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currently I am a stay at home Mom. You would think I could get enough
exercise chasing after my 7,5,3,and 1 year olds, but no. As someone
once put it, "it may be work but it sure aint exercise. Maybe I will
just call some friends and see if they want to walk to the park nearby
with my kids and theirs. who knows maybe I could make it fun,picnic
and all. thanx for the advice. Your friend in health, Melanie
--- In , Reinhard Engels
<beautiful_idiot@y...> wrote:
> Hi Melanie,
> 
> I think the critical thing, as with no s, is not to
> fixate on one off excuses to do the right thing (these
> are great as a supplement), but to build a regular,
> daily habit. You don't want to have to think "where
> and when should I walk today?" every day. It should be
> routine. Your feet should know. Can you walk to and
> from work? That's ideal. Maybe do less once a month
> mega-shopping and walk to the store to buy at least
> some of your dinner fresh every day (you may also find
> this helps a lot with planning sensible meals). If
> there is no one errand you could arrange to have to do
> every day, then at least be sure to start moving at a
> certain time. You'll think better in motion; a
> destination will occur to you.
> 
> The nice thing about walking is that because it's so
> pleasant, you don't need as much willpower as with,
> say, jogging, to get started each day. But it still
> requires some. You need to take it seriously. Make it
> non-optional, a top priority. As with diet, the hard
> part is at the beginning. Once it's a habit, your feet
> carry not just your body along, but your will.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Reinhard
> 
> --- purpleldy1 <purpleldy1@y...> wrote:
> > Since this group has been so quiet I will assume you
> > have all been too
> > busy exploring the great out doors in the lovely
> > summer weather. I
> > should be thoroughly flogged, aside from walking to
> > church and walking
> > to the store when I ran out of laundry soap last
> > week I have not
> > walked with a purpose Since school let out. I am so
> > bad. Any tips on
> > avoiding the oops, I missed my walk again syndrome. 
> > Your friend in
> > health Melanie
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 

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