Latest Walking Posts
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Use Hunger/Fullness Scale To Prevent Overeating
Use Hunger/Fullness Scale To Prevent Overeating Honoring hunger and fullness is an integral part of maintaining a healthy weight. From a young age, we are taught to “clean our plates!” regardless of how physically full we may have felt. These societal customs have made us tune out our true inner cues, leading to overeating and weight…
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Lose Weight for Good with Mindful Eating!
Have you found yourself yoyo dieting for years? Are you fed up with unrealistic diets? Have you lost weight on a complete deprivation diet, but found yourself gaining all that weight back – but, this time, twice as fast? Well – how does it sound to be able to finally lose weight and keep it…
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Pacer for Teams 2021 Year in Review
Happy New Year and best wishes in 2022 from the Pacer for Teams (P4T) Support Team! We wish you, your colleagues, friends, and family members a safe and healthy year ahead. It’s safe to say that 2021 was the year of the virtual challenge. Continued lockdowns and work-from-home required tools to keep people engaged and…
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Changes to Pacer’s Global Challenges in 2021
We’ve been listening to a lot of user feedback about our global challenges lately. We’ve been grateful to hear how important our challenges are to many of you in the community, but you’ve also told us there is a lot that should be improved. Therefore, we’re taking the new year as an opportunity to make…
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Virtual Adventure Challenges series is here!
We’re so glad to announce that with the latest release of Pacer for iOS and Android, we’ve officially added an exciting series of virtual challenges to our platform: Pacer Adventure Challenges! What is the Pacer Adventure Challenge Series? Pacer’s Adventure Challenge Series is collection of curated virtual challenges that motivates participants to achieve their fitness…
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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…
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Should you walk differently for weight loss vs exercise?
Walking is great for exercise and for weight loss, but the strategies you’d use for each may be different. You’ll see more progress towards your goal if you design your walking routine for exercise or weight loss specifically.
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How long do you need to walk for effective weight loss
The steps you take in the critical brisk walking zone are the most impactful for weight loss, though more steps are almost always better. A few medium length, intense fitness walks can be your most efficient path for weight loss.
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6 Surprising High-Calorie Drinks That Are Just As Sugary As Cola
You know soda is unhealthy, but these 7 unexpected drinks have more calories than cola and often more sugar too! Swapping out soda is usually a good idea, but swapping to a sugary, high-calorie drink can be almost as bad for you.