Marathon You Can Do It

I read a report that said a third of Amricans are Obese while another third are overweight. It is clear to all that alot of Americans have issues with weight management.

One way to keep off excess weight is daily exercise. But, How much should one exercise to avoid tipping the scales.

Daily Exercise Hours & Minutes to Maintain Weight

I found this list from respected institutions, they all differ but they are a good guide.

• American College of Sports Medicine: Moderate activity 150 to 250 minutes a week to prevent weight gain.
• Institute of Medicine: 60 minutes a day to prevent becoming overweight.
• Department of Health and Human Services: At least 150 minutes a week for health benefits.
• American Heart Assn.: At least 30 minutes a day, five days a week, of moderate activity or 20 minutes a day, three days a week, of vigorous activity to maintain health.
• Brigham and Women’s Hospital study: 60 minutes a day for normal-weight women to maintain weight.

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Daily Walking is good for your health. Some of the benefits of walking are, helps you stay lean, cut excess weight & add joy to your life.

Because walking is done out doors it is important to observe simple safety rules.

RULE NO ONE : DON´ T TEXT WHILE WALKING

This rule hit home when I heard on CNN that a Teenager fell into a man hole while texting.

“A teenager was walking along the streets in Staten Island recently suffered an embarrassing mistake when she walked into an open sewer while sending text messages on her cell phone. Alexa Longueira, 15, suffered deep cuts and bruises after she fell through a manhole that was uncovered and reportedly left unattended.” OOPS!

“It was just really gross and it was shocking and scary,” Longueira said about the incident.

This teenager learnt the hard way that walking and texting can be dangerous.

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