Walking for Fitness

Walking to Lose Weight

Walking off Belly Fat

This article explains the two kinds of belly fat and how you can determine if you need to lose some of yours to be healthy. Plus, tips on how to walk it off.

Increase your Metabolism with Walking

How to increase your body's fat-burning ability with walking!

Preventing Holiday Weight Gain

Many of us who walk do so at least in part due to the weight control benefits we get from walking. Walking can help you lose weight and then keep it off. It can also help you avoid putting on those pesky holiday pounds. Try these tips this year for preventing holiday weight gain.

Walking DVDs

Excellent option for walking indoors

Leslie Sansone: Walk at Home - Walk Away Your Waistline! With 1, 2 and 3 Mile Markers (Walk Belt Included Inside!)

One of the first walking dvd's. Leslie Sansone is the champion for walking at home. This dvd is a great beginning: : Walk at Home - Walk Away Your Waistline! With 1, 2 and 3 Mile Markers (Walk Belt Included Inside!).

Leslie Sansone Walk at Home-Walk Your Belly Flat

A three-mile aerobic walk with added floor exercises to help firm those abs.

Walking as Therapy

Walking for Back Pain - Walking

Back pain is one of the leading causes of missed work, and chronic back pain is something many people deal with daily. It can be excruciating, debilitating, and in some cases, even disabling. But, walking can help ease back pain, and help prevent it. - Walking for Back Pain -

Walking Product Reviews

Omron Digital Pedometer

The Omron HJ-112 Digital Pedometer is great for walkers. It is very easy to program, comes with a great belt clip and automatically resets itself every night. Plus, it keeps data for 7 days, so you can compare your progress over the course of a week, and if you keep a log, you have some extra time to get it all logged.

Wicking Socks

Why you need good socks to avoid painful blisters. And, how to find them.

Running Skirts for Walking

If you are looking for something more modest than shorts, and that won't bunch up in the crotch, try a running skirt. They're perfect for walkers, too!

Heart Rate Monitor for Walkers

Would a heart rate monitor help you in your walking? If you have any heart problems, I hope you already use one. But, even if you are heart-healthy, you can benefit from a heart rate monitor.

Walking with Audiobooks

My newest passion is walking and listening to books on my iPod. I love to read but it is hard to find time to read as much as I would like. So when I discovered I could listen to books when I walk, I was ecstatic!

You on a Diet

You on a Diet - The Owner's Manual for Waist Management by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen is one of the "You" manuals that aim to educate people on the inner workings of the human body. I have a little crush on Dr. Oz, so that may be a small factor in why I like this book. What can I say? He's cute and smart! You might have seen him on one of his many Oprah appearances, or on various shows on the Discovery channel.

Champion JogBra Review

Walkers need sports bras, too. When you walk fast, you will find your breasts do bounce quite a bit and whatever you can do to minimize the bounce will help prevent and/or delay sagging. A good sports bra will certainly help and I never walk without one.

This version by Champion is a great sports bra and will hold you in place even if you decide to run, jog, dance or join a pickup basketball game while you are out walking. This is one of the most sturdy sports bras I own, and in fact, I rarely wear it because the band is too tight for me, and I am the upper range of sizes offered. So, I highly recommend you order one band size up from what you regularly wear. Click link to read the rest of my review.

Fun things for Walkers

Walking for Fun and Fitness

Ideas on fun things you can to jazz up your walks!

Tina Turner's Simply the Best Review

Great walking album! Read my review of this album by one of my favorite R&B/rock queens.

Using Gmaps Pedometer

Gmaps Pedometer is an easy to use, free website that helps you plan your walks quickly or plot a walk you have already taken. Then, you can save it to your favorites and make any additions or subtractions to keep up with your distance.

Visualize your Fitness

Many top athletes and sports superstars use visualization techniques to mentally "practice" their skills and hone their athletic ability. They mentally "see" themselves jumping higher, making a basket, hitting a golf ball, crossing a finish line. It is a huge part of sports psychology, coaching and training. You can use those same techniques to visualize your fitness and reach your goals.

Walking Log - Walking

Using a walking log to keep a diary of your walks. Makes a great record and helps you keep up with your goals and progress. - Walking Log - Walking is a personally written site at BellaOnline

Walking Tips and Info

Swelling Hands When Walking - Walking

If your hands swell when you walk, this article will explain some causes and how to prevent and treat them. - Swelling Hands When Walking

Your Daily Sweat - Walking

Sweat, or perspiration, is your body’s chief cooling mechanism and it occurs almost constantly. You can sweat and not even know it because it evaporates before you notice. So, those people who protest that they “never sweat” are wrong. Plus, how working up a sweat can be good for you! - Your Daily

Training to Walk a 5K - Walking

With just a few weeks of following one of these training plans, you can walk a 5K and know for sure you will make it to the finish line!
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