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4-Week Walk: Day 19

4-Week Walk: Day 19

So, here’s what the Prevention.com site says about today’s walking program: Welcome back! You should be rejuvenated after yesterday’s rest day. Huh? Well, I knew that something wasn’t quite right — and didn’t I say so? It’s been feeling as if the different kinds of walks might not be in quite the order that was [...]

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Rock the Housework, Lose the Rolls

Rock the Housework, Lose the Rolls

Dance while you clean! Listening to music makes an exercise program go better, so why not bop your way through the housework chores, too? Yes, we’ve harped on this before — the power of blasting Benatar (or whoever) to make cleaning fun and trim down those little rolls of fat around the belly and butt [...]

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4-Week Walk: Day 18

4-Week Walk: Day 18

Well into the 3rd week of our 4-Week Walk for Weight Loss, I realize I’ve learned a few things. Music Rocks the Walk It seems that you’re likely to do significantly better with a fitness program if you listen to music while exercising. There’s actually a scientific study to back this up. For some reason, [...]

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4-Week Walk: Day 17

4-Week Walk: Day 17

My older sister is very athletic. That is something of an understatement, actually. She’s the one who does marathons and triathlons. The one who swims across the lake while the rest of us drift about in kayaks and admire her ambition. The one who bicycles to the gym every morning for an hour of weight-training [...]

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4-Week Walk: Day 16

4-Week Walk: Day 16

Just 30 minutes of walking today, including the warm-up and cool-down bits — and I see that the same walk is on my Prevention.com walking for weight loss calendar for tomorrow as well… and then again later in the week. This is strange. Wouldn’t you think, here in the third week of the program, that [...]

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