Think about investing in a pedometer

A pedometer is a little device that while worn, counts the steps you take and can display the distance in miles or kilometers. Many of you have probably heard of a pedometer but have never thought of investing in one. Here are some reasons why to:

If you're interested in loosing weight the first thing you need to do is stop taking the easy way out. This means no elevators, no buses, and in some circumstances no cars. This will increase the calories you burn by simply not sitting around and taking literally the extra mile. The pedometer can be used to help figure out how many miles you normally walk in a day. Knowing this will help you set a goal on how many miles you can try to walk in a day and eliminating certain transportation that decrease your distance. Also, you can talk some your friends into buying pedometers which would turn it into a competition between your group.

This would be especially easy for those that live in residence halls and walk to campus everyday. You could start leaving earlier and take a longer route to your classes or just cut down on bus time. Yes, I know it's freezing outside right now but waiting for the bus is a pain the times that EVERYONE decides that they want to ride it. Anything you can do to change your routine and increase the distance you walk will benefit you.

Once you have set a goal and reach that goal you can start walking during commercials when watching television or on the dull parts of movies. I believe that increasing the amount of time you spend on walking will help you gradually loose weight and get you into shape. Of course you will still need to do some cardio if you want to lose noticeable weight and you should by no means replace walking with your daily visit to the gym. This is just a little step to eliminate laziness and be active more often.

Pedometers can be found at shoe stores like Footlocker, Champs, or any department store. They cost roughly around 10-30 dollars but a ten dollar one should do what needs to be done just fine.