that we lve at high altitude (5000 ft), so coming down to sea level gives us an extra boost.
Originally Posted By pecos bill Good points, with all that exercise I guess we shouldnt feel guilty about chowing down on a Monte Christo or two huh?
