Up until about a year ago, I was coming home from work and taking a walk (sometimes mixed with some jogging) pretty much every night. I would walk anywhere from 3 miles to 5-6 miles, and that along with some smarter choices on my food intake was all I did to drop about 70 pounds. Then, I took a new, higher position at work and unfortunately that brought me longer hours, more stress, and less of these healthy habits--and a lot of those pounds found their way back on.
Over Father's Day weekend, my wife and I along with our two teenage boys all picked up some new bikes and it has become a regular occurrence to go out on a ride together. I have been making an effort to get out of work earlier again so I can get home and have dinner with the family, and then go on a bike ride after dinner. It feels great to be back out and doing some exercise again, and both biking and walking have been great outlets to reduce that stress that bottles up throughout the work day and it is nice to unwind.