Start a Walking Program Today

Many of my patients ask me about the best exercise they can do.

I always recommend the exercise of walking.

The only drawback is that walking takes time and most patients and clients report they are short on time.

To start a walking program, start out slow.

I recommend the following plan:

Walk 10 minutes a day (5 minutes in one direction then 5 minutes back to starting point) for one week; 20 minutes a day for two weeks followed by 30 minutes a day for 4 weeks.

After 7 weeks of walking the next progression is not time spent walking but distance covered in the same time.

The idea is to walk at a faster pace covering more distance but not walking past 30 minutes.

If you are still crunched for time and do suffer with bad knees, hip or lower back you can jump rope.

Combining walking for 10 minutes followed by jumping rope for 5-10 minutes will provide you with calorie burning and fat burning activity.

And not only will you be burning calories and fat but you will also receive benefits of increasing the strength of your heart.

Stay Healthy and Happy!

Dr. Michael Kaye

Business is Alive & Well in California

It's been a few weeks since I had last entered a blog. I recently had the opportunity to visit California. It's a fun place to visit but to live there is very expensive.

One of the appealing aspects of Southern California is that entrepreneurship is alive and well. There are so many stores and so many of the same type of stores. Every one is selling coffee, food, clothes, surf wear, etc.

It always amazes me as people buy what they want and not what they need.

So if you were thinking of starting a business but are afraid it might fail just think of all the stores or businesses that you currently know that are thriving, then repeat their system and/or make it better.

Don't be afraid of trying.

I'd rather try and fail than never try at all.

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I just wrote a great article on Adversity.

Take Care & Stay Well!