Christmas Carnival of the Walkers

How to Deal with Gift Treats: So, your neighbor or coworker drops by a plate of cookies or a box of homemade fudge. What to do? Laura Moncur of Starling Fitness has How to Handle Neighbor Treats. I agree with her completely. You must accept them graciously, then make some good decisions about what to do with them that won't add to your waistline. I have easy access to a nursing home where the staff and residents are always happy to eat anything I put out in the break room.
The 12 Pounds of Christmas Fat Loss: Via Stephen Holt's 3-4-5 Fitness blog, here is Turbulence Training's 12 Pounds of Xmas (Fat Loss).
Keeping Your Feet Warm: The Happy Feet blog has solutions for the problem I had last weekend - my mesh walking shoes were a poor choice in cold, windy weather. Keeping your feet warm.
The Pedometer and Heart Rate Monitor of Tomorrow: It sounds like dream gadgets are around the corner. The PT100 biosensor chip on your wrist records steps and heart rate and will be able to transmit them wirelessly. No more pedometers on your waistband and heart monitor chest band or fussy finger heart rate sensors. Imagine - a watch or bracelet that will do it all for you!
What Good is Stretching?: via SportsGeezer, this LA Times article explores the current research on stretching that concludes it does little good to prevent injury or muscle soreness after exercise. But flexibility is a good thing of itself, and stretching, yoga, and Pilates can help you keep limber.
Video: John Wetmore brings his Perils for Pedestrians TV show to the web. Watch episode 110 online.
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