Cool Bloggers Walking Club: The Final Roundup (April 2025)

The second I typed that title I started humming The Final Countdown. Anyone else? Just me?

Moving on.

Just like that, we’ve wrapped up our daily(ish) walks in April! A huge thank you to everyone who joined me — your encouragement and fun pictures inspired me to get moving on days I might otherwise have stayed cooped up inside.

Now I’m thinking ahead to the fall (what? I like to plan). Traditionally, we’d have another walking club in October. But I’m wondering if it’s time for a little change?

A New Name? A New Focus? Or Don’t Mess with a Good Thing?

Should I “rebrand” as the Cool Movers Club? Here’s why I’m toying with the idea:

• Some people assume it’s only for bloggers, which isn’t the case at all. And others feel like they can’t join because they don’t walk. But what about all the other great movement. Ten minutes of yin yoga? Sure! A dance session in the kitchen? Love it. But maybe the specificity of “walking” helps some people say “yes” in a way that something broader wouldn’t?

Option: leave it as-is, or broaden the scope?

• Also, would you be interested if I ran a daily movement “club” in October? Or, would you prefer another round of the F.I.G. Collective instead? I’m also considering participating in NaBloPoMo and could potentially combine movement or F.I.G. prompts with that. But then we’re getting close to the holiday season, and maybe it’s all too much structure???

Basically: There are too many choices. Tell me what you think/want!

ELISABETH’S WALKS

Not much to report – just two walks to round out the month!

Distance | Company | FIG*

*FIG = a Finding Joy in Gratitude moment

• 29 – 6.46 km + 2.27 km | John | On our first walk, we were able to venture out in ONLY SWEATERS. No jackets! This is a big deal! There is still plenty of lingering brown, but we saw bright yellow and pink flowers, a charming lamppost, a cemetery I somehow have never visited in all my years living here (?!), and two painted birds on trees in a local park.
• 30 – 3.63 km | Solo/Joy | I walked while Belle was at a track practice. The sun was shining, I was listening to a podcast, and it was my final “official” walk for April. On my way back to the car, I popped into the library to pick up some holds and bumped into Joy. We got to walk together for a few minutes. I chuckled at the farm machinery warning sign. Small-town life!

AROUND THE BLOGO(SPHERE)

• Sabine walked with a purpose, volunteering at various track events and visiting a flea market “that is an integral part of the national holiday King’s day.” (The picture she sent my way has an orange accent in honor of King’s Day.)
• Maria stayed active walking with her young kiddos in New Brunswick.
• Tobia sent lovely pictures and descriptions! First, a photo of a section of a local biking route. “One is the Berlin-Copenhagen with 700 km, one is the Berlin Wall bike route with 160km – fun fact my mom was part in creating that – and another one is the Havel bike route along the river.” Second, a tiny beach: “This is were I go swimming during the summer. It is about 800 m from my home.” Third: “Sometimes I go a little further to the public beach that will have roped areas and life guards on weekends when the season starts. It is often very loud so I prefer the small beach when it is not occupied by people with dogs.” (Tobia has a great summary post of her entire month of walking here!)
• Elinoora writes: “The first two are from a steep walk up Daimonji-yama mountain near Kyoto. Very very cool! Yesterday we arrived in Kawaguchiko, and now we can see Mount Fuji! We took the cable car up to the viewing point and walked down.”

• Kyria has been walking in Türkiye, averaging ~20,000 steps/day! In terms of “profound thoughts” she writes: “I think I’ve solved a lot of problems then forgotten the solution by the time I stopped walking, over and over again! It’s good to let the thoughts flow freely though, even if I can’t remember them.” Her month summary (here) is FULL of fascinating pictures from her time in Türkiye and you should totally click over to see the cool sights she took in while walking or learn some handy phrases in a new language — like how to ask someone walking too slowly to get a move on!

• Joy channeled her inner spring spirit, marking each walking day with a flower!

• Jacquie sweetly sent me a picture of a card that reminded her of my neck of the woods (I do adore Peggy’s Cove)! “When I was walking in North Vancouver I stopped into one of the small shops near the Quay and when I saw this card I immediately thought of you. You live in Nova Scotia and I know you love lighthouses. It is my way of saying thank you to you for all that you do for us with the Cool Bloggers Walking Club.  You are a busy woman and the time you make to create the lovely weekly posts is very much appreciated. I’ve always enjoyed walking, but now I go out and see these neighbourhoods with a new eye to try to capture with a photo what makes them special to me and share them with others.” <3 <3 <3

• Alexandra posts all sorts of fun weekly stats about her cool walking adventures — this week was no exception!
• Engie and Hannah enjoyed lots of walking, taking in the sunshine and pretty tulips. There was also the requisite stick chewing.
• mbmom11 wins this week’s award for Photo of the Coolest Non-Blogger Walking Group (see below). She spotted a gaggle of geese walking through a parking lot! Because of in-climate weather, she wasn’t able to enjoy many outdoor walks at the end of the month, but made good use of the gym walking track while waiting for her son to finish a workout.
• Nicole and Rex are…always walking! I’m not sure if these photos were from daily walks in April or May. They walk every day of the year. And they see (and sniff) lots of cool stuff along the way.
• Diane’s walks this week included a trip to the Farmer’s Market (where she enjoyed a pineapple ginger paleta – yum!).

• San walked in Northern California all month, taking a total of 134,603 steps (63.8 mi) and spotted many colourful flowers along the way.

Here’s a map of where people have confirmed walking locations (darker pink = more walkers). Apologies if I missed anyone’s location!

And that is a wrap! Happy walking, friends.

Your turn.

• Would you be more likely to join a “movement” club vs. a walking-specific one?
• Do you want to do another exercise club in October, or would you prefer another round of the F.I.G. Collective instead?