Burn more calories than you consume to lose weight. Once the diet part is planned, get to the exercise. This should include seven days a week, 30 minutes a day of aerobic exercise. It can be running on a treadmill, swimming, or simply walking exercises to lose weight. Walking is a low impact way to accomplish the exercise goal. Here are some good walking tips.
Walking for 30 minutes a day every day of the week is a great start. In fact, it’s much better than the five day, or even three day, routine that many experts recommend. 30 minutes of exercise 3-5 times a week just isn’t enough. The body needs work every day. That means seven days a week and if walking is the way to make that tolerable every day for the rest of your life, then walk.
But then more can be added. Additional activity, outside that 30 minutes a day seven days a week, is easy. Park the car further from the store or office, then walk. Instead of gobbling a bagel while riding the elevator up to your floor, enjoy a some fruit while walking up the stairs. When it’s time to remove leaves use the old fashioned hand rake rather than the leaf blower. Muscle power is activity and that burns calories. If you have kids get involved in their games of tag, or chase. They’ll love it and so will your health.
After getting accustomed to walking that 30 minutes every day, make some adjustments by adding intervals. After a short period of walking run, then walk again, then run. Start out running once or twice in a 30 minute walk, then up it to more often until you’re walking 4 minutes then running 1 minute It’s not that hard.
Walking to lose weight is healthy, no doubt. But it’s also a terrific way to get around the neighborhood, meet neighbors, and see things you probably miss while driving around everywhere you go. If it gets boring you can ask a spouse or family member to walk with you. Make it a family affair, or get the whole neighborhood involved.
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