| It's free, it's easy, you can do it almost anywhere and | | | | pace which still enables you to hold a conversation |
| it's a great exercise for all ages. Walking is the one | | | | without gasping for breath. Imagine that you have an |
| thing that, if done regularly, will almost guarantee your | | | | appointment that you really need to make and that |
| increased health and decreased fat. | | | | should help. You want to be increasing your heart rate, |
| We need a deficit of 3500 calories per week to lose | | | | but not so that's it's almost bursting out of your chest. |
| one pound of fat and as brisk walking uses | | | | It's easy to find excuses as to why you shouldn't go |
| approximately 100 calories per mile on an average | | | | out walking, so make a timetable of the days you plan |
| sized man (slightly less for a women-annoyingly), even | | | | to go and the distance you aim to cover. It's important |
| a relatively short walk of 3 miles per day would result | | | | that you have a target, so that you can measure how |
| in weight loss. Providing of course you're eating the | | | | much progress you've made. Work up to walking for |
| correct amount of the RIGHT foods! | | | | an hour 3 - 4 times per week. Going with a buddy is |
| Always start out slowly for the first 5 or 10 minutes, so | | | | another great idea to keep you committed, after all, |
| that the muscles have a chance to warm up, rather | | | | you don't want to let them down do you? |
| than striding out briskly like a whippet from the trap. | | | | If you're just starting out as a walker, increase your |
| Starting at a slower pace lets your muscles know that | | | | distance every day, rather than trying to go as fast as |
| you'll be moving for a while and enables you to burn | | | | possible over short stretches. You will improve your |
| off stored fat rather than sugars, which happens in | | | | overall fitness as well as tone up the stubborn thigh |
| short bursts of activity. | | | | and buttock area. Always a bonus! |
| As a rule of thumb, you should walk at the sort of | | | | |