Count Steps, Lose Weight
Continued from The Best Weight Loss Program.
Roadblock 4 I fear I’ll only burn calories if I work out like a fiend.
Success Strategy Strap on a pedometer, start counting steps, lose weight.
Your gym workout is important. But just as critical are the fitness opportunities life throws your way, like not being able to find a parking space anywhere near your building or cleaning up the trash your dog regarded as an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Your new goal: Walk 10,000 steps – about 5 miles – a day. It may sound like a lot, but most of us rack up at least 4,000 steps a day just walking the dog and strolling through the supermarket.
Clipping a pedometer to your belt or waistband in the morning is a nice reminder that everyday activity is an important part of losing weight or staying fit and healthy – or of maintaining your new, lower weight. It’s fun and encouraging to look down and see how many steps you’ve taken.
The Science Behind The Strategy The nation’s most successful losers – 3,000 people who’ve lost 30 pounds and kept it off for at least a year, qualifying them for the National Weight Control Registry – burn 400 calories a day through ordinary activity, the equivalent of walking about 10,000 steps a day.
That alone can help you lose a pound a week.
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