20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace, concentrating on your walking form.
Start with checking your posture.
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Stretching 5 minutes.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.
Use your arms.
Think of rolling through each step, striking with the heel, pushing off with the toe.
Think of not overstriding. Use a long push off in back of your body, planting your forward foot closer to your body.
End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.
Walking Form - Practice
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Check your posture - stand tall, eyes forward looking 10 feet ahead of you.
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Bend your arms and use arm swing from the shoulder.
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With each step, your heel strikes first and your foot rolls through from heel to toe with a push off from the toe.
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Your stride is longer in back of your body than in front of your body.
The Talk Show
You get a call from Oprah to appear on her show to talk about the inspiring thing you have done. What is it? What thing - small or big - have you done in the past year that has helped others or could be an example to others? It can be as big as walking a marathon or as small as giving your old clothes to charity. Each of us has a hero inside.
Sensual Eating
Taste is the beginning, but satisfaction with your food depends on your other senses too - seeing a lovely plate of food, smelling the aromas of cooking, hearing the crunch, feeling the textures.
When you start a reduced calorie diet or a low fat diet, make an effort to make your meals attractive so you will feel more satisfied. Don't eat out of containers, put the food onto the plate and dine rather than just eat. Buy a lovely plate. Use a nice placemat and setting. Put flowers or candles on the table. Drink your water out of a crystal goblet. Don't just eat - dine!
Entertaining
Recipe of the day:
Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
These delicious stuffed mushrooms are great as appetizers or as a side dish -great for parties, too. They are as simple to make as can be and have per mushroom, approximately 33 calories, 2 grams protein, 3 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams fat, 2 grams fiber.
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