I’m not a keen walker. I am not one of those types who go out of their way to find a track to walk just because they feel like it. However, this has changed when I moved to New Zealand. With nature at your doorstep, who wouldn’t be converted to becoming a nature lover? So walk, walk, walk we go.
Not a weekend goes by that our little family (and extended relatives and good friends) go for a short drive somewhere to walk and discover trails in New Zealand that we call home. Walking for me is a much better past-time …read more

Congratulations to Paula H! She is the winner of the Walk Slim DVD giveaway. I have this DVD at home also, Paula, and I think you’re gonna love it.

Walking is a great exercise for just about any fitness level or age. The weather here in the Midwest has been cold and snowy, but with exercise DVDs like this one you can still get a workout in. More than that, since I started working out at home I’ve given up my gym membership. I hated driving to the gym (which was about 20 minutes from my …read more

I’m amazed at how great Valerie Bertinelli looks on the cover of People, aren’t you? Normally seeing a celebrity in a bikini just bores me to tears… like… who cares? But Valerie really has a likability factor, doesn’t she. And yeah, she wasn’t HUGE…. (172 pounds) but she clearly had body issues that we all can relate to.

In reading her shape up secrets, I saw that to lose the majority of the weight she simply walked 10,000 steps a day. That’s the equivalent of about 5 miles. To give you an idea what the rest …read more

For getting (and staying) in shape there is no better exercise than walking. It’s easy on the joints, you don’t need special equipment, and you can do it anywhere. You can even do it in the comfort of your home with some of the walking DVDs that are on the market. (Like the one we’re giving away here at Blisstree.)

To show you just how easy it is to walk for your health, the American Heart Association has started a National Start! Walking Day. The day is April 8th, and you are encouraged to participate!
The movement has …read more

How do you stay fit?
For me, I love to walk.  Since I live in a colder climate, I like having DVDs around so I can keep up my exercise routine without having to go outside.  The DVDs I use most frequently are by Leslie Sansone.
Leslie has generously donated a few DVDs to us for giveaway items, and I have one for you to win today!  It’s the Walk Slim 4 Fast Miles DVD.  That’s right, four miles of indoor walking for your exercise pleasure!
Here’s a sneak peak of the DVD:
Doesn’t that look like fun?  I actually have this DVD so …read more

Someone once told me that I seem to attract the down-trodden, the emotionally askew, and the slightly psychologically un-hinged.
I’m not sure how true that is, but I have had acquaintances with a fair number of folks who could have used an afternoon with Dr. Phil.
Such is the case of with the young woman who walks my dog a couple of times a week. She’s been taking care of him for several years…and she describes him as her son.
She’s married, has a homelife of her own which she needs to attend to, yet she’d rather to be at our house, …read more