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Walking to Wellness Tidbits

Walking to Wellness Tidbits. Did you know that…? & If you make the little changes…. Did you know that…?. Yankee stadium used to seat 67, 000 people. Now it only seats 57,000 people because they had to make the seats wider in order to accommodate larger rear ends on people today.

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Walking to Wellness Tidbits

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  1. Walking to Wellness Tidbits Did you know that…? & If you make the little changes…

  2. Did you know that…? Yankee stadium used to seat 67, 000 people. Now it only seats 57,000 people because they had to make the seats wider in order to accommodate larger rear ends on people today.

  3. Did you know that…? Children today can expect to spend an average of 97% of their time indoors.

  4. Did you know that…? It takes approximately 2,000 footsteps to walk one mile.

  5. Did you know that…? Four miles of enjoyable walking with a friend while talking burns roughly 350 calories for a 150 pound person, while one mile of sweating and straining at high speed burns 125 calories.

  6. Did you know that…? A high energy arm swing while walking can help to burn 25% more calories than no arm swing at all.

  7. Did you know that…? If a 150 pound person walks about 3.5 mph, he/she will burn 5 calories per minute. That same person will burn one calorie per minute sitting in front of a TV.

  8. Did you know that…? Data shows that if person walks weekly and expends roughly 2,000 to 2,500 calories per week, they can extend their lifespan by an average of two years.

  9. Did you know that…? To burn off the calories in one M &M, you would need to walk the length of one football field, end zones included.

  10. Did you know that…? You would need to walk 55 football fields or about 55 minutes to burn off the calories in a small pack of M & M’s.

  11. Did you know that…? To burn off the calories in a Big Mac, fries and a shake, you would need to walk 240 football fields (or about five hours).

  12. Did you know that…? To burn off the calories in one chocolate chip cookie, you would need to walk 8 football fields, a slice of pepperoni pizza, 60 football fields, a scoop of ice cream, 50 football fields.

  13. If you make the little changes and…. Climb an extra flight of stairs per day or manually operate your TV, you will expend 5 extra calories and lose ½ pound per year.

  14. If you make the little changes and…. Walk one minute after each meal, you will expend 15 calories daily, and lose 1½ pounds per year.

  15. If you make the little changes and…. Walk 15 minutes extra minutes per day, you will expend 80 calories per day and lose 8 pounds per year.

  16. If you make the little changes and…. Stop eating candy or ice cream while you watch the evening news before you go to bed, you will ingest roughly 200 calories less per day and could lose up to 20 pounds per year.

  17. Walking to Wellness Tidbits Taken from: Walking Off Weight Pedometer Walking by Robert Sweetgall

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