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1. Park farther away in parking lots at work or at the store.

2. Always return your grocery cart.

3. Start a walking club with co-workers.

4. Take the stair.

5. Walk for all trips that are less than a mile.

6. Walk at the airport while you wait for your plane.

7. Take several trips to bring in your groceries.

8. Walk around the mall.

9. Shovel or sweep the walk in front of your neighbor’s house.

10. Take the kids to a museum, county fair or the zoo.

11. Avoid drive-throughs – go inside.

12. Walk to the mailbox to mail a letter rather than leaving it for the mail carrier to pick up.

13. Pick up litter in your neighborhood or park.

14. Form a daily walking group in your neighborhood.

15. Walk around the house during TV commercials.

16. Skip the remote; walk over and change channels.

17. Listen to books on tape while you walk and set goals: one chapter today, two tomorrow.

18. Take a family walk after dinner.

19. Empty wastebaskets every day.

20. Walk the dog with the kids.

21. Do a family challenge to see who can log the most steps.

22. Reward kids for meeting step goals.

23. Walk to a friend’s house instead of phoning.

24. Make several trips to take the laundry up or down stairs.

25. Learn the latest dance steps with the family.

26. Take two 10-minute walks during the work day.

27. Take a walk in the rain.

28. Get off the bus earlier and walk the rest of the way.

29. Walk to a colleague’s office rather than sending an e-mail.

30. Get up and move at least 30 minutes.

31. Find a lunch spot that is at least a 10 minute walk from the office.

32. Walk while using a speaker-phone or cordless phone.

33. Walk to a restroom, soda machine or copy machine on a different floor.

34. Walk a few laps around your floor during work breaks.

35. Take 5-minute walking breaks from your computer.