One mile equals approx 2,000 to 2,500 pedometer steps.  

Therefore 10,000 steps is between 4 to 5 miles distance.  If you walk reasonably fast, 10,000 steps is about 1 hour of activity.  If you walk slowly, 10,000 pedometer steps will take you 2 hours.   Therefore, it will be easier to achieve your goal if you increase your pace.

An added benefit to a 10,000 step goal is that you will burn approximately 100 calories

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Working from home, TV news is my background noise.  Most of the time I pay no attention to what is being said – it is all blah, blah, blah.  But every now and then some news catches my undivided attention.  The other day that happened.  

The news was all politics and bad weather and then suddenly the newscaster announced “people now have 50% more fat cells in their butt than they had in the

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When my husband started joking that he could play Santa without any padding, we realized that we needed to change our ways.  Cold weather has set in and it is hard to go outside.  Indoor exercise isn’t as exhilarating so here was our gameplan.

We set a goal of walking &

If you are a fan of Leslie Sansone and own her Walk Away the Pounds Express Workouts, surprisingly the answer may be “No, do NOT buy this DVD collection.”

You might be asking why since Leslie Sansone is the top walking fitness guru in the world and people get excellent results with her DVDs. Actually this collection is the perfect choice for people just starting out with Leslie Sansone.

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My sister-in-law lost 15 lbs over several months just by wearing a Debbie Rocker Weighted Walk Vest . She wears it when walking as well as when she is doing chores around her home. The added weight adds a level of difficulty to ordinary exercise.

Lifting a 8 pound weighted vest is eye opening. Just that little amount of weight feels heavy and yet many Americans carry around more then that amount of extra weight.

The benefit of a weighted

Several years before I turned 50, I decided I needed to lose weight. Actually I decided I needed to lose weight long before that, but facing 50 provided me with the motivation I needed.

My weight had been creeping up both as a result of age and a minor injury I incurred that restricted my mobility. I tore a tendon in my calf playing tennis and could not flex my foot for about two months.