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The Drive to Walk for Weight Loss

February 4, 2013

in Weight Loss Tips
February 04, 2013
Tagged With: Weight Loss Exercise
 

As you cut calories during your medical weight loss program in East Brunswick, think of all the ways you can add steps to your day.

How many miles do you drive during the course of a day? Between your round-trip commute, your evening errands and the back and forth trips to your child’s school, you may be surprised to realize the number of miles you traverse each day.

Now, how many miles are you walking in a day? Before you begin to think how East Brunswick isn’t pedestrian friendly enough for you to give up your car, or that your office is too far away to switch to a walking commute instead of a drive, think about all the other times during the day that you choose to drive instead of walk.

Most Americans live within a mile or two of the grocery store they visit most. Schools, workplaces and other destinations are often also close by, but most of us will hop in the car and drive, even if it will only take two minutes to get there. We go to the store and park at one end of the parking lot, and instead of walking to the other end to visit the next store we head back to the car and drive the few hundred yards to the next spot on the to-do list.

During the course of your weight loss program in East Brunswick you can increase the amount of exercise you get every day simply by making an effort to drive less and walk more. And as an added benefit you can even save yourself a few bucks on gas!

Researchers at the University of Illinois recently correlated the amount of time people spend in their cars daily with their BMI. They found that those who drive the most are at an increased risk of being obese. There are a number of factors that can explain this. Time spent in the car is sedentary time. The longer you are required to stay in the car the less time you have to be up and active.

When it comes to a long commute there isn’t necessarily much you can do about cutting your driving time, but think about all the other times you get behind the wheel. As you are trying to lose weight, do your best to walk out to eat, to the store and to run simple errands instead of driving. If the walk to the store is a bit too long, try biking it instead. Any mode of transportation that requires you to be physically active is better than driving. Incorporating more activities like these into your day can help you to naturally burn more calories during your medical weight loss program.

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