[Hu]Man's Best Friend Helps You Lose Weight

Greetings!

A while ago I wrote a couple of articles suggesting that walking is one of the best exercises to help you lose weight.

Not everyone is keen on walking... unfortunately. It takes a bit of determination to do it, but once you've started and kept it going for a while, you'll enjoy it (it wheather and time allows it?).

In respect of making the time to do it, that's a time management issue. Of course, if you work 3 shifts, you won't be able to make it... and may be you should think of making money in better ways.

Anyhow... I spotted 3 articles recently about the benefits of owning a dog (provided you are a responsible dog owner). According to these articles, a recent clinical study showed that walking your dog can be better than dieting.

• Dog walking better than dieting
• Dieting made easier for pets and owners
  
• Dogwalking beats dieting, study says.

But before you rush to your nearest pet shop to buy your new doggie, you have to plan the amount of activity (walking) you are able and willing to do on a daily and weekly basis. Just having a dog will not make you lose weight. You've gotta walk regularly (otherwise there will be 2 fat beings: you and your dog!).

Now, having a dog may not be very practicable for you. That's the situation for my family and I. We just don't have the time to care for one. The nearest thing to having a dog for me is my in-law's dog: Harley. But I only get to see him on weekends. So, I can scratch that plan off.

If you are in the same predicament, then walking by yourself is the next best alternative to burn energy and lose weight.


Yours in Health,


Skinny Jeff



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