People who walk daily have a lesser incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. Not only does walking make you healthier but it also burns calories, creates psychological well being, increases metabolism, strengthens muscles, increases flexibility, improves respiratory function and helps concentration and memory.
This should give you plenty of reasons to try and walk a little each and every day. Besides that, simple physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of ill health.
Walking not only benefits you but it also benefits the Earth. By learning to walk rather than driving a car you are doing your part to help the environment by not releasing toxins into the air, which hurts the long-term stability of the planet. A short four-mile trip you take walking keeps about fifteen pounds of pollutants out of the air we breathe.
Walking also saves you money on gas and other expenses associated with your vehicle. Every time you start your car it costs you about five cents considering current gas prices. Needless to say driving anywhere adds to this enormously. Yet, most people still use their vehicles to make short trips, which could easily be made by walking. If you can even make the simple choice to walk once a week when you would normally drive you will go a long way toward making a difference both in your pocket book as well as in your life.
Walking is also a stress reducer. Stress has been proven to contribute more than any other factor to the reduction of longetivity. Walking can help reduce that stress and increase your longetivity.
One of the primary reasons people decide to walk is to lose pounds.
There are some simple formulas you can use to determine how many calories are being burned according to your weight and how fast you are walking.
Take the number of calories/pound/minute you burn and multiply it by your weight and then by the number of minutes you walk.
For example, if you weigh 150 pounds and walk a 20-minute mile for 60 minutes, you multiply 150 by .027, then multiple the result (4.5) by 60. You burn 270 calories.
It is important that when you do walk that you walk at a moderate pace. Walking will do you no good if it is so leisurely that you exert no effort. A good walk should leave you moderately perspired. This ensures that you are working at an ideal intensity.
Walking is a habit like anything else. If you can create a habit of walking everyday it will contribute to a new and healthy you in the long term.
Ray Kelly is an Exercise Scientist with 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Follow one of his walking programs at Free Walking Programs for Weight Loss or http://www.free-online-health.com
» left by Jared Perkins from Batavia,Ohio (3 years 106 days ago.)
I was walking in the woods for 4 hours yesterday i weigh 235lbs and 6ft tall how many calories did i burn? Respond to this comment
» left by Milos from Europe (3 years 73 days ago.)
Great article! I love it.. i walk everyday.. and it really helps me get my self together. Read carefully .. you dont want to miss out on this! Respond to this comment
» left by carmen pena from bronx ny (2 years 124 days ago.)
Carmen Pena from Bronx NY
I was walking 3.6mills for 1hour.And i weight 354lbs and i am about5.7tall how many calories did i burn? Respond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (1 year 294 days ago.)
great article. i walk to work and back every day, 40 minutes each way, so I walk for about 1hr 20 mins each day. it keeps in good shape and maintains my weight. its worth doing, especially if you have a desk job like me Respond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (1 year 197 days ago.)
I always wondered about this thanks ! I walk about an hour or soe every night. Respond to this comment
» left by Anonymous (1 year 118 days ago.)
im 14 and trying to get fit, i swim, bike and walk my dogs everyday and also do karate. but im not losing weight. why is that?
What is your diet like? You need to be eating right, watch your carbs and sugar (sodium) intake. You should try to CUT OUT sodium by not eating anything in a box or frozen, you won't believe the results!!
Weight loss is a combination of lean muscle tissue, cardiovascular exercise, nutrition, recover, and so much more. I get clients that tell me they walk all the time and are obese. It is not the answer Respond to this comment
I think the above commentor has people lying to them. I am obese and have been walking on a regular basis for a month and have lost twelve pounds. I am also watching calories, but nothing super strict. walking rocks!
» left by Leslie Martin from Portland,OR (178 days 3 hours ago.)
Hooray for you Be proud of any loss !!! I am working out on a recumbent bike and treadmill every day and have not seen weight loss but think maybe inches lost I will keep working at it thru this term at school !! I am hoping to see results by the end of term. Walking does rock !!
Congratulations to all those who have lost weight, by doing any form of exercies!!! I have started to walk and have lost 6lbs in 2 weeks. Brought myself a tread mill, my food portions are smaller and it is doing the job.
im 14, and i walk my dog twice a day, so i walk 1hr and 20mins , i also play softball, i started walking bout 3 days ago and i alreadt lost 5 pounds, im thinking bout walking my dog 3 times a day. I have also been eating healthier. Im also gonn start riding my bike more often
I have been walking for about two weeks now about 2 1/2 miles per night but I also walk all day at work. I have a pedomiter and I am getting the recommended 10,000 steps a day or more. I also have been working out in the gym about twenty min a day at work on breaks. I have still not lost any weight. I cut out most of the sugar and started eating oatmeal for breakfast. I dont know what I am doing wrong.
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