 |  | From Wendy Bumgardner, your About Fitness Editor | | My office mates were all on weight loss kicks before summer, with mixed success. I’ve seen them do some oddball things to lose weight. As for me, my dumb mistake was not actually eating less… READ NOW | |  | I’m not saying running is boring, but the miles go by faster if you aren’t focused on your gasping lungs, aching feet and creaky knees. Whether you are on the treadmill or out on an endless road, here are ways to get your mind in motion. READ NOW | |  | Don’t want to wear a pedometer and those fitness bands don’t match your style? If you carry your smartphone all day, you can use an app to see how close you come to getting 10,000 steps per day. Here are seven apps that can track you steps all day and motivate you to get moving. READ NOW | |  | Oops. If you’re miles from the trailhead, you may regret you didn’t check this list before you put knobbly tires to gnarly terrain. Beth sets you straight before it goes all wobbly. READ NOW | |  | |  | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | |  | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Fitness newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com | |  |  | |