Map your walks

By Ryan | March 19, 2007

When I exercise I love the numbers of it. The mileage, the time, my pace, it’s one way I use to motivate myself. To help with this, you can use a Google Maps mashup called Gmaps Pedometer. With it you can map out your walks, and it will tell you your mileage and even calories burned.

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Start exercising!

By Ryan | March 18, 2007

Here’s a list of 10 Ideas to Get You Exercising. My favorite is #7:

7. Stop thinking: All or Nothing
“If I can’t do this workout properly - then there is no point in working out”. I used to think like this. Now I think that even a 5 minute walk is better than 5 minutes on the couch. Even 10 minutes of light weights is better than nothing. This is especially important when exercising after a period of sickness. You feel like you took one step forward but fell 3 steps backward. Go easy on yourself. Don’t give up. Something is better than nothing.

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Dieting and teenages don’t mix

By Ryan | March 18, 2007

Diets an unhealthy fix for teen weight concerns - CNN.com:

Teens who go on diets to drop some pounds are more likely to skip breakfast and binge eat — which may at least partly explain why they put on more weight over time than their peers who don’t diet, a new study shows.

Basically, if you are a teenager, you need to eat healthy, don’t restrict your calories, and exercise!

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Grand Opening - Weight Loss is Hard!

By Ryan | March 18, 2007

Congratulations, you’ve taken the first step to weight control. While this site will try to help you with your weight loss goals, much as the title of this website suggests, this journey will not be easy.

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