Walk Your Way to Health, Fitness & A Longer Life

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Walking, we pretty much all do it without thinking a number of times each day and it is one of the best paths to keep you healthy, if you do it regularly enough – something many of us DON’T do! If just improving your primary health & fitness is your aim, forget all the funny and expensive diets, forget the boot camps and personal coaches and just use those fantastic Free tools – your legs, more frequently.

A 2009 research study of inactive women found that even a low level of exercise – around 75 minutes per week – improved participants’ fitness levels obviously, when compared to a group that remained inactive.

Walking is low impact so there is limited likelihood of injury, even if you are elderly, fat or haven’t exercised for some time and in contrast to general belief is just as profitable as running the same route, it just takes you longer! It requires minimal appliances, can be practiced at any time of night or day, at your own pace and and you can do it nearly anywhere.

The best way to check this is to purchase a pedometer, probably the sole extra thing you may have to buy. A pedometer will measure each step you’re taking during any particular time frame you set and they can mostly just be put in your pocket or purse and forgotten till you need to check your progress.

Moderate exercise such as walking presents little health risk but, if you’ve got an existing medical problem or have any concerns ask your physician before you start any new exercise plan, they ought to be only too happy to help, after all the healthier you are, the less of their time you might take up in the future.

Try and build physical activity into your daily life. These days it’s so simple to just jump in your car for even the shortest trip, try to break the habit, both from home and work. If you’ve got a dog, make it’s day and take it for an extra walk or a longer walk each day – if you do not, I bet you have a neighbour that is only to pleased for you to exercise their dog! No car and you use public transport? Simply get off a stop sooner than standard and walk the remainder of the way.

Even housework can help towards your goal…. Think how many steps you’re taking when you vacuum the house. The probabilities are limitless and as we revealed before, get a simple pedometer to check your progress, you will be amazed at how far you can go each day.

Work yourself into a walking routine and carry it out as regularly as feasible, for example, walk at the same time each day, you use the same quantity of energy regardless of the time of day you walk so make it at a convenient time for you, but recall it should be a routine, NOT a chore.

Keeping a diary or log of your exercise can also help you to get into your routine and study your progress. you may quickly find your body becomes acclimatized to physical exercise, so start to enhance your power when you are able to and thus improve your fitness levels. You can simply increase the power of your walks by changing your road to include walking up hills, take a collection of light hand weights with you on your walks, raise your walking speed gradually and include some quicker walking spurts and walk further.

In closing, remember we all have busy lives and you might think you can’t find time to walk for 30 minutes a day? Try taking a look at it from another angle, the more healthy and fitter you get, the probabilities are the longer you’ll have to do all the other stuff you like – for the remainder of your longer life.

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