Category: Walking
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How to start walking for weight loss and get results
Walking is the best choice to form the core of a weight-loss routine, and getting started losing weight through walking can be easier than you think. While you may think you need expensive classes or gear to get fitter, walking burns calories, builds strength in your legs and increases your cardiovascular fitness. The way to…
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Are you walking too many miles? Key physical & mental signs.
It is possible to walk too many steps or miles in a day, which can lead to physical and mental symptoms of overtraining and burnout. Your body will tell you you’re walking too much with these common signs.
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How much water should you drink a day and during walks?
Drinking enough water helps keep your body and your mind fit, but staying hydrated is especially important on intense fitness walks. Learn if you need to drink before or during a walk + how much water men and women should drink every day
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Why you need to eat healthy AND walk more: diet vs exercise
When walking for weight loss, your diet is just as important (if not moreso) than how many steps you take or calories you burn from walking. Here’s why what you eat is just as important as how far you walk, plus how eating better can get you more steps!
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7 popular walking and exercise habits to keep you super motivated
The difference between hitting your step goals coming up short is usually a set of daily habits that promote walking. These 7 proven habits of successful fitness walkers will help ensure that you don’t miss a walk.
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How to implement your fitness or exercise new year’s resolution
You’ll actually be able to stick to this year’s health and walking-related resolutions by setting measurable, challenging goals that fit your life and your motivation for walking.
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Why you should walk with friends + how to get them into walking
Walking with a buddy makes walking fun and motivates you to get your steps. Here are 6 reasons why you should walk with a friend, plus 10 ways to get your friend hooked on walking!
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How to walk properly: Posture, form, foot strike & more
Walking with proper posture and stepping correctly can help you walk longer and more comfortably, while helping to prevent injuries and soreness. Perfecting your walking posture can help you prevent overuse injuries, as well as reduce pain from existing ones.
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Is 10,000 steps or 60+ minutes the best walking goal
Should your activity goal for fitness walking be hitting a certain number of steps or walking for a specific amount of time? Here’s why we’re partial to step counting, but why some people will do better focusing on time walked.
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How to burn even more calories fitness walking for exercise
If you’re looking to burn more calories during your walk and get an intense, cardio workout, you’re in luck! try one of these intense, calorie-burning forms of walking to maximize both the calories you burn and the health benefits you get from walking.