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Get up and walk.
Take the stairs, ditch your car, wake up earlier, call a friend and get moving. Think about how you can fit extra steps into your day and how you can make walking enjoyable for you. Share your own experiences with others in the Comments section below!
Your Challenge: Track at least 20,000 walking steps each week.
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taken per day, on average, by Western Australians. A 2003 study compared the walking habits of American, Japanese, Australian and Swiss men and women. Americans came in last with an average of just 5,117 steps. – Medicine & Science in Sports and Medicine, 2010
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Walking Tips
- Walk to your co-worker's office instead of sending an email.
- Pace around the room while you're on the phone.
- If you take public transportation, get off one stop earlier.
- Set a coffee date with friends and walk as you sip.
- Walk up and down your stairs, or around the house, during commercial breaks.
- Offer to take your neighbor's dog out on a walk.
- Return the shopping cart to the front of the store.
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