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Sunday, July 16, 2006

Weight Loss...Ten Minutes at a Time

At some point in our life, just about all of us struggle with weight loss. It may be just a few pounds that we're carrying around, or the equivalent of another person. But it affects just about all of us in one way or another.

That's why when I find a tip that helps with this, I like to pass it on. A friend of mine recently told me that he was talking to his doctor and the doctor informed him that he needed to start exercising, to start walking, to get some of the weight off. My friend protested with the usual "Doc, I just don't have the time". With which he replied, "Do you have 10 mintues"? Of course this made his arguments for not having time to walk seem rather null and void.

What the doctor recommended was to start taking short 10 minute walks, 2-3 times a day instead of trying to squeeze in an hour walk sometime during the course of the day. Short walks will provide the benefit of getting the exercise, helping with weight loss, and if we approach walking with this mindset, we'll find it easy to get in AND STAY in the habit.

Walking.. Perfect Exercise