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By: K. Dilworth
Walking has many health benefits and it does not cost a thing to do it. For your health and motivation, be determined to fit walking into your schedule even if you can't find the time to do anything else. However, first make sure you have a full physical and get permission from your doctor to engage in this activity. Also, for safety reasons, especially if you are a female, find a safe neighborhood, or a populated park to walk in where there are plenty of other people around. You can also form a walking club with your neighbors, or friends to make it fun. Make it a goal to be accountable to each other to walk at least three times a week. It's great exercise for your heart, can reduce stress, as well as lower your blood pressure, and help you lose weight if you walk consistently. We have included some of our favorite health gadgets on our website which you may find useful in your fitness endeavors. Most of all, just get out and walk. It's fun and it's free!
Next week, I'll share with you specifically why I started walking!
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Great multi-purpose fitness tool,
I’ve owned a few cheaper brands from WalMart that seemed to malfunction after several months. So I did some research and decided upon the AE170LX, which I purchased in September 2009, because it is multipurpose, and seemed pretty sturdy.
After carefully reading the instructions, I measured my stride, which took about 20 minutes to get right. For about a week after, I tested and re-tested by counting steps and checking the device to ensure it was accurate, and for the most part, it was right on. The problem is, if you measure for a leisurely walk, then go out and power walk with larger steps, it’s not accurate, but changing your stride length is easy.
I love the steps, distance and calories burned function, which is really helpful in reaching a goal, or walking off the Butterfinger I just ate. And the built-in metal clip really stays onto your pants/shorts quite well. But alas, it doesn’t hold up in the washer, so I’m making purchase #2. The only reason I don’t give it 5 stars is because it’s a bit time consuming to calibrate, and I don’t think a lot of people have the patience to get it just right. Once it’s right, though, it’s smooth sailing.
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|Time to Get Off the Couch!,
Setting a goal of walking 10,000 steps a day could motivate you to become active enough to gain the health benefits of exercise. You count steps automatically with a pedometer. Regular exercise also helps keep lost weight from returning.
Thanks to the Internet, you can waste spend lots of time reviewing features of pedometers before you make a purchase.
Consumer Reports magazine in February, 2009, reviewed pedometers and their #1 Best Buy recommendation was the Omron HJ 112, which you can clip to your belt or waistband, or carry in your purse. Available for around $15-30 (U.S. dollars).
No. 2 was the Accusplit AE 170 XGL ($30-35). The Accusplit AE 170 may be just as good. The only difference I see is that you can enter specific goals into the XGL.
The Omron HIP (HJ 150, $20) is also very popular and, of those I mention here, probably the simplest one to use.
The guys at Obesity Panacea blog recommend the Omron HJ-303 ($35), which you can carry in your pocket instead of clipped to your waistband.
I ended up with the Accusplit Eagle AE 170 XLG. Seems to be very accurate thus far. On a typical day, I end up walking 3-4 miles and 7-8000 steps. Walking the halls of the hospital, chasing down patients. I’m not as sedentary as I thought. A couple of the nurses told me they walked 4-5 miles on a shift and I was skeptical. I’m a believer now.
You don’t have to be a marathoner or gym rat to gain most of the health benefits of exercise. Why not start a walking program today?
–Steve Parker, M.D., author of The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer and Conquer Diabetes and Prediabetes: The Low-Carb Mediterranean Diet
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|How do I feel about my pedometer?,
The Accusplit AE170XLG pedometer is very accurate. This is the third Accusplit pedometer that I have bought and I find it to be the best brand. It is more reliable than others I have bought and if you buy the leash to go with it, it won’t break when it falls off. Also the clip is metal and strong so it stays on your pants or belt better than most. The only time it is not accurate is if I wear a sweatshirt or something over top of it. This interfers with it. I think that would happen with any pedometer. It’s the best as far as I am concerned.
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