Tips For Making the Most out of Walking

Tips For Making the Most out of Walking

Tips For Making the Most out of Walking

Walking can be a great form of exercise and will provide the same benefits that running does if done correctly. The key to walking is to plan out your journeys in advance so you know how to pace yourself, how far you want to walk and for how long.

One of the best things about walking is that you can do it almost anywhere. Take advantage of all the beautiful country walks or city walks available in your area.

There are lots of ways to make walking more interesting if you feel you have gone as far as you can with it don't give up! You could try walking in a different area than usual. Try travelling around your local area to see the different walks you can find, or combine 2 or 3 walks to mix it up. There are thousands of public footpaths, woodlands, beaches and roads in the UK to discover, and while you probably won't want to travel far, there's always lots of things to discover in your local area.

To keep up to date with your progress and to make your walking more productive, record your journeys with a digital camera and a step only pedometer. You can take pictures of the landscape or landmarks while you're out, or if you walk with your dog take a few snaps of your pet. Use the pedometer to record how well your exercise is working for you and make sure the benefits are what you expected. A lot of pedometers now also export their data straight to your computer, so you can record your progress on a long term basis.

The best way to motivate yourself is to record your progress. If you're doing well, you're more likely to want to maintain your standard and keep improving your own track record. Count your steps, monitor your heart rate, monitor body fat and weigh yourself whenever you can (a weekly basis works best).

If you're walking to lose weight, plan your walks ahead of time to make the most of the distance, pace and terrain on each walk. You will use more energy walking up hill and walking at a faster pace, but try not to overdo it. Remember, one pound of body fat is equal to 3,500 calories. It is important to remember that you must not lose too much weight and you must keep weight loss to a minimum in small time scales. Losing about one pound a week is fair on your body and your figure.

It is a good idea to use a calorie monitor (sometimes included in a pedometer) to record your progress in weight loss as well as scales. Losing 500 calories in a day may seem extreme or may not fit in with your lifestyle, so try to mix exercise with eating healthy and try to burn only 250 calories but eat 250 less calories. On average, people burn 100 calories per mile when walking at a moderate pace.

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