Need a way to keep healthy? Walk the dog.

I was on the NaNo forum, and folks were all talking about their New Years goals and stuff, and so many of them were talking about ways to get healthy this year, and the first thing I thought of was walking my Cocker Spaniel, Buddy… that is such a work out!

Need a way to keep healthy? Walk the dog.

have you got a dog? (or a friend with a dog you can borrow for a hour each day?)

if so, get out and walk the dog… around the yard on day one… down the block on day 2… to the corner on day 3… a quarter mile on day 4… half mile on day 5…. so on and so forth… believe me, it may not seem like much at first, but after 3 or 4 weeks of this, you’ll be amazed at the results: you’ll lose weight and have stronger legs, and better postiur, and you’ll feel soooo much healthery than you could imagin.

Why walk a dog and not just go for a walk on your own instead? Dogs walk fast. Dogs walk brisk. Dogs take the lead. Dogs are ready to go. Dogs, even a small 20 lb dog, are strong enough to pull you to where they want to go and you have to be strong to lead the dog where you want to go instead…. it takes a lot of muscle to walk a dog, where as just walking on your own, you’ll be tempted to mosey along at a lazy pace.

We don’t have any sidewalks here, so we walk on the street, or the side of it, depending on the way we go. It’s only 20 min walk from our house to the beach, so that’s where we usualy go. If we go the other way though, it ends up being a hike rather than a walk cause that way heads out into the woods, and it’s all hilly, so that’s quite a work out too.

What’s your take on this? I’d love to hear what you have to say about this post. Leave a comment and share your views!

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