Begin Fitness Walking Taking 10,000 Steps a Day Now
If you were to begin taking 10,000 steps a day every day starting now, you would greatly increase your level of health. You would also be able to control your weight and your metabolism would increase. It is estimated that the average person only takes approximately 3,000 steps on a daily basis (Source: Walking off the Weight). In order to add 7,000 more steps to your daily routine you need to don your comfortable clothing (appropriate for the season), lace up your walking shoes and off you go!
If you want to start fitness walking but have lived a more or less sedentary life up to now then start slowly. Don’t push your body too hard. Even though walking is not a strenuous form of exercise, you need to give yourself time to get used to the new routine. Wear a pedometer in order to count how many steps you take on any given day. Work your way up to more and more steps as opposed to trying to walk 10,000 from the very beginning.
Suggestions to Help You Walk More Steps a Day
In order to walk more steps every day, here are some helpful suggestions:
-Make your health a top priority. Choose a time that is convenient for you to go for a walk and stick to it.
-Find someone you can walk with. This will make your walks more enjoyable because you will have company. Having a walking buddy also serves to keep you both motivated.
-If you must walk solo, bring along your IPod or MP3 player with all of your favorite tunes. Music is a mood boaster that will make your walks more pleasant. You will also probably find yourself walking faster in time to the faster songs! (Please note- safety should always be important when you walk alone. Never play your music so loud in your ears that you cannot hear traffic around you or become oblivious to your surroundings.)
-If you can, walk to work or school. If that is not possible then park further away from work then normal and walk the rest of the way. If you take the bus or subway to work, get off a stop or so before your usual stop and walk the remainder of the way.
-Wear your walking shoes to walk to work and then change into your work shoes. Or better yet, buy shoes that can double as both walking shoes and work shoes.
-Combine your errands with your walks on days when you have the time.
-Always choose the stairs over the elevator.
-Go fitness walking in parks. Parks provide plenty of interesting terrain and give you the opportunity to enjoy nature. Seek out trails for hiking near your home and hike as often as you can.
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