It’s Sunday. Relax and clear your head while burning calories and strengthening your body by taking a good long walk. A study I just read today also says that we should be doing different new things regularly to stimulate our brains. So take the weekend and go someplace completely new or where you haven’t visited in a long while and walk there. The exploration will benefit you in many ways.
TODAY: WALK SOMEPLACE NEW.
Researchers have found out that walking slow can actually burn slightly more calories than mid-speed walking. Evidently when they looked at the motion of your body they found that you are basically stopping and starting with each step and momentum isn’t helping you along. At the other end of the spectrum, at very high walking speeds you use more muscle groups with arm motion and with a long stride. That burns extra calories. Running has lots of up and down motion that may burn more calories lifting your weight up off the ground and moving forward. Of course the aerobic exercise of a quicker pace has many benefits as well.
The big thing is that all walking will benefit your diet. Just do it! (Hey that’s catchy.)
TODAY: TAKE A WALK
I know I’ve told you that you need aerobic exercise, but you may wonder what that really is. Well, aerobic exercise is when you do something at a faster rate than you normally do it. Like walking. Just strolling down the street is good for you. Doing it up and back and fast enough that your heart and lungs have to speed up to give you the needed oxygen and blood makes it aerobic.
The result of aerobic exercise is decreased cholesterol levels and blood pressure, more muscle tone and ultimately reduced body fat. It makes your whole body better, heart, lungs and even stronger bones. You’ll breathe easier and be much healthier.
TODAY: DO SOME AEROBIC EXERCISE.
I’ve told you about setting small goals. It starts you on your way to success and feeds your self esteem without feeding your belly. With the weekend here, take an hour today and go to the park. Any park will do, but maybe try one you haven’t been to in a long time… or ever. It will be good exercise and good for your brain as well. Explore, exercise and enjoy. It’s good for you in more ways than one.
TODAY: GO TO A PARK AND WALK.
Take today to plan a walking route for the weekend and each day in the coming week. Nothing elaborate. Just set a schedule of locations and write it down to check off each day. If you plan for it and anticipate doing it you will get more satisfaction and be more likely to carry through with it.
TODAY: PLAN YOUR WALK DESTINATIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK.
I’ve got one big reason for you to walk. If you don’t do it you will die sooner. Does that shock you? It has a different lasting effect if you are male or female, but both are positive. A study of over 72,000 nurses showed that women who walk three hours or more per week reduce their risk of a heart attack by 35%. For men the difference can be bigger. In one study of retired men, mortality rates of men who walk less than one mile a day was actually twice that (100% higher) of those who walk more than two miles a day.
Just be careful crossing the street.
TODAY DO THREE THINGS: 1) WALK A ROUTE THAT YOU THINK IS TWO MILES 2) DRIVE IT TO SEE HOW FAR IT REALLY WAS. 3) MEASURE OUT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TWO MILE ROUTES TO WALK.
March is ending, but you should be hitting your stride now. No more excuses about it being too cold out to go walking. It doesn’t take anything besides putting one foot in front of the other. Left, right, left. Left, right, left. Out the door and down the street. If you want, you don’t need an mp3 player to give yourself a beat. Hum a marching tune. “76 Trombones” comes to mind. Or try the famous song from Saturday Night Fever “Staying Alive”. It’s got the perfect pace for a nice workout. Of course you’ll need to put on your white suit like John Travolta.
TODAY: HIT THE BRICKS AND WALK.
Daily Nag, Exercise | Diet Nag | 
October 12, 2013 6:22 am | 
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