A new hobby brought a woman to Vilnius into quarantine; now count millions

There will be no short presentation of the interlocutor: Jūratė Armonienė has no shortage of activities. She is an associate professor at the Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, a PhD in science, a physical education expert at the Jonas Basanavičius Gymnasium, and an athletics coach. In 2008 and 2017, he was nominated for the top five Lithuanian teachers. Works with young people, teaches the basics of a healthy lifestyle and a culture of movement. Since her youth, JICAratvincing has played sports intensively. She was a medium and long distance runner, sports teacher and multiple Lithuanian champion.

The challenges begin

“Five years ago I was actively running in several massive races, I ran 5 km in a marathon. Unfortunately, after receiving an injury during which the left meniscus was torn, running had to be replaced by walking. The exit was difficult because going to the right was much more uncomfortable than running. The walk was led by his son Justin, who is a pianist and loves to walk long distances. At first I asked him not to fly so fast, and now they prevent me from going too fast. I downloaded the app two years ago # walk15, but I did not participate much in the challenges announced by her, ”says J. Armonienė.

The woman recalls that the “great walk” began with the announcement of the quarantine, when teaching at the university and the gym became distance. Occurred # walk15 The challenge of the homemade steps led to a more active day, as working with the computer drove me crazy, it was difficult to sit still, and the constant slam of the refrigerator door did not promise anything good.

“I signed up for this challenge in 226 and finished it in second place with almost 2 million steps,” recalls the interlocutor and not only says. He soon signed up to participate in the school challenge and the J.Basanavičius Gymnasium, which quickly went from 262 places to 15, while also participating in college walking competitions.

How millions are raised

Starting to walk long distances first requires your mood, comfortable shoes, endurance, strength and general physical fitness, experts say.

“I live near the Vingis park, so at first I walked the paths that I knew to the point of pain, there I met the entire elite of Lithuanian runners and runners. My daily step record is 87 thousand, and on the daily track at Vingis Park I have mostly completed 7 laps, one of which is about 5 km long.

As I walk, I try to choose different routes, but I realized that Vilnius is definitely not a big city. One day I wanted to walk as far as possible, so I did the following route: from S. Konarskio street by the river I went to Žirmūnai, Šilo, Kareivių st. bridge, I came back through Lyceum, Acropolis, Žvėrynas, Vingis Park. It seems like it’s a long way, but only 27 km have been done, ”says J. Armonienė.

In the summer, the woman spent a lot of time on the Lithuanian coast and there she set new personal records. The Klaipeda – Juodkrante – Pervalka – Nida route is worth a walk. We visit Preila dune, Parnidis dune, Raganų kalnas in Juodkrante.

“The further I progressed, the more my appetite to travel long distances grew, I hardly used a car, and when I took the first million steps, I was very happy to become a millionaire”, smiles the interviewee and says that more than 11 million have been taken. steps between March 16 and September.

How to find time for such long walks? J. leaving the track in the morning. On a frequent day, it is still until 11 pm. 35-40 thousand steps have already been taken. By the way, during this period he had to change up to 6 pairs of running shoes, since one pair is suitable for walking 600-800 km.

It has a pleasant effect on the body and spirit.

Asked about how the body responds to such loads, the woman smiles: “It was only after 2 months that I noticed a slight loss of weight, which made me very happy, my blood pressure dropped. It is true that it was difficult to regain strength during the cardinal because the saunas, which she visited 3 times a week before the quarantine, did not work. So I had to do the hot and cold water procedures at home. After the morning I hardened in a contrast shower, I had to adjust my diet, I began to consume more vegetables, I liked porridge ”.

Jūratė is glad that the newly discovered hobby in a short time helped to almost reach the code of a healthy person: 035140530, where 0 means a commitment not to smoke. 3 – We must do physical activity at least three times a week. 5 – so many times a day you need to eat fruits and vegetables. 140 – blood pressure should not exceed this number during random measurement. 5 – fast total cholesterol should not exceed this number, 3 – both should not exceed bad cholesterol and finally 0 – try to fit into your normal body weight according to your age group and not have diabetes. These 7 numbers give meaning to all our ambition of how we should behave to be healthy.

Nothing less than the benefits for the body and the new millionaire title, the woman is delighted with the discovery of a new way of life that helps to experience the joy of movement, rediscover the beauty of nature and encourages active activities to share with others.