Look for a threaded rod with an adjustment nut at the point where the lower rod connects to the upper one. You can adjust the length of the linkage by turning the nut clockwise -- to shorten it -- or counterclockwise with pliers. If the nut is stuck, hold the rod steady with a second pair of pliers while you turn it. Lengthen the rod if your tub doesn't have a stopper and it isn't holding water.
A 200-pound person burns about one-third more calories than a 150-pound person.) So a brisk walk, covering three-and-a-half miles in an hour, burns about 280 calories. When repeated each day, this excellent habit burns about 3,900 calories -- more than a pound of fat -- every 2 weeks.
A 160-lb. person who walks only 35 minutes daily for 15 years weighs 18 fewer lbs. than a nonwalker, according to Harvard Men's Health Watch. Distance walking can help you lose more weight in less time. Walking 4 mph for an hour burns 334 calories, or slightly less than one-tenth of a pound if you weigh 155 lbs. Consequently, you can lose almost 18 lbs. in one year if you walked 4 miles almost every other day, or 180 times, during a year.