Health and fitness
researchers are finding that people can achieve health benefits by exercising
at a less intense level than previously thought. In other words, who is
sedentary most of the day but who jogs over the lunch hour may expend
as much cumulative energy as someone who is active the entire day.
Two recent studies published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association have confirmed that this lifestyle approach can be as
effective as a traditional exercise program. Many doctors and researchers
have found that wearing a pedometer is a great way to track your daily
activity and inspire you to move more on days you have been sedentary.
To achieve good health, strive to take 10,000 steps a day (the equivalent
of walking roughly five miles). A person who walks 10,000 steps a day
will burn between 2,000 and 3,500 extra Calories per week, which will
result in achieving a vastly better health profile and longer lifespan.
If your goal is to lose weight, start slow and gradually work yourself
up to walking 12,000 to 15,000 steps a day. Walking is a great way to
lose weight—and keep it off.
Whether your goal is to achieve good health or to lose weight, put your
pedometer on when you dress in the morning, and don't take it off until
bedtime (unless, of course, you take a shower somewhere in between). Every
step you take throughout your day counts!
Here are some creative
of ways you can work in more steps during your day!
