Cut from
http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/28/easy.exercise.ap/index.html
:
>A new study suggests that moderately paced, sustained activities promote
weight
>loss more effectively than brief, high-intensity health club workouts
based on the
>"no pain, no gain" mantra.
>
>Walking, bicycling, even climbing stairs during TV commercials can
contribute to weight
>loss if performed consistently, the researchers said. The activities can
be as simple as
>parking at the far end of the mall and walking the long route to the
store.
Ha Ha! Now we have a "legitimate" reason based upon scientific study to
tell our wives/girlfriends, etc., that we're parking so far away so we can
be in better shape - has nothing to do with our cars! ;-)
Jay
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