| It is a good idea to move away from the concept of | | | | - Lowers blood pressure |
| losing weight, what it all boils down to is changing size | | | | - Reduces stress |
| rather than weight, which is most people ultimately | | | | - Increases muscle mass |
| desire. Try switching to a tape measure instead of a | | | | - Increases bone density |
| scale, this will be a more accurate measure of your | | | | - Boosts metabolism |
| progress. | | | | - Minimises risk of diabetes Having learned all of this, |
| Certainly changes to your diet are important, but no | | | | how can you afford not to include walking in your daily |
| weight-loss program has much chance of succeeding | | | | routine? Don't attempt to rush your progress, start off |
| without exercise. Aerobic exercises are ideal for this, | | | | with short distances and don't be impatient, you have |
| they get the heart pumping, raising the body's | | | | the rest of your life to increase time and distance |
| metabolism and burning calories. What you should be | | | | spent walking! The main target is to walk daily, making |
| searching for is an activity that can be performed | | | | it a habit, so that the benefits you receive will be as |
| frequently and easily, making it possible to integrate in | | | | permanent as your exercise program. |
| to your lifestyle relatively smoothly. | | | | Walking is great because - other than a decent pair of |
| There is one exercise that fits the bill - walking. | | | | shoes - you don't need any specialized equipment. You |
| Sometimes known as the king of exercises, walking | | | | can start by simply stepping outside your front door, |
| burns almost the same number of calories as jogging, | | | | and if the weather is bad you may consider investing |
| and despite the fact that it has the calorie-burning | | | | in a treadmill. Treadmills are great because you can |
| advantage of being weight-bearing, it is a low-impact | | | | perform your full daily routine without getting wet, and |
| exercise which means that there is minimum risk of | | | | do something else at the same time - such as |
| injury. How many people do you know who were | | | | watching TV! |
| injured as a direct result of taking a walk? | | | | If you have never performed regular exercise before, |
| Walking is not only ideal for burning fat, there are a | | | | or it is a long time since you last exercised, it's a good |
| whole host of benefits available to the regular walker: | | | | idea to visit your doctor to let him/her know what you |
| - Low impact | | | | intend to do, so that your doctor can advise on the |
| - Improves fitness | | | | suitability of this - or indeed any other - exercise. |
| - Improves circulation | | | | |