Walking with Good Housekeeping

Yes, did you know that Good Housekeeping Magazine can help you with walking?

Sure can (this is not a joke).

In the Good Health section of the September 2009 on p. 51, GH cites a study from San Diego State University that reports on the optimum amount of steps (speed) we should walk when we are walking to exercise. (and who says a state school education is wasted??!!)

What's the answer according to SDSU? "The right pace? About 100 steps a minute, says lead researcher Simon J. Marshall, Ph.D."

And then, Good Housekeeping goes beyond that and suggests to fire up your iPod and optimize your pedometer for this new optimal walking strategy.

Now, we here at Diets Suck are all in favor of walking and exercise. However, to realistically think that this information will be used or applied by more than 1% of the population is unrealistic. Most people (who really need to walk) don't own an iPod, a pedometer or even walking shoes.

Our suggestion is this: people should first try walking around the block first (rather than optimize at 100 steps per minute). The people who don't try walking around the block, try DIETS instead. And those diets never work and that is why ..... diets suck.