Blog: Tag / walking

We all have to do the stop and go sometimes. Burger joints and pizza parlors get a bad rap, but you can find healthy options anywhere-if you know how to navigate the menu. That's why Shape Magazine created the Grab-and-Go Guide. We've got the best (and worst) picks from a dozen popular restaurant chains, and we promise there's more than just salad to choose from! Simply click on your favorite place and you'll get a list of tasty, filling options that can easily fit into your diet. Plus, most selections are under 400 calories. McHealthy Eating Love going to McDonald's? Good news: You don't...


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Detour long-term problems related to stress by walking says Prevention via AOL Health. "Of course, when you're under pressure, whatever its source, going for a walk may be the last thing on your mind. You're not the only one who feels that way. When researchers tracked the exercise habits of 82 women for 8 weeks, they found that the women worked out less often during weeks that were filled with stressful events. At those times, exercise was "just one more thing to do."  We all feel stress and life can sweep over you in a flash so lace up those walking shoes and head for the door. How about...


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As I said last week in my post and product review, "Yakety, Yak Don't Buy the YakTrax - Yet"; I love REI. Here's what REI has to say about walking for fitness and gearing up. MikeZ - REI, rei, Re-ignite your passion for exercise"


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Walking has always been one of the best cardio workouts. Walking always great cardio - video link. MikeZ - "step by step"


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Maybe it's as easy as walking out the door and falling into good luck and fate? Where are my walking shoes? How to Get Lucky By Ben Sherwood "On this Saturday morning, however, her life was about to catapult in a new direction" "At the most unlikely time, in the least romantic place, Seifert met the man of her dreams. It was a random event that changed her life forever. A classic chance encounter. Or was it?" Do you believe in fate? Are you giving yourself a chance to receive this good luck? Let me hear your story. MikeZ - lucky by lucky self made breaks"


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I love these articles because they relate directly to my walking and why I walk other than exercises. My walking helps me each day by getting rid of the stress, thinking through problems and inspiring new ideas and concepts.  HOW THE RHYTHMIC PROCESS OF WALKING CAN ENHANCE CREATIVITY: There is a wisdom of the body that our minds tend to ignore. A wisdom that is vital for creativity. That may seem a strange statement for we think of our mind as being the source of creativity but the mind is many faceted. One of tools I use when I walk is my iPhone and an application called iTalk by Griffin...


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Please read this great story. Allison's Challenge  Allison grew up with an aerobics instructor for a mother and sports-star brothers. But pressure to be active led her to choose the couch-potato path -- why she put on weight.   by Sarah Robbins at Shape Magazine   Allison's Challenge  Allison grew up with an aerobics instructor for a mother and sports-star brothers. But pressure to be active led her to choose the couch-potato path -- why she put on weight. Her habits stuck, and when she got married at 24, she weighed 180 pounds.  My Turning Point  In the evenings, Allison...


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The "Biggest Loser" is about short term pain for short term gain. SHORT TERM is any program that focuses weight loss on a very short period of time, like an eighteen week TV program. My bet is 90-95% of the "Biggest Loser" participants will gain all the weight back plus additional pounds. My hope, is they don't, but statistics are not on their side. My contention, in order to lose weight you must do it the same way you gained it. Slowly over time. Most of us don't gain weight quickly, it's gained over years. Here's what Meghan Vivo says in an article titled, "Why Quick-Fix Weight Loss...


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"I could while away the hours, conferring with the flowers, consulting with the rain. If I only had a brain." I love that song and the movie. But there is a lesson buried in the song that relates to walking. Your brain needs exercise and boosting brain power may be steps away. Professor Arthur Kramer of the University of Illinois in Urbana is part of a revolution, CBS News contributing correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports. He's challenging a long-held belief in the world of neuroscience that the brain is hardwired, fixed, immutable. Professor Kramer says,  "We found in our study...


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"If you want to look and feel your best, it is time to get out and get your muscles moving. No matter your lifestyle, even if you say you are too busy to exercise, it is always possible to fit physical activity into your everyday lifestyle." says Sara at BeautyChatBlog. We all have an inner beast that must be tamed. And one of the best ways to project true inner and outer beauty is confidence. Confidence in the physical, mental and spiritual. Exercise is one of the best ways to project the positive, Sara at BeautyChatBlog points out that: "Since your body is finally working, exercise promotes...


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