Trim down walking.....(Sharing an article)

Walking is an excellent way for any person with working legs to build up fitness.Here are some tips to create your own neighborhood walking workout:

1. Make sure you walk for at least 20 minutes to start efficiently burning fat! I would start by walking 5 minutes first, then start your intervals!

2. Wear a heart rate monitor to ensure you are burning fat and walking fast enough! Your goal is to keep your heart rate at 65-85% of your heart rate maximum! To determine your max, take 220 minus your age. That is your max and then you take 65-85% of that!

3. To turn more calories, step up your normal walking routine with muscle toning intervals including:
- Side shuffling
- Side stepping squats
- Walking lunges
- Reverse lunges with upper back squeeze
- Triceps dips off a bench or curb
- Pushups on a park bench
- Crab crawl
- Bear walk
- Bunny hops
- Power skipping

great info thanks!

 thanks!

Thanks for the tips, I walk alone and be jamming to my ipod.  Now my neighbors gone really think Im crazy.  LOL

It's great that you posted this - I didn't even THINK about skipping!  I went walking with babygirl in the park yesterday evening - I did some running, but it never crossed my mind that skipping is exrecise too!

THANKS! 

thanks so much Mz. D

Fantastic info!!! Thanks for posting this.  More butter burning moves!!