Fitness Tips On Walking
If you are thinking of venturing on a weight reduction mission but do not consider starving yourself on a crash diet of any significant value, nor are you interested in putting in any effort like swimming or aerobics, then walking is the best possible solution available. Walking is one of the easiest and most efficient ways to embark on your fitness program. Including a health and fitness program consisting of brisk walking is the ideal form of exercise that will not only help you with your weight loss program, but will also enable you to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.
If you do not favor push-ups or abdominal crunches or do not have the time due to a busy work schedule, then it is better to take a brisk walk. It is recommended to walk early in the morning since the air in the early morning is not only fresh but also void of any pollution. Also, after a good night sleep, your body is relaxed. All these factors together work to enhance your physical condition and promote mental health. In other words, it encourages the overall development and improvement of your body.
Although, it may take some months, before the results are visible but you will certainly feel more active and charged. It will provide a boost to your energy levels and your body metabolism. This will enable you to lose weight faster. Here are a few tips on walking that can be easily accommodated into your daily exercise regime:
1. Before starting any exercise program, you need to make sure that you will stick to it on a daily basis. Only will then any fitness program be of any help in reducing your weight.
2. Another important criterion for walking to be effective in order to lose weight is that firstly, you need a leveled ground to walk on and a good pair of shoes. It is very important that the shoes be comfortable while walking.
3. If brisk walking is not possible then slow walking is also as effective. You can also lose those extra inches and burn the unwanted calories by slow walking. Due to gravity, slow walking makes your body drag. This dragging in turn enables your body to lose weight.
4. Merely losing weight should not be your aim. Due attention should also be paid to maintaining the desired weight after losing it or else all your efforts will go in vain.
5. Once you have succeeded in losing weight, you can maintain it by increasing the intensity, by walking faster and for a longer distance.
6. Only exercising is not sufficient to keep you healthy and fit. In addition to walking, you also need to observe regular eating and sleeping habits. This is of vital importance or else you body will not get the required nutrition and rest and your health will start deteriorating due to exercise in the absence of proper food and sleep.
7. All other bodily functions and heart circulations will significantly improve.
Kris Koonar
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I'm looking to do a very challenging mountain walk in Sept.Any diet/ fitness tips?
I’m 34,in reasonable shape & walk in the mountains as often as I can(not as often as i’d like) lol
Looking for any advice as to diet (I’m a veggie by the way) and exercises I should be undertaking now. I have approx 16weeks to get mountain fit!!! : /
Thanks
Long walks in hilly terrain sounds like a great way to prepare. Will you be carrying a backpack? If so, work on your upper torso too. Do lots of stretches, and some back exercises, and start carrying a day pack on your walks. Make sure you are going up and down hills to work those leg muscles.
As for diet, just eat a variety of foods, and be sure to eat protein sources. Keep hydrated, and you’ll do great.
I used to backpack a lot (and was vegetarian) and the weight of a heavy pack was always a killer. I dried a lot of my own vegetables and used those in cooked meals. You can make dried tofu jerky, and if you slightly cook thinly sliced vegies in hot water, then dry them in the sun, they store nicely and make healthy, tasty additions to meals. Those store bought dried foods taste pretty bad and often have a lot of preservatives in them.
Going for daily walks even in your town is a good thing. Just keep using your leg muscles and the strength will develop.
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Well a WALK on a mountain is tough, but not as tough as a RUN on a mountain. So basically, you’re gonna need to stack up your protien (fish, chicken, red meats, egg whites) and your GOOD carbs (pasta, fruits, nuts, whole eggs). Not to mention your GOOD fats (fish oils, nuts, wheat bread).
Stick to morning stretches and light jogs, not sprints, every other day (if you wanna ace the walk) if not, every 3rd day. Remember: bad fats slow you down (pizza, burgers, BBQ, etc.)
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