Blog Archives / March 2009

This is going to be hard to believe but sometimes, even Zume gets tired of walking. He's always looking to add a little spice to his exercise cocktail. Spicing up any routine is important to exercise longevity and that tired old routine you've got going might need a tango. Yes tango, dancing can be very good exercise and can make you healthy, happy and thinner. Barrida (a sweep) your way over to Sam Whiting's article, "Well-heeled fitness - Let's tango," appearing in the San Francisco Chronicle and step-one-two, step-one-two-three to a spicier workout routine. Lela Carney, 60, is a Santa Cruz...


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Did I say, whike? I meant walk, no hike. Oh well, nothing cures, like a good long 'whike.' 'Whike' - walk and hike, half brothers but very different and the difference between the two is location, location, location. I'm please to introduce the Whike Brothers. Hiking is the outdoor, jean wearing, granola eating, nature filled, ruggedly handsome brother. While walking is the slick, suit wearing, latte sipping, let's do lunch, sub-urban, skyscraper surrounded other brother.  See, told you, it's all location. Hence, 'whiking' is actually the same thing just in different locations. Both...


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I'm walking six days a week and mostly weekdays after work, so I'm always looking for healthy food fast, no matter the meal. Dinner seems to be the most challenged, both for time and taste. I found "Kate is Losing It" through the effervescent, photo pro ExHotGirl and this wonder dinner time idea, "My Dinner in 9 Easy Steps, Just for TJ." To make your very own simple and delicious dinner you should: 1. Select two slices of bread (or bread substitute, in my case), a sandwich roll, or some other "eat a sandwich on me" implement. 2. Spread some guacamole on one slice of the bread (etc.) and a little...


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The Daily Telegraph reports that exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer death, for women who work out are three times less likely to die of breast cancer, according to a new study. One way to start an exercise program is to start by walking. Do you see your sneakers? Is the front door in sight? Put on those shoes and walk toward the door. See you out there. Walking. A new study by University of South Carolina researchers indicates aerobically fit women are three times less likely to die of the disease than those who seldom exercise. The latest addition to the growing evidence on the benefits...


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I don't think there is anything I can say which will add anything to this wonderful story from  "Weight Loss Success Stories." Thanks to Isadora for relaying these stories to the rest of the walking and exercise world. Walking Clubs for Fitness Motivation I know a woman, a friend of a friend, who has a gorgeous figure. She's slim and has a very healthy glow about her. She's no young pup in her twenties. She was born the same year as me. And the secret to her fit body and vibrant looks is a regular walking regiment. She started this a few years ago, when her two kids were still in elementary...


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Serena's story seems all to familiar in todays world, she struggled with weight issues most of her life. Soon after getting married she realized that the extra weight was changing her life and not for the better. Serena developed a sensible strategy to tackle losing the life long weight. Rather than tackling everything at once, Serena vowed to take baby steps and those first few steps were made, walking the weight off. When I started, I simply walked briskly on the treadmill for 45 minutes four days a week. Gradually I increased my speed and incorporated the elliptical into my routine for variety....


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I do my own kind of interval walking; I run up the hills, there are many methods to do intervals. Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., senior fitness executive at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, adjunct instructor of exercise science at Quincy College, and author of 22 books writes in The Patriot Ledger, "Try Interval Walking for Better Results." Try interval training for the most effective approach to increasing your walking speed. Interval training alternates periods of faster activity with periods of slower activity. For example, if you normally walk two miles in 40 minutes, you average a 20-minute per mile...


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Her name is Lacy and she walked off 40 pounds. Lacy's story, "I walked my way slim" appears in April 2009 issue of Shape magazine by Kristen Maxwell, is amazing and inspirational. Her story isn't unique, she was a chubby teen, had asthma and on her high school graduation she weighed 180 pounds. But this is where the story gets good, off she went to college and amazingly she didn't gain the freshman 15, she lost weight. How'd she do it? All that walking on campus, going from class to class, that's how! To see the full story, walk over to your local bookstore, grab a skinny latte and the April...


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  Click here to link to above video. There are cases that warrant a pill but of most of us should forget about a magic little pill and put on the walking shoes and keep them on for life. Nothing makes you feel better and builds long term weight control and self esteem, like exercise. It's all about exercise, folks. When you focus on weight loss, you're doomed to a life of weight loss failures. The other day, I heard a frightening stat, if you diet constantly and change diets constantly, you will actually gain more weight with each progressive change. Nobody wants this outcome and the answer...


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Her life is gone in the blink of an eye and what's left behind is a hole in the heart of loved ones. It is called talk and die syndrome, Natasha Richardson died yesterday from a tragic ski accident and she leaves behind a loving family. Here's what happened if you haven't heard from News Day's, Ridgely Ochs article "Doctor: Natasha Richardson likely had 'talk and die' syndrome." Natasha Richardson died of blunt impact to the head, the New York City medical examiner's office said Thursday, as questions were raised about the medical response at a ski resort in Quebec. Richardson was seemingly...


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