Walking is better than jogging for Women.

Further to my post about how to get fit in 6-months, a certain Mr Hammer posted the following point on My Telegraph blog:

"I remember a boxing coach who reckoned that a brisk 3 mile walk, every day, would get you well on the way to being fit enough to go 3 rounds.Do a good stretching routine daily and with only 10 minutes a day, you will find all the joints in working order, even if you wake walking like Quasimodo."

I think Mr Hammer is quite right. Gentle stretching and brisk walking are all the body needs.

Whatever you do, don't run - not only does it look undignified but I am convinced that it is bad for your joints (and seems to encourage people to eat more).

Furthermore, I am convinced that jogging is particularly bad for women since, judging from many of the women joggers I see, it seems to make their buttocks bigger (when I would have thought the objective was to make the bum smaller). Walking gives women a trimmer figure.

Blessings for gentler times.

Father Ignatius Brown