Walking is a Great Way to Start Your Exercise Journey

Walking is a great outdoor activity. Many people start off their journey into physical fitness by walking. It is a great place to start. You want to keep your body active. By walking you are progressing from a stagnant start into at least a walking path. But, do not just stop at doing walks as the pinnacle of your exercise routine. Try to do interval training on a treadmill. Walk for 2 minutes then jog for a minute. Do a variation of this for about 15 minutes to do interval training. You may even work yourself up to run fast or sprint for a minute then run to accelerate your interval training. Now, it is summer. It is a great time to walk outside. A great time to walk is early in the morning or later in the morning. You do not want to walk when it is too hot. Keep in mind: Walking is a start to a better physical health. Keep progressing on your exercises so your fitness will be dynamic and growing. Here are some things you can do to make your walking routine a quality exercise routine.

• Walk in an uphill incline such as a hill or stairs if you are indoors.

• Walk for a lesser period of time but use 1 to 2 pound hand weights.

• During your walk, perform a light jog or faster pace walk.

• Take deep breaths to take place of shallow breaths. Breathe through your nose and out through your mouth (or nose if you are not breathing hard).

• For a quick empowering way to get energy, try 4 quick inhales through the nose and then 4 quick exhales through the mouth. Do this for a few minutes. Stop if you get light-headed or nauseated.

• Try skipping during your walk. You may want to be careful if you are walking outside. Skipping may get a lot stares from other people.

• Do ballistic and static stretches before and after your walk. Ballistic stretches are stretches like swimmers do before they get into the swimming pool. These stretches warm up your muscles and loosen up your joints. Static stretches are the common stretch like slow toe touches or calf stretches.

• If possible, do some push-ups to give raise your metabolism and work on your upper body.

• If possible, do some pull-ups/chin-ups when there are bars in the area.

• Try to do some jumping jacks at the end of your walk (about 25-50 jumping jacks). This is a good ballistic cool-down and a good way to briefly elevate your metabolism.

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