October walking challenge, check it out

Don't like to walk, you can still help us "walk" to Cali!! I found an "equivalancy" chart in the NYC Marathon guide, here it is! Even when you're doing your least favorite activity (house cleaning) you're helping us walk across America Aerobics (moderate intensity) 30 minutes = 1 mile Bowling, 30 minutes = 1 mile Boxing, 10 minutes = 1 mile Basketball, 60 minutes = 2 miles Climbing Stairs, 15 minutes - 1 mile Cycling/Mountain Biking (13 mph) 6 miles = 1 mile Dancing, moderate to rapid 20 minutes = 1 mile Eliptical Machine, 10 minutes = 1 mile Frisbee, 30 minutes = 1 mile Garden, digging 30 minutes = 2.5 miles Garden, push mowing 30 minutes = 2.25 miles Garden, raking 30 minutes = 1 mile Garden, planting 30 minutes = 1.5 miles Golf, 9 holes = 1 mile House Cleaning, 20 minutes = 1 mile Jumping Rope, 10 minutes = 1 mile Mowing Lawn, 20 minutes = 1 mile Racketball, 60 minutes = 3 miles Roller Blading 15 minutes = 1 mile Running (5.5 mph) 1 mile = 1 mile Spinning 30 minutes = 2 miles Stairmaster (moderate intensity) 15 minutes = 1 mile Soccer, 60 minutes = 3 miles Swimming 10 minutes = 1 mile Tennis, 60 minutes = 2 miles Volleyball, 60 minutes = 1 mile Walking, stroll (2 mph) 30 minutes = 1 mile Walking, typical pace (3 mph) 30 minutes = 1.5 miles Walking, brisk (4 mph) 30 minutes = 2 miles Weightlifting, 60 minutes = 1 mile We'll total our miles every Monday for the next 4 weeks, get those miles in anyway you can this guy jumps for days I wonder how many miles he "walks" lol

Thanks for letting us know about the alternatives available to those that aren't walkers. We are going to need all of the participation we can get. Life is great, Rick

climnbing stairs woo hoo..I work at an apartmnet complex built into a hillside..I walk stairs all day...and 15 minutes straight..shoot that is easy to do...I'll do that on lunch tomorrow.