I've also heard from several mail carriers on walking routes who enjoy getting paid to walk. Tia said she immediately lost over 30 pounds when she started her route and has no problem keeping it off. In fact, she says she sometimes finds that her weight is getting to low and she has to consciously increase her caloric intake.

Then there's Sharon, who at age 34 decided to take a six hour a day job helping a carpenter build houses. When her youngest child started school, she wanted a part-time job to make extra money, but she also wanted it to be an active job. Sharon says she lost the 20 or so pounds she needed to lose and toned up within a few months.

Here's my favorite; Penny wanted an active way to make money but was having trouble finding anything. However, an advertising flyer left on her front door knob sparked an idea. She approached local businesses and offered them advertising in the neighborhoods they served for far less than it would cost them to mail advertisements. She would print advertising flyers for them and deliver them to every house in the areas they chose.

Penny says that her business has been a tremendous success and she gets to make money while walking for two to four hours per day. She makes about $13 per hour for her walking - not bad!