Some of us tend to gain a little extra padding over the winter months. Nothing wrong with that, it helps us stay warm! If you are at all like me, this is the time of year where the thought of putting on a bathing suit creeps you out a little bit. It is time to do something about it!

I have a treadmill. A poor, dusty and neglected treadmill. I am happy to say that I have used it twice in the last week. My plan is to walk on it for 30 minutes every day. For me, that is aiming very high because I have never been big on exercising. I start out with a plan and it usually gets dumped rather quickly. Not this time!

I recently turned 34 and it occurred to me that I am not getting any younger. Now that I work at home, I just don’t get the same amount of physical activity as when I worked in an office. If I don’t start some kind of exercise program now, I am going to pay the price in the near future.

I looked up walking on the Internet to find out how much I should do to actually benefit from it. Most sites I visited said you should walk one hour a day every day. Yikes!  Actually, the one hour a day is if you want to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week. Personally, I am thinking about 5 pounds total and some toning. I think that 30 minutes each day should help me accomplish that goal.

Who is in it with me? We could have a little Exercise Shak group going on here and check in with each other for motivation. Let me know if you are interested and I will do a "Wednesday Walking" post weekly where we can talk about it.