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.
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Are you trying to burn more calories without spending more time at the gym? If your answer is yes, then get yourself to the nearest set of stairs!
Walking up and down the stairs is great exercise and burns calories. You can burn about 300 calories for 30 minutes of walking the stairs depending on the intensity of your workout. But, beware, 30 minutes is a lot of time to
Weather too hot or cold to walk outside?
Try walking in water at the nearest indoor pool. Water aerobics is a great exercise for many people.
With all the walking I do outside I am always surprised with how tired I am after walking a few lengths of the pool. And I can definitely feel it in all of my muscles including my arms. But the best
This article was contributed by Callie Leaver, a personal trainer in Atlanta, Georgia. If you have a question for Callie either post a comment or send it through the contact us section of this web-site.
Did you know experts estimate 15% of our children in the US are overweight? Did you know another 15% are at risk of becoming overweight? Experts also estimate that 2/3 of these children will carry their weight issues with them
When you first start a walking program, one of the most liberating things to learn is that the average person burns approximately 100 calories per mile whether you amble, walk, run, jog or sprint a mile.
Now that is great news!!! If you are the tortoise OR the hare, you will burn approximately 100 calories for every mile walked. In our fast paced world, don’t worry about how long it takes you to make the
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