WELCOME TO YOUR NEW LIFESTYLE
7
GOOD
THINGS
TO
KNOW
10,000 Steps =
Approx. 5 miles
2,000 Steps =
Approx. 1 mile
1 mile =
Approx. 100
Calories
How Your Activity Monitor Relates to Your
New Lifestyle
Even though the fitness industry makes millions of
dollars a year selling gym memberships, expensive
machines, books, videos and exercise equipment,
structured exercise programs have proven to be only
marginally effective. They work for a minority of peo-
ple some of the time, but over the long haul, most
people lose their dedication because exercise becomes
something they
have
to do — not something fun
they look forward to doing.
The good news is that researchers are finding people
can achieve health benefits by exercising at a less
intense level than previously thought. In other words,
someone who is sedentary most of the day but who
jogs over the lunch hour may expend as much cumu-
lative energy as someone who is active periodically
throughout the entire day.
Two recent studies published in the
Journal of the
American Medical Association
have confirmed that
this lifestyle approach can be as effective as a tradi-
tional exercise program. Many doctors and researchers
have found that wearing an activity monitor is a great
way to track your daily activity — and inspire you to
move more on days you have been sedentary.
To achieve good health, strive to take 10,000 steps a
day (the equivalent of walking roughly five miles). A
person who walks 10,000 steps a day will burn
between 2,000 and 3,500 extra Calories per week,
which will result in achieving a vastly better health
profile and longer lifespan.
