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Do You Exercise Enough? An effective weight loss ad fitness program is based on one single accept, consistency. Not just momentary consistency but a long term commitment to an exercise program, that you can actually stick with for life, like walking. This article appearing at BBC News - Health, "Majority - Do Not Exercise Enough," says nearly two thirds of adults risk their health through insufficient exercise, a survey shows. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy polled 2,084 adults, and found 63% admitted to not taking enough exercise. Lack of exercise and unhealthy living has been...


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Deb Arthur is exactly right, "Losing Weight is a Gradual Process," the article appears in the "Wicked Local" by The Winchester Star. My goal is simple, walk 6000 miles in 5 years and see what happens. I know what the results will be, weight loss and fitness, and enjoying the process of getting into shape, because it's simple - I enjoy to walk, relieve stress, think and listen to music. "The Wicked Local" fitness writer, Deb Arthur's article has the right perspective, one you don't hear very often in todays, get slim fast world, the usual results are failure and the weight returns quickly...


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Walking for Weight Loss by WholeLiving.com a Martha Stewart and Body+Soul.com. I've been walking for 14-15 years, with a 2-3 year period of no walking, and have been walking again for the last 1.5 years, covering 2200 miles and losing 20-25 pounds. There are no secrets just get started and keep walking regularly each week, month and year. Take a look at this write in Whole Living. You already have all the complex, high-tech machinery you need to get into shape: your two legs. Walking works the major muscle groups of the body, raises your heart rate, burns calories, and lowers your blood...


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Nothing beats walking to lose weight because if you commit to walking, the weight will come and stay off. Especially if you have a four legged friend and they need that exercise just as much as you do. Need to lose weight? Walk the dog Canines can be ideal exercise partners BY MARYANN MOTT Forget about joining a gym. If you want to get into shape, all you need is a four-legged pal. Dr. Robert Kushner, a human obesity expert and professor of medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, said that dogs make great workout partners in winning the battle of the bulge. "They...


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