The right walking surface can make your walks even lower impact on your joints, while the wrong surface can add stress and contribute to injuries. Softer surfaces are usually easier on your joints, but many soft surfaces can get slippery or don’t give even footing. While you often don’t have much of a choice of… Continue reading Your walking surface matters – How to avoid joint pain and injury!
Why step tracking is absolutely critical to maximize benefits of walking
To get the most out of a fitness walking routine, it’s critical that you track your steps and review your progress over time. ou’ll be more motivated to walk, and you’ll be able to break past plateaus by identifying what’s going wrong and how to fix it.
5 walking workout add-ons for fun, variety & more calories burned!
Adding in other exercises midway through a walking workout makes your walks more fun, burns extra calories, and helps you get stronger and tone your muscles.
What could realistic walking weight loss look like for you?
When walking for fitness, realistic maximum weight loss is about 1 to 2 pounds per week, but there are factors that can make this goal more or less likely. Eating healthier and walking also work together in synergy.
Eat healthier & lose weight! 9 small tweaks that can really cut calories
If you’re trying to lose weight, a few small but high-impact food tweaks can make a huge impact in reducing calories and eating healthier.
How long do you need to walk to burn off the calories in your favorite foods
Thinking of your calories burned from walking in terms of your favorite foods can help you be realistic with your weight loss goals. Armed with this knowledge, you can make better decisions on what to eat and how much to walk.
Do I really need interval training for fitness walking results?
Interval training is great for heart health and burning calories faster while walking, but it’s not strictly necessary for best results.
Why steady, sustainable progress is best when walking to lose weight
The best way to lose weight and keep it off is steady, sustainable progress, especially when you’re walking for fitness. Weight loss needs to be sustainable to stick!
Fitness motivation and how to motivate yourself to walk
Staying motivated to walk every day is the key to getting healthy and losing weight walking. Here are 5 ways to keep motivated to walk, from discovering your “why” for walking to understanding health is more than your step number.
How to choose the best socks for walking
Without a comfortable, well-fitting pair of socks, even the best walking shoes won’t be comfortable to walk 10,000 steps in. Socks are often overlooked, but they add additional cushioning, help regulate foot temperature, and can even help your shoes fit better.