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December 01, 2007
Tis the Season to Walk...More.
If you are walking less than 5000 steps per day, your lifestyle is considered “sedentary.” Those who spend most of their day seated--in a car, bus, train, at a desk or on a couch--will barely make it to 2000 or 3000 steps in a full day! If this is you, increase your steps by pacing while you’re on the phone, walking messages to co-workers instead of emailing or using a restroom that is further from your office.
Get a little bit more daily activity by taking stairs, walking to lunch, or parking in a distant lot when you arrive at work, and you will probably register between 5000 and 7499 steps, or the “low active” category. Adding just 10 minutes of these “activities of daily living,” or ADLs, or even a 10 minute walk, increases your total steps by about 1000!
Posted by Lisa at December 1, 2007 08:49 AM
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