Take The Dog For A Walk And Lose Weight

Take The Dog For A Walk And Lose Weight

by Kerri Stalton

If you are one of those people that find it hard to motivate yourself to exercise like you should, enlist the help of your furry four legged friend, your dog.

Even if you don't really want to go for a walk that day, your dog really doesn't care. They want to go for a walk and may drive you crazy if you don't take them for one.

Taking a walk is good for both of you. We recently found out that our dog could also stand to lose a few pounds. Even though we live out in the country and our dog can run around outside at will, our vet told us it wasn't the same as taking her for a daily walk.

So my husband and I, along with our dog, took up the habit of taking daily walks. I make my husband come along for two reasons. One, he can certainly use the exercise. And two, the dog doesn't so much like to go along for walks as she likes to go for a "drag." She tugs on the leash so hard especially when she sees a rabbit or squirrel she feels needs to be chased that she'll pull me right off my feet.

At first, we took it slow. we would walk just a mile. Over time, we've built up to a 3-4 mile walk every evening. sure, there are days where neither of us feel like taking that walk but our dog really doesn't care if we feel like walking or not. When the time comes for her to take her walk, you'll find her impatiently waiting by the door.

Now that the dog is used to the routine (and I guess we have been trained as well) we do our best not to miss any nights unless the weather is too bad to go out and walk (i.e. lightning, tornados, etc - a little rain or snow isn't enough to stop us). The dog still wants her walk, though, so to make up for the lack of her w-a-l-k for that evening he'll play a game of tug of war with the dog until she's pooped (or he is).

Has all that walking helped? It sure has. When our dog got her shots last week she had lost two pounds. My husband has lost nearly 10 pounds over the last three months by going on the daily walks. He hasn't made any modifications to his diet or added any other exercise. Just the walking itself has resulted in the weight loss for him.

I'm not advocating that you get a dog just to help you exercise every day. But if already have a dog, get up off that couch and take him or her for a walk every day. It will be good for both of you.

And if all this talk about the benefits of having a dog has pushed you over the edge now and you're ready to get one, head on down to your local animal shelter and think about adoptiong a dog in need of a loving home. - 20511

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