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Sure, you know walking is good exercise. But here's some?thing you might not realize: You can give your waistline (and other body parts) a serious trimming by tweaking that walk around the block.

By ddding bounding, jumping, and skipping moves you can pump up the intensity and burn more calories

Sujit Bhattacharya that knew he felt sluggish and had trouble putting on his socks and shoes. One day, when he tried on a pair of size 30 shorts, his wife pointed out that they fit only under his belly.

But it took bad news from his doctor, and a hard time from friends, to motivate him to get to a healthier weight.

What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young.

You'd do it, right? Walking fits that bill. Learn more from Health.com.

There are dozens of ways to cut the fat and calories from recipes, but if it doesn't taste good no one will eat it, says Colleen Doyle, Doyle, director of nutrition and physical cctivity for the American Cancer Society.

Even if you eat in moderation over the holidays, you could gain weight.

That's because holiday drinks such as eggnog often have as many calories as the meal. Americans are consuming twice as many calories from beverages compared with a few decades ago.

You may not realize it, but a traditional Thanksgiving dinner has more than 2,000 calories. That's more than most people need in an entire day.