Category Archives: Goal Setting and Planning

Walking Large

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chubby-guy-jogsWalking IS for the faint of heart. The couch potatoes. The elderly. The slow-pokes. The sedentary. The wee ones. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), 80% of American adults do not get enough physical activity.  To help get America healthy, the ASMBS is sponsoring a United We Step – National Pedometer Challenge on November 2, 2015. They also sponsor a national walkathon called the Walk from Obesity with events all over the country. Join this vibrant community and find out what’s available for you.

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The Benefits of a Lunch Hour Walk

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So, it’s time for lunch and you have a decision to make. A self-deemed “indispensable” you can swill coffee and greasy fast-food while slaving through the hour OR a “connected” you can walk with a friend, eat a healthy lunch and come roaring back!

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Decide for the latter says this New York Times piece citing a study in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport.

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Walking (Thoreau)

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In this Atlantic reprint of philosopher/author Henry David Thoreau’s essay titled “Walking,” the author muses upon the joy of sauntering while lamenting a sedentary world disconnected from nature. Extolling the art of the saunter, he notes;

No wealth can buy the requisite leisure, freedom, and independence which are the capital in this profession. It comes only by the grace of God. It requires a direct dispensation from Heaven to become a walker. – Thoreau

Thoreau waxes eloquent but his passion may not be for the faint of heart. Read his essay and contemplate it the next time you head for the woods. It may change your life!