It is said you need to walk 10,000 steps in a day, if you don’t do any other form of exercise. Otherwise, you are not a healthy being. These number of steps make your lifestyle active and it can boost the metabolism rate, thus helping you losing weight. Walking would be the easiest form of exercise and yes, it helps people of every age. Here are tips you can follow if you are considering you should walk regularly.
1. Interval Walking
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It is the high intensity training which gives more results in short period of time. You would need to put in more efforts. Simple slow walking isn’t enough. You can alternate the intensity of your walk to help you achieve better results. Walk in a slow motion for about one minute, and then quickly for another one minute. Do this about 12 times without taking any breaks. You will start to feel tired and your heart racing.
2. Incline Training
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If you have a treadmill, you can set it in an incline and burn more calories. Similarly, if there is an inclined slope around your house, better walk in that area. You can burn around 155 more calories than you would, walking on a straight road.
3. Train Yourself
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You shouldn’t miss the workout sessions and try to do them at least for 5 days. Each workout should be about 30 to 60 minutes. It is only then that you would be able to cover 10,00 steps or more. If you include brisk walking more, it would give far better results. It is what you can do in lesser amount of time that matters. Don’t forget to have plenty of water throughout the day when you are trying for weight loss.