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Walking for Fitness

Information on walking for life to improve or maintain your fitness, lose weight, decrease stress, and more. How-to's and products and ideas and more!

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.

Weight Loss Tips

My article on weight loss tips discusses how to lose weight without resorting to crazy fads or too-good-to-be-true diet plans. Read Weight Loss Tips and make this the year you improve your health and your self-esteem!

Walking can help you Boost Your Metabolism, too!

To find out how many calories you are burning when you walk, read Formulas for Burning Calories with Walking.

And, it's very important to Avoid Weight Loss Scams, too!

Walking Speed

Want to Walk Faster? Read these articles for tips on increasing your walking speed

Find out the Average Walking Pace or Speed as well as pace for brisk walking, speedwalking or powerwalking and even racewalking.

A Brisk Walking Pace is recommended for basic cardiovascular fitness. This article shows you how to find out if you are walking briskly.

Adding Intervals to your Walking is a great way to amp up your walk by adding brief spurts of faster walking. It offers many benefits and is easy to do.

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Jul 3, 2009 @ 12:34 pm

Looking for new workout songs. What's your top 3?
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Planning girls' trip to Chicago late July. Need attractions & hotel recommendations. What area to stay in? What to see?

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MyThailandBlog Jul 6, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

finally the raih stopped in pattaya thailand.. but still very cold and wet.... did a walk around at naklua...
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musicloserlover Jul 6, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

gonna take a walk outsidee. sun! (:
justinvl Jul 6, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

@mykl4 whoa! is that a come-on. Maybe actually - if you wanna do a trial "walk" with me on Sunday?
RecruitZero Jul 6, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

Trip to the city yesterday was much needed...always good 2 jus walk arnd , go on the train, zone out...n breathe that unclean air, o course

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Walking Product Reviews

Reviews of pedometers, heart rate monitors, books, dvds and other walking stuff!

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

Plantar Fasciitis

Got plantar fasciitis?

These articles will tell what it is and how to make it feel better:

Plantar Fasciitis

Treating Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis Help

How to heal your heel spurs.

The Heel Pain R.E.S.C.U.E. Program: A Comprehensive Guide to Eliminating Heel Pain Caused by Plantar Fasciitis (2 DVD Set)

Complete info on what PF is and how you can make changes to avoid re-injuring yourself.

Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 07/06/2009)

Futuro Plantar Fasciitis Sleep Support

A night brace is a lifesaver for many PF victims.

Amazon Price: (as of 07/06/2009)

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 bodys 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!
- Training to Walk a 5K - Walking is a personally written site at BellaOnline

Water for Walkers

Read my latest article for info you need to know on staying hydrated, and tips to help you drink more water.

Water for Walkers

Resolutions, Smezolutions, Just Take a Walk!

Get healthy, lose weight, feel better

Walking is the ultimate exercise for so many reasons, and if fitness made your resolutions list, start with walking.

It's easy, dang-near free, and good for you!

Read Health Goals for 2008 to learn how to set and achieve your goals to be healthier. (Okay, the formula works for all goals, really.)

Cold Weather Walking Tips to Keep you Warm

Do you hibernate during winter? Avoid the cold at all costs and hole up inside by the fire? That can be cozy and comfy, but sometimes not so friendly to your figure or your health. So, how do you stick to your exercise plan? Read on for my Cold-weather Walking Tips.

The Truth About Walking

Are you sitting there, reading this, thinking you would like to exercise someday if you only had the time, the energy, the money to join a gym, someone to watch the kids, cuter clothes, better legs, not so many aches & pains, etc.?

Here's the bad news: Those are all excuses. And, excuses are no excuse. They are little self-imposed boundaries or limitations that you hide behind. They are obstacles in your way. It's just your way of telling yourself no.

Here's the good news: Those are all excuses. You can walk right by them on your way to better health and freedom from self-imposed ideas that degrade your quality of life.

Read on for more of the Truth about Walking.

New to Walking - Rosie's Story

The story of a beginner, New to Walking - Rosie's Story shares the triumph of one woman's determination to improve her life and her health.

Favorite Songs to Walk to

What do you like to listen to on your mp3 player when walking?

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Walking for Fitness

Table of Contents

Quick Links to Find what you're Looking for:

Walking to Lose Weight

Weight Loss Tips

Walking Speed

Want to Walk Faster? Read these articles for tips on increasing your walking speed

Follow Me On Twitter

Walkers on Twitter

Walking Product Reviews

Fun things for Walkers

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis Help

How to heal your heel spurs.

Walking Tips and Info

Water for Walkers

Resolutions, Smezolutions, Just Take a Walk!

Get healthy, lose weight, feel better

Cold Weather Walking Tips to Keep you Warm

The Truth About Walking

New to Walking - Rosie's Story

Favorite Songs to Walk to

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Let's Get it Started

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Down in Mississippi (and up to no good)

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Family Affair

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Walking on Broken Glass

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Candyman

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Fishin' in the Dark

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500 MIles

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(Simply) The Best

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Country Music for Walking

Country's newer leading ladies make perfect walking partners.

Walking Habits Survey

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Walking Quotes

Are you a walking shoe junkie?

Does your inner Imelda come out when you go to the shoe store?

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Five pairs

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Eight to Ten pairs

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Just one pair.

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Two pairs

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Three pairs

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Four pairs

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Six Pairs

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Seven Pairs

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More than 10 pairs

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More than 15 pairs

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More than 20 pairs

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Pedometers

It's fun to keep track of your steps or mileage.

Stretch Break! Leave a comment about your walking here.

Walking as Therapy

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