
Aww did you shrug when I said change your dietary habits? This is where I lose most people!
Let’s face it, people just don’t want to change the way they look at food, even though that simple act produces the BIGGEST improvement in our health. The problem is we don’t want to cut back or sacrifice our sugar addiction, morning Frappucino, daily sodas, and fried foods- NOT even for a healthier, fit body. The truth is you cannot exercise your way out of it. No matter how many hours a day you plug away on that cardio machine, you cannot make up for bad nutrition.
Let me stop you before you start arguing your case about your best friend Jenny, who can eat whatever she wants and still wears a size 0. That’s a whole different article and we are discussing the average John and Jane here with average genetics, “you simply cannot out work a poor diet”.
The second change has to come with getting up off our tush more and moving more. We were designed to move our bodies NOT sit all day long. We are hunters and gathers by nature, we didn’t sit in our office plugging away at a computer screen 40 hours a week. We moved and added in short bursts of sprinting towards prey or away from predators, and we walked the rest of the time. Walking has many benefits; don’t dismiss it because it isn’t included in the newest P90X video. Walking burns calories, increases cardiovascular efficiency, easier on the joints, convenient, no fancy equipment is needed, relaxing, and a great stress reliever.

Everyone can do it, simply get up 30 minutes earlier in the morning and take a morning stroll, walk at lunch around the office building, park further from the store and walk, walk to run some errands, go for a hike, walk to the store, start a walking club, take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk to the mailbox or to your neighbor’s house. This is the easiest thing to add into your day and you can do it anywhere.
No excuses! Start making healthier eating choices and walking more. Start a new tradition and take a walk as a family after dinner instead of eating a dessert. Everyday is a choice, make the right choice today for a better disease free tomorrow.