Walking with Mellow, talking with Denny

I was out with my dog, Mellow, a few minutes ago and my neighbor, Denny, and I started talking. I urged him as I urge all of you to walk more in 2008 and beyond. He related that he had just committed to a gym and it occurred to him that we all need to walk more. I agree.

I encourage you to walk 40 minutes more each day than you are currently walking. If you believe you can't walk that much, what about 30 minutes? Stretch yourself. I absolutely do not believe that you can't find 20 or 30 or 40 minutes to walk. If you have to, you can do it 10 minutes three or four times a day until you figure out how to schedule in the time to walk. Do it now. Get up and walk outside, or if you must, walk inside. Walk!

You can record how much you walk by visiting Lime.com and registering with them. Visit my walking log by clicking on the title of this post. You'll probably want a pedometer. I bought one last summer and I'm sure you can find one between five and 20 dollars. Mine records my steps and I went out to Palomar college to find out how big my steps are. Actually, I found out that 575 of my steps equals one quarter mile so 2300 is one mile. You can do it. Go!

I can walk & You can walk

I feel better already. I decided to get moving in 2008 and from January 1-5 I've done over 12 miles total. I've been wearing a pedometer since last summer. If you've never worn a pedometer, you can get used to it. It's second nature to me now. I remember to put it on my belt 90% of the time or more.

I'm using Lime.com to record my progress on my Lime profile. I recommend recording your progress every day, which I started doing in 2008. If you look at previous entries, you'll see that I devolved into recording my progress for several days at a time. I find daily records help inspire me. You can click on the title of today's post to see my progress. Incidentally, Lime is adding all our miles together to show how much we can accomplish by pooling our efforts. I hope you'll join us today.