Weight Reduction Walking!
If you are interested in losing weight as a result of your walking, you will need to ease into a fast walking program. A walking technique to lose weight is called “fast walking or power walking”. You will have to intentionally increase your walking speed for the purpose of burning your fat. Beware – you will need to start out walking out your regular pace of speed and then each day increase your speed. Do not start out walking fast in your very first weight reduction walking program.
For that kind of walking you need a specific plan of action and possibly a plan that includes a buildup. Part of the challenge in doing something like losing weight is getting up the motivation to get started.
A good warm up before beginning a fast walking program is often overlooked when doing something as simple as fast walking. A nice simple slow walk can be all you need to get warmed up and simple stretching exercise should go hand-in-hand.
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Another great way to increase the benefits of walking for weight loss is what I call Interval Walking. Step up your pace for a minute or two, whatever you can do, then drop back down to a slower pace. Or, vary the incline you are walking. If you are on a treadmill, you can do this with the controls. If you are walking outside, try to find a path or area to walk that has a mixture of flat and hills. My favorite hike is a 5K nature trail that has alternating uphill, some gradual, some short and steep, then flat for awhile. At the beginning I had to stop and rest frequently, that’s ok. Avoid comparing yourself with others, the important thing is that you are moving! Just gradually increase what you can do. You will be amazed at how fast you will make progress. If you start walking every day, within just a couple of weeks you will notice that you can go faster and longer, it’s exciting! Then you’ll end up addicted to it like Rosalie and me!