subject: Walk Makes You Much Slimmer [print this page] 1. Use a pedometer. These little thing can measure how far you have walked in steps and miles. They give you motivation by inspiring you to meet a particular goal and showing if you have met it. And study finds that they can work. In a study of 510 people who wore a pedometer increased the amount of steps they took in a day. Often the pedometers hook onto your belt and are small and easy to use.
2. Shoot for 10000 steps one day. Avoid scaring by the amount. Many people take walk about 5000 to 7000 steps everyday as they will amble to and from meetings, to the mailbox. Actually, researchers who find these types of things consider 5000 steps a day a "sedentary lifestyle." If you can walk 10000 steps one day, you are considered "active", while you walk 12500 steps a day, you are "highly active." Using your pedometer; find your baseline of how many steps you normally take in a day. Then you can increase that amount by no less than 200 steps on day until you reach 10000 to 12500 daily steps.
3. Take your whole family on your daily walks. You will not only model a good fitness habit for your children, but you will also be able to supervise them while you walk rather than getting a sitter. If you think your children will walk very slowly, then you can ask them to wear their roller-skate alongside you. To make everyone entertained, you can play your usual repertoire of long car trip games such as "I spy."
4. You can complete your errands on foot one time a week. If you live within a mile of a convenience store, get start from your house. If you live in the middle of nowhere, drive within a mile of your destination, and walk the rest of the way there and back. You will be really surprised how much you can accomplish on foot, and much better, how many people you will meet along the way.
5. Make your walking posture much better. Right posture can reduce discomfort as you walk and help you burn more calories. So when you get start next walk, you can following these standards:
Keep your head straight with your eyes focused forward and shoulders relaxes. Do not let your shoulders slump forward.
Stand with your spine elongated and breastbone lifted. This allows room for your lungs to fully expand.
When you speed up, take the smaller and more frequent steps. This can protect your knees and can give your butt a good exercise.
