Things You'll Need:
- A good pair of walking shoes.
- The desire to bring health and wellness to your body, mind, and spirit.
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Step 1
Get your self a good pair of athletic shoes, preferably designed specifically for walking. Find where you are going to walk...a nice trail, a sidewalk, at the gym, or on your own home treadmill.
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Step 2
Start at a pace that is comfortable yet vigorous. It is always best to start out slowly, especially if you have never worked out before or have a significant weight problem. Your pace will increase the more you walk, but for now find a pace that is comfortable. A good power-walking pace is somewhere between 3.5 and 5.5 miles per hour.
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Step 3
Power walking, or speed walking, is a great calorie burner and also great for pregnant women who wish to keep their bodies in tip top shape. If you weight 150 pounds and walk at a 4.5 mile per hour pace on level ground, you can burn about 440 calories!
Comments
sbordley said
on 3/4/2009 you can also walk at work with a treadmill desk like the TrekDesk at http://www.trekdesk.com.
mattlee said
on 7/6/2008 more good ideas!
Desula said
on 7/6/2008 This is great information about speed walking. Thanks for sharing this information.
purrfect1969 said
on 7/1/2008 Great information. I love walking. I might as well speed it up.
3-Point said
on 6/30/2008 Excellent article on the benefits of walking. Thanks