Re: Re: Lifestyle differences revisited

[Guest guest]

Well, I decided yesterday to tackle the " office inertia " in little ways. Like

making sure I was drinking enough water, so I'd have to get up and take a walk

down the hall every so often. Or when I noticed I had been sitting for a while,

I'd stay at my desk--but make a point of fidgeting or moving. Not desk exercises

(which you can find online)--just small movements that were more than I was

doing before.

" When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stone-cutter hammering away

at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in

it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it would split in two, and I know it

was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before together. "

- A. Riis, journalist and social reformer (1849-1914)

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To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Tue, April 19, 2011 10:11:35 PM

Subject: Re: Lifestyle differences revisited

>

> Hi Eldred,

>

> I saw this article and thought of your recent post about weight loss on a

> vacation with lots of walking:

>

> Is Sitting a Lethal Activity?

>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17sitting-t.html?_r=1 & scp=1 & sq=s\

itting & st=cse

>e

>

>

> Even though I agree with the comments that the loss you saw was over too small

>a

>

> time scale to be a real loss of fat, this article points out the importance of

> finding ways to incorporate movement into our lives when we have desk jobs

(and

>

> long commutes....)

>

I had heard of that(or a similar) study - thanks for posting! I work on

computers all day, then pretty much do the same thing at home. I have a better

chance of being active when the weather finally warms up in Michigan. I want to

start playing tennis again, and I need to get on my bike to train for my charity

ride. I just have to break the inertia, though.

Eldred

[Guest guest]

Love the quote and love you too!

All this talk has reminded me of a practice I learned at Hilton Head

Health Institute years ago. After each meal they made us take a

leisurely walk for 20 minutes. They called it a Thermal Walk because

they believe that it helps rev up your metabolism to move after a

meal. I have tried to incorporate this philosophy as much as possible

because I truly do feel better if I move after a meal. I live in the

NYC area so if I eat out, it's a given I will walk. However, in the

winter I rarely go out. I also live on the 34th floor so unless I

want to walk the hallways I am stuck. I love to dance so whenever

possible I just put on some music and move however long I have time

and energy. The point is to just do something after every meal so

that you can start movin and shakin as much as possible in your day!

Here's to all the movers and shakers in us!

Love,

> Well, I decided yesterday to tackle the " office inertia " in little

> ways. Like

> making sure I was drinking enough water, so I'd have to get up and

> take a walk

> down the hall every so often. Or when I noticed I had been sitting

> for a while,

> I'd stay at my desk--but make a point of fidgeting or moving. Not

> desk exercises

> (which you can find online)--just small movements that were more

> than I was

> doing before.

>

>

>

> " When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stone-cutter

> hammering away

> at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack

> showing in

> it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it would split in two, and I

> know it

> was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before together. "

> - A. Riis, journalist and social reformer (1849-1914)

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: insideoutweightloss

> Sent: Tue, April 19, 2011 10:11:35 PM

> Subject: Re: Lifestyle differences revisited

>

>

> >

> > Hi Eldred,

> >

> > I saw this article and thought of your recent post about weight

> loss on a

> > vacation with lots of walking:

> >

> > Is Sitting a Lethal Activity?

>

>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17sitting-t.html?_r=1 & scp=1 & sq=s\

itting & st=cse

> >e

> >

> >

> > Even though I agree with the comments that the loss you saw was

> over too small

> >a

> >

> > time scale to be a real loss of fat, this article points out the

> importance of

>

> > finding ways to incorporate movement into our lives when we have

> desk jobs (and

> >

> > long commutes....)

> >

>

> I had heard of that(or a similar) study - thanks for posting! I work

> on

> computers all day, then pretty much do the same thing at home. I

> have a better

> chance of being active when the weather finally warms up in

> Michigan. I want to

> start playing tennis again, and I need to get on my bike to train

> for my charity

> ride. I just have to break the inertia, though.

>

> Eldred

>

>