Couch Potato?How serious a couch potato are you? Well - GOOD NEWS! The simple fact you're here reading this is a really great sign! You're saying right out loud that you have clear potential to be a gold medallist in your personal health and happiness! You're saying 'Hmm - maybe I should at least look at doing something for myself. Maybe it's time to give my old couch a rest rather than my caboose!' Let's build on that. You seem like a pretty astute, reasonable person. Got a good head on your shoulders. So we won't bore you with 100's of inspirational quotes* or beat you over the head with 1000's of statistics. *They are however available on request if you wish. Just Contact Us. Heck, we won't even threaten to show pictures of you naked to your high school reunion classmates (especially that special boy or girl you had a crush on)! We're not going to do that. Nor are we going to repeat the obvious. All that stuff about couch potatoes and ill health, pain, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, sore joints, bad knees, painful hips, sore feet, not living long enough to see your grandkids graduate. No, we won't repeat any of that either. Nope. We won't even burden you with the severe problem of runaway obesity in our society today. Or the heavy burden that's placing on your health, our health care systems, on our health professionals and on your wallet! We won't repeat any of that. Promise! You've heard and seen all that stuff already so why repeat it? And... well, you've still sorta been stuck on the old couch! Until today, The First Best Day... ...of the rest of your life. That one we'll repeat! Today - the first best day of the rest of your life! We know. A bit corny but well worth repeating. Think about that for a minute. You've taken the first step already. You're here reading this! That's HUGE! That's the toughest step - the first one! You probably know and we definitely know that it's not too late to start. We've done it*. You can too! *In case you missed it we're in our later 60's, have overcome knee surgeries, leg problems, foot problems and couch potato'ism to enjoy much better health and fitness through walking. We feel great again despite all that! Hey, you brush your teeth every day, don't you? No big deal. No big deal either to add just a little bit of walking to your day! Think of it as tooth brushing for your heart and health! You have the power to make this the first best day of the rest of your life. All you need to do now is take...... The Second Step! Simple. Just visit our Fitness Walking Programs. Read it and then decide what level you'd like to give a try. If you're one of those gold medal couch potatoes we talked about earlier, why not start at Level 1. Take it real easy. Take your time. This is a journey, not a one day event. Of course you're always welcome to return to our Let's Start Walking page and read some more too. Still not sure? Think that couch is looking pretty good about now? Why not 'reward' yourself this way. Walk for a little while (as outlined in Fitness Walking 1). Reward yourself after you're done with the same amount of time you walked 'on the couch'. (No longer than that. Just the same amount of time). It takes a while to make your walk a habit. And we want this to be fun too! Keep your eye on the prize though. You're taking steps (sorry - couldn't resist!) to become a gold medal winner in a new game - winning back your personal health and happiness! Whenever the SLIGHTEST doubt creeps in and the allure of your past 'accomplishments' as a champion couch potato sneak up on you - just read over the Benefits of Walking. Then ask yourself this. Do you want to enjoy everything you see there or none of them? The choice is yours! You can do it. We know you can!
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