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Exercise tracking as a motivational tool
Study after study shows that people who wear pedometers increase their activity without other intervention. I’ll leave the ‘whys’ to them and just take it as a given that if you are given an easy way to track your walking … Continue reading
Why you should make SMART walking goals
Pretty much every ‘success’ coach will include some form of goal-setting training. And there’s a good reason – goals work. Humans respond to goals. Coaching yourself to success with your fitness target, therefore, will include goal setting. Here’s the free … Continue reading
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Physical fitness and aging
My boss was 10 years older than me and told me that he was fine until he turned 40. The way he told it, he woke up 40 and in pain. I lived the next 8 years with trepidation, worried … Continue reading
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Walking motivation: when your will well is dry
Everyone runs into a wall at some point. For me, running into that wall takes the form of sitting on the couch. Why is it that even though I always, 100% every single time, feel better after a walk, I … Continue reading
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Summer walking tips
Seems like just yesterday I was writing about walking during the shoulder season, when it can be cold or hot or raining or sunny from one minute to the next. But now summer is upon us in everything but name, … Continue reading
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Walking outdoors is better than not walking outdoors
I have a friend who is vivacious and fun with whom I did the ‘tourist’ route in a nearby city last summer. I was surprised when she and the other spoil-sports in our group claimed knee, back, feet and energy … Continue reading
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Staying Motivated to Exercise: Realistic Expectations
A large part of staying motivated is to have a realistic understanding of the benefits of walking for exercise. Or any exercise. It is incredibly de-motivating to take daily action and not be able to see or measure results. It … Continue reading
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Motivating yourself II: change your mind
It’s easy to take a pill. A lot of us do it frequently. We take a pill for a headache or backache, to maintain our mood, to control blood sugar, to supplement hormones we lack, or to prevent heart disease. … Continue reading
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Finding motivation when your barrel is empty
This week, I’m going to focus on motivation, because aside from physical ability (and most of us have the ability to walk), ongoing motivation is the thing standing between us and long-term results from our exercise. Motivation is a funny … Continue reading
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How to relieve a stiff neck…by walking it off
This is not medical advice, and if you’ve done something to your neck, you should probably see a doctor. But if, like me, you happened to sleep wrong and woke up with a ‘crick in your neck’ – the sort … Continue reading
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