Archive for February, 2009

Romantic Walking! (2009-2-9)

This post is about designing your own way to use Valentine’s Day for your mental stimulation and walking to lose weight. Generally it is accepted that the possibly mythical Valentine was a martyr who sent a farewell note before his death to a girl he was in love, “from your Valentine”. Instead of worrying about [...]

Climbing and Walking (2009-2-3)

The first Walking to Lose Weight Virtual Walk will be the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. One reason for choosing the Sydney Harbour Bridge is as an easy introduction to the idea and exercise behind using virtual opportunities as stimulation for your imagination and walking to lose weight. The actual climb takes about 3.5 hours and [...]

Virtual Walking to Lose Weight (2009-2-1)

Take something someone does, such as David McGillivray in The Last Pick writes about his cross-America run. You could do something similar by picking a favourite place to start, say San Diego, and “walk” to the other side. However in real life I’m not a long distance walker so even in virtual time I like [...]