Walking your Way to Health
Hi Gang, I'm a walker how about you? It doesn't cost anything...just walk!!!
Here's some facts....
1. Longer, moderately-paced daily walks (40 minutes at 60% to 65% max. heart rate) are best for losing weight.
2. Shorter, faster walks (20-25 minutes at 75%-85% maximum heart rate) are best for conditioning your heart and lungs.
3. Walking an hour a day is also associated with cutting your risk of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and stroke.
4. Walking an extra 20 minutes each day will burn off 7 pounds of body fat per year.
5. To burn off 1 M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field. Think about that next time you dip your hand into a candy bowl at someones office! (I sure will!!) LOL
6. 30 minutes walking at a moderate pace will burn 112 calories.
How to start walking:
check with your doctor first
Invest in good pair of shoes and wear bright comfortable clothing
Stretch before and after walking
Use good posture (stand up straight looking straight forward)
Start walking, landing on your heal and rolling to your toe!
Top Ten Reasons to Start Walking:
1. Walkers live longer
2. Walking helps prevent weight gain
3. You can walk off weight
4. Walking reduces risk of cancer
5. Walking reduces risk of heart disease and stroke
6. Walking reduces Diabetes risk.
7. Walking boost your brain power
8. Walking improves mood and relieves stress
9. Walking can prevent erectile dysfunction (I did not know that!...good one for our men)
10. It's easy to get started walking!
Here's some facts....
1. Longer, moderately-paced daily walks (40 minutes at 60% to 65% max. heart rate) are best for losing weight.
2. Shorter, faster walks (20-25 minutes at 75%-85% maximum heart rate) are best for conditioning your heart and lungs.
3. Walking an hour a day is also associated with cutting your risk of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and stroke.
4. Walking an extra 20 minutes each day will burn off 7 pounds of body fat per year.
5. To burn off 1 M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field. Think about that next time you dip your hand into a candy bowl at someones office! (I sure will!!) LOL
6. 30 minutes walking at a moderate pace will burn 112 calories.
How to start walking:
check with your doctor first
Invest in good pair of shoes and wear bright comfortable clothing
Stretch before and after walking
Use good posture (stand up straight looking straight forward)
Start walking, landing on your heal and rolling to your toe!
Top Ten Reasons to Start Walking:
1. Walkers live longer
2. Walking helps prevent weight gain
3. You can walk off weight
4. Walking reduces risk of cancer
5. Walking reduces risk of heart disease and stroke
6. Walking reduces Diabetes risk.
7. Walking boost your brain power
8. Walking improves mood and relieves stress
9. Walking can prevent erectile dysfunction (I did not know that!...good one for our men)
10. It's easy to get started walking!
Debbie... I've been walking more, as my back allows. Lately it has been pretty good, after my last injection. I still can't go far but I'm trying. Yesterday I combined exercise and maintenance by mowing lawn. I had to do it in 10 minute segments but I sure raised my heart rate. I did about 1/2 of it and will finish today. My hubbie offered to finish but I told him I wanted to do it. Then a short walk later.
Highest weight: 212.8 Current weight 135 Lost 77.8 pounds
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on 4/28/10 3:42 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 4/28/10 3:42 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
I agree.....walking is wonderful!!
I'm in shock about the 1 M&M.....geez a football field....talk about not worth it.
I'm going to save this message.
Thanks for sharing!
Ruth
I'm in shock about the 1 M&M.....geez a football field....talk about not worth it.
I'm going to save this message.
Thanks for sharing!
Ruth
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on 4/28/10 5:15 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
on 4/28/10 5:15 am - West Central FL☼RIDA , FL
Every mouthful = 35-50 calories??? You obviously have not seen how much Matthew stuffs in his mouth. I'm always telling him "human bites, human bites!"...LOL!!!!
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