How to Find Walking Friends
Mona writes that she didn’t complete our 28-day Let’s Get Walking email course because she couldn’t find a walking buddy and felt that she needed one as motivation to walk. How do you find a walking partner? I have a full selection of tips on where to find walking friends. I also have specific tips on how to safely meet new walking friends who you might pick up through online forums, Craigslist, or fitness partner matching.
When the walking clubs of the AVA did a survey on why people dropped out of their clubs and walking program, they found that the leading factor was that people lost their walking partner. For the past 25 years, I’ve found AVA walking clubs and events to be the best way to find walking buddies. The best way to keep walking if you lose one walking partner is to have more handy! It’s OK to cheat on your walking partner.
If you keep meeting and losing walking partners, it may be time to take the Am I a Bad Walking Partner Quiz. And how do you stack up against my 10 rules for walking partners?
How to Find Walking Friends originally appeared on About.com Walking on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 09:54:21.
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