On Monday, I clocked more than 13,000 steps on the Fitbit. A new Personal Record. The goal is 10,000 steps a day. The Fitbit is a good motivating tool for people like me, who are short on self-motivation.
Lots of exercise was a frequent recommendation by the folks responding to my post about depression. So success at walking, for at least one day, is my first, humble effort to write “good news.”
Stand by for more good news.
I’ve been hearing the latest health edict for quite a while.
“Sitting is the new smoking!”
The human body was made to move, not sit. Get up and walk. Just do it.
OK, I sprang for a book. “This Is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets to Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want,” by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. It’s 358 pages hardback, including index and a forward by Dr. Oz. Yep, that Dr. Oz. Continue reading
“Above all do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday I walk myself into a state of well being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. … if one keeps on walking everything will be all right.”— Soren Kierkegaard
Living Simply And Still On The Grid 