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Step Up Your Walk

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Living in a city with subways offers an advantage to walking.

On your way somewhere or just out for a walk, you can use your environment to step up your walk. When I walk around my neighborhood, i incorporate the subway stairs in my walk. If i am approaching a light and it is changing or changed and a set of subway stairs are available, I do not stop and wait for the light. Instead, I run down the stairs and up on the other side of the street. This keeps me in motion and adds to my walk.

- Submitted by MNOT2THICK 2/26/2011 in Exercise | 1 Comments

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Use the park bench

The next time you're out for a walk in the park make use of the park benches you pass. At the 1st bench do 5 step-ups for each leg...at the next one do 5 tricep dips, then try push-ups off a bench, then seated leg lifts... Just keep alternating. You'll get a full workout by the end of your walk

- Submitted by CROPER2 2/26/2011 | 0 Comments | View Secret

Step Up! During the Commercials

I always felt there was something inherently wrong about sitting on my butt while watching The Biggest Loser, so I got into the habit of doing step-ups during the commercials (I use my stairs, so can't watch the show while I step). Depending on the length & number of commercials, I can usually get 500 or more step-ups in during the course of a one-hour show, or 15-20 minutes of fitness minutes!

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If you don't have stairs, you can purchase a step-up block from a sporting-goods store or even Wal-Mart or Target. Then, you could step-up while you watch your show!

- Submitted by 1TRULYBLESSED 2/26/2011 | 4 Comments | View Secret

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I do step ups during my neighborhood walk and in the park, I use the benches to do a quick set of incline push ups.

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