Category: For Beginners
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Average Walking Speed: How Fast Is It (+brisk walking pace)
Walking at a brisk pace is often recommended as a great form of cardio exercise, but what is the average walking speed, and how does it vary by age (and sex)?
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Are these 10 step tracking mistakes derailing your walking routine?
Don’t let these 10 common step tracking mistakes keep you from getting the most health benefits from your walking routine. Become an advanced walker by not trying to make up for missed steps and 9 other step tracking mistakes that even experienced step trackers can make.
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Indoor Walking: Get Your Steps in Any Weather
Walking is a great way to stay fit, but the weather can often get in the way of your steps. Use little creativity and you can find opportunities beyond the mall to get your steps in no matter the weather!
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How many steps per day should healthy adults walk for real health and fitness?
Most health organizations recommend walking at least 30 minutes per day, but you can get significant health benefits from walking more than that. If your goal is 10,000 steps, you’ll almost certainly want to exceed this recommendation. Getting the recommended amount of walking can reduce your risk of serious health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes…
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Renewing Your Relationship With Food
If you have found yourself battling food for most of your life, you are not alone! Our society has been drilling thoughts into our minds that we should eat only “good” foods and banish the “bad” ones. This black-and-white way of thinking actually works against you in the end. When we define foods as “off-limits”, we…
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Are You Really Hungry? Emotional vs Physical Hunger
Differentiating Between Emotional & Physical Hunger Determining the difference between emotional and physical hunger can be tricky. Sometimes these forms of hunger can feel identical, but there are several ways to identify whether the hunger you are feeling is based on emotions or truly physical. Being able to recognize whether your hunger is solely based on…
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Mindful Eating vs Diet Culture – How To Actually Lose Weight
Differentiating Between Mindful Eating and Diet Culture How does mindful eating differ from the thousands of diets out there? Well, first off – mindful eating is NOT a diet! It is a form of eating that allows you to reconnect with your natural, innate ability to eat based on internal and physical sensations. We are…
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Food Journaling For Healthy Eating Habits
Introduction To Food Journaling How can we achieve healthy weight loss if we are unaware of what we are putting into our bodies and how it makes us feel? A great tool for weight loss or weight maintenance is the practice of food journaling with mindful eating. If you log down what you are eating, along…
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How fitness dance can boost your walking exercise routine
Fitness dance can be a fun, exciting and low-impact complement to an exercise walking routine. Get creative and mix up your fitness routine to include something other than just your daily walk or jog.
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How to overcome muscle pain and soreness from walking
It’s common to experience sore muscles after walking for fitness, but most minor muscle pain and stiffness can be overcome by rest and at-home remedies. Soreness often comes after increasing your activity level, but one long or intense walk can be enough to trigger sore muscles. While soreness may be a sign that you’re walking…