Health & Fitness
Candace's Training Tips: "Walking ... Ten Thousand Steps Anyone?"
Walking is one of the most user-friendly and accessible fitness activities available to us today. The health benefits or more thanimpressive.
As a fitness professional, I’ve heard it a thousand times, “I don’t like
running, but everyone knows it’s the BEST exercise for losing weight and getting
in shape … right?"
Well this all too prominent misconception has a lot of people missing out on a very good thing. Walking is one of the most user-friendly and accessible fitness activities available to us today. In fact, studies show that even a moderate walking program of approximately 20 to 30 minutes per day can reap impressive rewards.
The list includes first and foremost, a reduced risk of heart disease.
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Walking can raise “good” HDL cholesterol levels while helping to assist in lowering high blood pressure. Walkers themselves report reduced feelings of tension, stress and overall fatigue, (sign me up).
As for the battle of the bulge, try this on for size … A person weighing 150 pounds can expect to lose 10 to 12 pounds a year by just by adding 20 minutes of walking to their schedule daily. Want to lose more, walk more and pay attention to your daily caloric
intake as well.
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The added benefit here of course is a lowered risk of type 2 diabetes; a veritable plague on our nation today. Moderate walking is an activity that most people STICK TO FOR A LIFETIME. That may be the best news of all. However, there’s always room to bump it up just a notch.
Here’s how. Today, I plan on walking myself silly. I’ll be in NYC and ... (to read this blog in it's entirety, go to www.CandaceGrasso.BlogSpot.com)
Until tomorrow,
Keep Trucking Ya'll
Candace