I have a small post-it sticking to the bottom left hand corner of the second computer screen in my study.
Just as a reminder any time I feel like a snack.
You see little snacks like an aero biscuit, small fudge bar, breakaway etc. are all around 100 calories and if I succumb to one of these then it would take me 2,000 steps to burn it off.
This little Post-it reminds me of how many steps it will take to burn off 100 calories.
Even little tubs of ice-cream and mousses from Weight Watchers are around the same amount of calories so again I would need to walk 2,000 steps to burn those off.
This little Post-it keeps me motivated.
I like to read & at the same time walk around my kitchen which I'm very thankful is long enough to do this and not be going round in circles and getting dizzy
(which can happen to me easily and then set off my vertigo).
So one day I thought I should just work out how long it takes to walk 2,000 steps to burn off my 100 calories.
This is what I found
100 steps takes 1 min
so
200 steps would take 2 mins
so
2000 steps would take 2 x 10 = 20 mins
provided I don't get interrupted or get tired of walking or come to the end of a chapter (when I often think I should now go do some housework - this doesn't actually make me stop too often) .
So just think 20 mins of walking to get rid of those calories you ate in that little snack.
Of course you could do it in 15 mins if you walk very briskly but I don't want to do that while I'm reading.
I am always hearing/seeing/reading that we should walk 10,000 steps per day just to keep at our present weight.
So for me
That would be 20 x 5 = 100 mins of walking every day
I'm trying to do 12,000 steps a day plus some exercise because I want to continue to gradually lose weight.
So every day I would need to spend 20 x 6 = 120 mins walking
That is 2 whole hours taken up walking every day
The Big Question then is - Is it Worth it?
You see I use this time each day to read my bible and other Christian novels and uplifting books.
SO
I say YES!
And a very cheap form of exercise too!
Would you say YES?
Maybe you would like to start walking too? and reading?
Or maybe you have a very important post-it too?
Or maybe you have a very important post-it too?