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By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Jean Nidetch, the founder of Weight Watchers International, was once a housewife who weighed more than 200 pounds. She slimmed down to 142 pounds in 1962 and has never been heavy again. Now, at 86, she lives in a retirement community in Parkland, Fla., and has written her autobiography, The Jean Nidetch Story. She says she never dreamed that her weight-loss experience would lead to a successful international company that would help millions trim down. DIETER: Weight Watchers helps 53-year-old man lose 50 pounds RECIPE: Weight Watchers chicken and black...


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Three simple workouts that will take off major pounds. Pick the one that's perfect for you. Easy? Check. Cost-free? Check. Gets real results...that really last? Check, check. Well, what more could you want from a slim-down plan — except that it be flexible enough to fit into your busy schedule? Okay, this one does that, too. In fact, this plan is so easy and natural, it hardly feels like a weight-loss program. Of course, that's the beauty of walking: The simple act of placing one foot in front of the other — no gadgets, no gear, no trips to the gym — can totally transform your figure,...


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Zume? ZumeWalk? Never heard of it. Is it a real word? And what the hell does it mean anyway? OK. Let me tell you a little about how I came up with the word ZumeWalk. The word, Zume, is more about a feeling than it is about a literal word. It's the feeling you get when you complete a great walk or better yet a month of walks. You're "zooming". A good example is how you feel zooming in your car with the sun roof open or the top down on a beautiful sunny Friday. The music is blasting a favorite song and you're singing at the top of your lungs. And you don't care what the world thinks. That's...


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Your doctor is absolutely your best resource. See them before you start your walking journey. Tell them exactly what your doing and how you plan to do it. I know that they'll love the idea of you starting a program of walking. And that the best idea is to start slowly but most importantly get started right after your appointment. That very same day. Listen to everything your doctor has to say because they have seen it all. And they have years of incredible experience working with individuals designing fitness and nutritional programs that really work. I know that my doctor is awesome...


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Fed up and fat! Hello world. This is my first post and I mean ever. So please bear with me as I get going, tell my story and I promise to smooth out the rough edges along the way. Let me start by introducing myself, I'm Mike and I love to walk. Sounds goofy. Really -  walking is my primary form of aerobic exercise. I've been walking for over 13 years. The problem, I've walked 13,500 miles and now I need to catch a plane back home! A little help-anyone? Just kidding. LOL. Now the really big but"t" and I mean literally and figuratively. I stopped walking from 2005 to 2007 and gained...


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Step by Step Walking for Fitness Part Four of Four The Basics of Fitness Walking continued... Out and About Get off a stop or two early on the bus or subway, and walk the rest of the way. Park farther away at the shopping mall, and walk the extra distance. Walk around while waiting for a relative or friend's game to begin. Walk while waiting for the plane at the airport. See the sights in new cities by walking. At the beach, sit and watch the waves instead of lying flat. Better yet, get up and walk, run, or fly a kite. When golfing, walk instead of using...


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Step by Step Walking for Fitness Part Three of Four Need to start exercising? What could be easier than walking? Fitness walking reaps as many rewards as other physical activities, and you don't need special equipment or training. (continued) The Basics of Fitness Walking continued... Intensity: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning relaxed and 10 thoroughly exhausted, Stein advises starting a walk at level 2 or 3, working up to level 6 to 8, and then cooling down to a 2. "The recommendation is the same for everyone," he says, "because as you get more and more fit, you actually...


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Eugenie Jones | Fitness Guru And The Age-Old Questions Aging is a part of life but getting old is a matter of mind-over-matter, if you're working to live a fit life, then it don't matter. You've all seen me write this a hundred times, walking is the exercise is the rest of us and for the rest of life. If you commit to slowly working yourself back into shape, good health and find a form of exercise that you love, a life time will be easy because it becomes a part of who you are, what you do and keeping fit. Eugenie Jones writes for the Kitsap Sun that, "We've come accustomed to thinking "older...


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Everybody loves to travel and eat, well not everyone but just about everyone. Tis' the season and even if this year's travel looks like a local affair, we've got some great tips on how to eat everyday like you're being feed by a world famous chef, working at a five star finess resort.  So let's escape with Anja Schellekens and Erica Gragg, they open the door on tips to eating right, as if you were a quest at a five star fitness resort, in "Healthy Recipes From A Fitness Retreat" Food and Wine Magazine written by By Jen Murphy. For travelers passionate about both food and fitness, there’s...


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At 327 pounds, 46-year-old George met the woman of his dreams and was ready to change his life. One year later, Batch is more than 100 pounds thinner. He dumped the plump by walking on the treadmill. How amazing! George changed his life one step at a time by walking. "Walking to fitness: Weight-loss success story," by Armetta Landrum at the Myrtle Beach Sun News writes, this inspirational story about George and his quest to changes his life. "I couldn't walk outside," he said. "There were too many distractions. I'd start and then stop talk to people along the way. I wasn't getting anything...


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