The Steps Add Up To Better Health

Yesterday I told you to dig out that pedometer you have. I know one is around your house somewhere. McDonald’s even gave them away just a few months ago. The reason to use the pedometer is to find out how much you usually move around each day just doing what you normally do. They say that we take an average of 5,000 steps. I think that’s a bit low. Or maybe the average person is really sedentary. It may be revealing for you to find out this benchmark for exercise.

The next goal is to simply step it up. Add 1,000 steps to your total. Then the next day add some more. You get the idea. Think of the little device as giving your fitness a treat. Maybe you could call it a “peds dispenser”.

TODAY: TAKE MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE NUMBER OF STEPS.

Weight Loss Physical Physics

Newton’s First Law of Motion states: “An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest, unless acted on by an outside force.” Sound familiar? It pretty much describes how we let ourselves gain weight and resist loosing it. It’s time that you act on it. So get moving and lay off the (Fig) Newtons.

TODAY: TAKE AN EXTENDED WALK.

More Numbers To Make Walking Count

A study of sedentary older adults found that after walking for 45 minutes three times per week for six months they performed substantially better on several cognitive tasks than those who did other forms of exercise like stretching or strengthening. The study published in Nature said that reserachers think that their improved cardiorespiratory fitness increased blood flow to the brain, which helped improve brain function. So walking can enhance your mind and make your diet matter.

TODAY: WALK