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Despite important gains in health over the last few decades, being overweight has become an epidemic in the U.S. Decreasing activity levels play an important role in this problem. The 10,000 Steps Program provides a sensible, gradual approach to integrating increased activity level into your life.

America's Problem With Weight

In 2001, U.S. Surgeon General, David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., published "The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity."

This report identifies the numerous health gains in the U.S. over the last several decades: life expectancy has increased by 30 years; infant mortality rates are down; and people with infectious or chronic diseases are living longer. However, high rates of overweight and obesity threaten to undermine this success.

In 1999, it is estimated that 61% of the adult population and 13% of children and teens were overweight. Since 1980, obesity rates among adults have doubled and overweight rates for adolescents have tripled! About 300,000 annual deaths are related to problems with weight.

Besides our unhealthful diets (i.e., junk food and extremely large servings of high fat foods), inactivity is a major contributor to this health crisis. A 1996 U.S. Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health indicated that Americans of all ages are just not active enough.

The Surgeon General recommends that we engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on a daily basis on top of our typical daily activities. Less than one-third of us actually meet this standard and one-quarter of the population does not engage in any exercise at all. Regular exercise is a crucial part of any long-term weight-management program and healthy lifestyle.

Recent thinking from health experts is more focused on increasing overall levels of activity in a more manageable way. The 10,000 steps program, developed over 40 years ago in Japan, aims to help us incorporate activity with minimal thought and planning.

Basically, all you do is buy a low-tech pedometer, clip it on at the beginning of the day, and start tracking how much you walk. In the course of a typical day, most of us will walk anywhere from 900 to 3,000 steps without thinking. Within a few weeks, you should be able to work up to 10,000 steps, which puts you in the ballpark of the Surgeon General's recommendation for daily activity. Some studies now suggest that walking 10,000 steps a day can be a highly effective tool for weight management.

Dr. C. Everett Koop founded Shape up America! in 1994 to provide Americans valid scientific information about weight loss. Below are guidelines from Shape Up America! to get started with the 10,000 steps program.

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