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A pedometer counts the steps you take. Counting your steps is a great way to stay active and increase activity in increments that are easy to work with. Many people choose a goal number of steps per day, such as 8,000, and work up to that number by gradual acceleration, a smaller number such as 500 steps per day. It is also a good way to see how much activity you currently get.
There are a wide variety of pedometers on the market, and some of them have a number of features for your information and convenience, such as an Omron pedometer. Some can convert the number of steps you take into calories burned or tell you how many steps per minute you have taken and the actual distance that breaks down to be. Others include a stopwatch feature, alarm, and can measure your heart rate. Some pedometers even play music!
Not until recently did I become aware of how important eating right and daily exercise was to maintaining good health even though my doctor had been warning me for several years.I was recently diagnosed with plugged arteries and high blood sugar and was told that if I didn`t change my eating habits, loose weight and exercise on a regular basis that I would probably have to start taking medication for high blood sugar as well as face possible heart surgery and this was after having 3 stints put in over the past 14 months, needless to say my doctors, my wife and daughter finally got my attention.
So I decided it was up to me to make those life style changes, nobody else was going to do it for me so with that in mind I began to walk every day at our local mall along with a lot of other people who apparently got the same message I did or learned early on how important diet and exercise was to maintain a healthy life style.
After 4 weeks of walking every day 8,000-11,000 steps per day and watching what I eat not only do I feel a whole lot better I have lost weight and my energy level has sky rocketed.
So I must admit those people in my life who were more concerned then I was about my health were absolutely right.
So its not to late to change your eating habits and exercising attitude and to regain that feel good feeling, for me it has become a habit I enjoy and look forward to every day. As one gentleman I ran into during my daily walks informed me that this country does not have a health care problem this country has a health problem, I could not agree more.
So get out there and walk, get yourself a pedometer to record your daily steps; walk your dog do something ; change your old habits and you to can feel much better and feel good about yourself, make it part of your daily life and your dog will enjoy it to.
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