How can you be sure to get enough exercise into your busy day? Dr. Wayne Andersen recommends wearing a pedometer. From the March 2011 issue of Experience Life Magazine:
"As we get older, we typically take fewer steps per day," says Wayne Andersen, MD, medical director of Take Shape For Life, a nationwide health and lifestyle coaching program based in Owings Mills, Maryland. "By age 60, most people are down to about 4,500 steps. Your goal should be to maintain 10,000."
The best way to do this is to get a pedometer at your local sporting gooods store, or download an app that converts your cell phone to a pedometer. Those wearing pedometers tend to walk more because they're more conscious of their steps.
Looking for extra credit? "Climbing a flight of stairs is the equivalent of walking 100 steps," says Andersen.
Read the entire article here:
25 Ways to Make Time for Fitness
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