Lots o’ stuff on losing weight and chasing off the fat, but our little just-walking-upright corner of the world rates 9: (source: Nursing Online Education Database).

Walking & Hiking

One of the best exercises in the world is walking. Although you might consider
‘walking’ as moving from the couch to the fridge, the individuals who write
the blogs listed below are a bit more ambitious. Some merely count their steps
each day, while others hike obscure trails.

41. Cutter’s Blog: Cutter loves bicycling,
    but he’s also into hiking, walking, backpacking, and kyaking. This blog focuses
    on hiking destinations in southeastern U.S., including the “South Beyond
    6000,” or the 40 peaks in the Southern Appalachians that rise 6000 feet
    or more above sea level.
42. Discover Walking: This blogger
    has an affinity for walking, and shares that enthusiasm with readers through
    tools for walking, paths, and methods that are easy and enticing enough to
    make the unwilling walker to want to walk.
43. Fat Man Walking: Steve Vaught
    chronicles his, beginning with his fateful decision to walk across America
    to lose weight and regain control of his life. Although he lost weight, was
    part of a documentary and a book deal, he faced divorce and a few other trials.
    Steve also mentions several other people in his latest entry who have faced
    weight-loss issues and how they conquered them. Although the ‘journal’ is
    sporadic lately, the site is a great tool for inspiration.
44. Just a Thought: Margie Hunter
    is 51-years-old with three kids and a husband who writes a sports column.
    While she chronicles much of her life through her blog, her focus is on walking
    and health. Some of her entries are simple, with interesting stats about odd
    facts, but she always provides stats about her weight, calories burned, steps
    walked, and the weather.
45. Modern Hiker: Casey,
    this blog’s author, is “60% Geek, 40% Granola.” Located in southern
    California, Casey provides information about the area’s walking and hiking
    areas, but he also is interested in the latest walking and hiking tools (that’s
    the ‘geek’ part). He writes about gadgets for a local TV show, and he also
    provides great photos for the armchair hiker.
46. Nordic Walking USA:
    Nordic Walking is low-impact fitness walking using specially designed, lightweight
    poles. The poles relieve stress on the lower body, which creates less pressure
    on ankles, hips and knees. This blog introduces Nordic walking and offers
    advice, information, and tools for this activity.
47. Two-Heel Drive: Tom Mangan
    fills his blog with personal interests as well as information about his walks
    and hikes. Although he’s located in northern California, his interests go
    well beyond that area. Great link resource for other walking and hiking enthusiasts.
    Like Casey in the “Modern Hiker” above, Tom is a writer; so, his
    entries are very interesting.
48. Walking Blog:
49. Walking Notes: Bryan White lives
    in Melbourne, Australia, and he writes about walking as a form of exercise
    and as a way of getting from A to B. Bryan logs his weight, daily steps, and
    provides inspiration through his blog entries.

Speaking of which, I jogged a full mile again Tuesday morning and plan to repeat on Wednesday. Not a big deal to folks of normal fitness levels, but I could never run a mile at any time in my life until the past few months.