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Head to Scottsdale’s McDowell trails and Sonoran Preserve trails to improve your health.
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: September 7, 2010
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When we hear the word exercise, many of us imagine elliptical machines and aerobics classes at the local gym. However, being physically active doesn’t have to happen inside a building that requires a membership fee. In fact, outdoor spaces like Scottsdale’s McDowell trails and the Sonoran Preserve trails provide a great way to get healthy while enjoying beautiful scenery and relaxing. But will walking along these scenic trails really provide you with enough exercise to make a difference for weight loss?
Walking is a great way to increase your activity levels. Walking regularly, especially at a brisk pace over varied terrain, strengthens your heart and lungs and can reduce your risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. Walking is also a low impact activity that allows you to burn calories while protecting your bones and joints from pain and injury.
Besides the physical benefits of walking, spending time on Scottsdale’s McDowell trails is a great way to boost your mood. Walking has been shown to reduce the risk of depression and alleviate stress, and being outdoors is a natural mood elevator for many people. If you can’t make it to the Sonoran Preserve trails every day, plan a weekend afternoon for a long walk and take shorter walks around your neighborhood every evening after dinner. You’ll build your stamina and add variety to your workout routine, which has been shown to help people stick with exercising!
Nick
Nick's Story
"I wish I would have come here first. We spend all our time reacting to the next great weight loss tip or program. It might work for a while, but does not last and we end up yo-yoing from one fad to the next – as we gain more weight." Read More
Gina
Lost 44.5 lbs
"I had no trouble adhering to the meals and they really helped catapult my progress! The classes were so beneficial to me because they helped change my thinking about how I viewed health, nutrition, and fitness.
I will always have my relationship with Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. They truly helped me change my life forever." Read More
Lauren
Lost 60 lbs
"Dr. Ziltzer and everyone who I have come in contact with at the Scottsdale Weight Loss office have been so encouraging and I look forward to seeing them each week. It is now a year and 2 months later since I started. I am down 60 lbs., which is the average amount a 9-year-old weighs, it is crazy to think I lost a whole person! I feel amazing, I hit my goal weight in November 2021 just before Thanksgiving. Nothing on my body hurts anymore..." Read More
Chuck
Lost 66 lbs
"The best thing I did was call the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. I have a lot more energy, I'm not hungry, and it feels great.
You can take it from me that this is a program that produces results. The staff is always positive, supportive, and never judgmental.
Your visits always result in positive reinforcement, no matter if you had a good week or a bad week." Read More
Emily
Lost 101 lbs
"Here I am at the lowest I have been since high school weighing in at 155lbs. I have lost 101 lbs, BMI of 39 when I started, to 21.6, and of course at body fat % of 47.1 to 26.5%. I told myself by my 30th birthday I wanted to be confident in the way I look and I owe it all to SWLC. The entire staff is so welcoming and they are rooting for you just as much as you are rooting for yourself...." Read More
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Meet Our Team
Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Diana Bone, FNP-C
Specializing in Obesity Medicine
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Kristen Ash, FNP-C, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Alicia Earley, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
