Everyday Systems: nosdiet: message 805 of 3212

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On 5/13/2004 at 1:50 PM Reinhard Engels wrote:

>By contrast, even Americans who are dedicated walkers
>have trouble exceeding 10,000 steps a day. The average
>American manages a mere 2,000 to 5,000. The United
>States has an obesity rate of over 30%.

wow, 2,000 - 5,000 is me walking the dog every day, and i consider that 
ver=
y sedentary.

>I think I'm going to invest in a pedometer, just to
>see how this urban ranger is currently doing...

i should do the same, and take my 2-hour parkwalks and photography meanders=
more often.
or do my marathon shopping trips more often as well ;) carrying lots of 
ba=
gs is exercise, right?

>Oh, and for those who are concerned, "use of the
>pedometers and scales did not violate Amish traditions
>because they were borrowed." (Harvard article)

okay, now THAT is too funny.

~risa