Your waistline’s best friend

December 14, 2009 at 2:17 AM 3 comments

Recent findings from a survey conducted in Britain by pet healthcare company Bob Martin found that dog owners spend a whole lot more time exercising through walking their dog than non-dog owners do going to the gym–with short and long dog walks totalling an average of more than eight hours per week compared to a mere one hour and 20 minutes for dogless people. Furthermore, 86 percent of dog owners enjoy walking their pets, compared to the mere 16 percent who enjoy their gym workouts.

My personal trainer, Monroe, for a few days this fall

I can see how walking a dog would be so much more enjoyable. I recently helped out a friend with walking her French bulldog, Monroe, for a couple of days when her regular walker was unavailable. He was so obedient that I didn’t even need to put all the tricks I’d learned from watching Cesar Millan into practice.

Each day, I spent over one hour walking him, not to mention having to fetch the ball when Monroe chose not to retrieve it (which was about half the time) so I figure I factored in bit of light jogging and forward bends into the “workout”, too. I was so enamoured with Monroe, though, that I didn’t even really notice. And exercise that’s so fun you don’t even realize you’re getting a workout? Love it.

Entry filed under: Fitness. Tags: dogs, pets, physical fitness, weight loss.

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