Every Step Counts

This weekend I attended the Obesity Society's conference in San Diego and displayed a poster with an abstract from my study as a masters student.  It was my first time doing anything like this and it was a fun experience.  I was also able to attend a few of the lectures that were presented by the big shots.  They presented a lot of data on exercise and physical activity and its effects on different things.  It was interesting to look at the details of the findings, however, many of the presenters share my simple philosophy.

Doing something is better than doing nothing.

Here is one way you can do this.
 
Wear a pedometer.

A pedometer is a little device you wear on your hip that tracks the number of steps you take in a day.  Most health professionals recommend accumulating at least 10,000 steps throughout the day.  Many people like to wear pedometers because it is like a game you can play with yourself.  It encourages you to think of ways you can increase your steps to reach 10,000.      

Try it out.  You can get a decent one for about $20 like this one.