The feeding frenzy that is Thanksgiving happens next week. We will gorge ourselves on all sorts of goodies, piling our plates high and consuming a week’s worth of calories in one afternoon. Everyone knows the calories do not count at Thanksgiving and Christmas, right?
It is easy to pack on a few extra pounds during the holidays. I have a theory that the extra weight acts as insulating blubber during the cold winter months. Unfortunately, last year’s winter was particularly brutal, and it took me several months to carve off that blubber. I am trying hard not to repeat the same mistake this year.
The best fitness routine I have found is walking Gracie. Perhaps I should say running with Gracie. When the weather turns cold, she turns into a wild beast. She LOVES to run, charge up mountains, chase squirrels. The legendary Jack Russell terrier hyperactivity kicks in, and she wants to run, run, run!
The following article from
thebark.com contains very interesting statistics supporting the idea that dog walking is great exercise:
http://www.thebark.com/content/why-walking-your-dog-great-exercise
So, after you have had Thanksgiving dinner next week, don’t plop onto the couch and slip into a turkey coma. Slip on your sneakers and take your furry buddy for a walk.
Rescue Mommy
