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Daily Power Walk's health journey stops here for the time being but your journey has just begun. Make sure 2008 will be the year when you change your old habits for new one and start a healthy life. I wish you all a happy 2008.

Linda

It is so easy to become comfortable when it is cold outside. Somehow we want to almost hibernate and stay inside until the snow melts and the spring flowers starts to pop up.

Don't stay inside because it's cold outside "There is no bad weather only bad clothes" is one of my favorite motto's that I have heard ever since I was a child. So get dressed and go outside! Take a walk, play ice hockey, skate or make snow angels, just go outside and make sure you move around a little. You still need to work off that Christmas food you ate and perhaps are still eating.

Remember, there is no bad weather only bad clothes, the weather is no excuse for you to stay inside! And if you still believe it is too cold outside, then repeat yesterday's exercises.

Just because it's Holiday it doesn't mean that you should leave your new life for another day. No, it is time to make sure the Christmas food won't be wasted on your waist but to give you energy instead.

These light exercises will not only make sure you make it through Christmas they will also help you stay in shape throughout the year.

Easy but still helpful so you can continue to enjoy Christmas for a little longer.

Money can't buy everything that is a fact. There are so many things that are much more important than all the gifts in the world and I think that the greatest gift you can give yourself is a healthy life.

Don' t measure what you got this year in money or gifts but in health, love and happiness. If you are struggling to live a happy and healthy life then let best gift you get be the chance to a new life. And if you have been really good to yourself this year; give yourself a pat on the back and continue the great work! Christmas is also about sharing so share your new healthy life with someone else and make them happy as well.

Merry Christmas!

I am sure that you, just like me, have spent too many Christmases saying that next year you will not eat so much that you feel like a big heavy balloon. When Christmas comes we tend to eat more than we should, and we let ourselves do it because it is Christmas.

If you haven't already made walking a part of your Christmas traditions then it's time to. No more Christmases where you only eat and lie down, go for a walk and you will feel so much lighter afterwards. I remember that when I was a child we always took a walk in the afternoon to digest the food and get some air. Taking the whole family for a walk around Christmas is something special and a wonderful tradition.

Don't let other family members keep you inside, try to get them to walk with you and if they don't want to; go by yourself. You will not regret it, a little stroll in the neighborhood does wonders and even give you room for some more food should you want to. *smile*

Have you started eating of the Christmas food yet? Worried that you will eat too much?

There is so much to do around Christmas that you don't really have to worry too much. Unless you are the kind of person that stuff yourself full and then lie on the couch for the rest of the holidays then you can eat without feeling too guilty.

Of course most of us eat much more than we should but thankfully Christmas only comes once a year. If you think about all the preparations that are included before Christmas even gets here, then you will see that it all burns more calories than you think.

You need to sing, chop wood for the fire, kiss under the mistletoe, build snowman's, mingle, it all burns calories!
It doesn't matter if you have snow or not, there are several fun games and activities that you can do to make sure this Christmas is an active Christmas.

Go on; have fun, enjoy yourself and burn some calories at the same time!

I wish you all a wonderful and merry Christmas!

I want to thank you for all your support and lovely emails throughout this year and I hope you all have a wonderful Merry Christmas!

Forget about the do's and the don'ts and enjoy this wonderful time of year. Have another piece of mince pie or chocolate and sit back and relax a little. But only a little... don't get too comfortable sitting down... *lol*

A very Merry Christmas to all of you!

Playing golf can seem like a very Slow Motion sport and might not be your first alternative when it comes to trying a new sport, but playing golf burn more calories than you might think.

I came across the G- Maps Pedometer through Deep Rough, a site for golfers. The G-Map Pedometer is handy because you can track your routes and learn how many calories you have burned at the same time. This makes it a very good tool especially for golfers and walkers. And because it is through Google Maps it means that you can use it from anywhere in the world, making it an even better online tool.

Read the instructions on how to use the G-map Pedometer and start tracking your walk and calories!

If you feel that going to the gym isn't for you there are still several activities you can do to exercise and have fun at the same time. Some of these activities don't even feel as an exercise because you are enjoying it so much.

There are hundreds of sports to chose from so there is surely something to suit you. If you are not sure what sports to take up then try a new one. Or why not try a new one every month?

You can try, yoga, volleyball, beach volley, horse riding, hockey, running, walking, cycling, mountain bike riding, baseball, golf, climbing, tennis, boxing, martial arts and many more. There are so many different sports that it will take a lifetime to get through them all if you ask me. So you have tried Tai Chi but have you tried Tai Chi Chuan? From one sport you can discover many alternatives.

So don't give up if you haven't found the right sport for you, try an alternative sport and start exercising!