Walk It Off

I found this short article hanging on my mother-in-law's frig. I had to borrow it from her to post it for you to read:

Walk It Off
By Leslie Sansone

If you haven’t been on a regular walking program, by all means, start immediately. Everyone knows how to walk, and the health benefits are astounding. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, walking just 30 minutes a day, three times a week, reduces the risk of death from all natural causes by 55 percent. Walking also keeps you in the midrange of aerobic activity, where fat oxidation is most efficient. And, best of all, walking is something you can continue your entire life.

Although I’m always up for a brisk walk in fresh air, I have found that people will exercise more consistently if they have another option, such as a convenient indoor walk. An indoor walking program allows you to work a broader range of muscles than simple forward walking, turning an indoor walk into a multi-muscle, higher-calorie burn than a stroll around the block.

My bottom line on fitness is and always has been that human beings were meant to move. It’s no secret that the more we move the better we feel. My philosophy is: Exercise for the love of life and the love of good health. Looking good in a swimsuit or a pair of jeans is simply a bonus.

Whatever your beliefs are, you have been given an amazing gift—the chance to live a life on this planet. It would be a shame to waste it sitting on the couch.

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