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 | From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your About Healthy Monday Editor Walking is one of the best habits you can adopt for your overall health and wellbeing. Not only can it help you to keep your weight in check, but it gives you a low-impact aerobic workout that can easily be altered to fit virtually any lifestyle. Today, we'd like to encourage you to get walking and perhaps lose any extra weight in the process. Below you'll find several resources that can help you to easily make it a part of your life. Today's the day to make a plan and take those first steps! Happy Monday! -Elizabeth Scott | |
How to Walk for Weight Loss
Walking can help you to lose weight. And according to Wendy Bumgardner, About.com's expert in walking, "Walking an hour a day is also associated with cutting your risk of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes and stroke." That's some pretty effective motivation to get walking for an hour per day; here are several resources that can help you to make it a reality. Read more
| Calories Burned While Walking
How many calories do you burn while walking, and how can you burn more? How far do you have to walk to burn off a pound of fat? Find answers to these questions and more! Read more
| Maximize Your 15-Minute Walk
If you don't have an hour to spare in your schedule for a daily walk, don't give up on the idea of walking altogether! You can reap plenty of benefits with only 15 minutes of walking--that's half a sitcom!--so you really can stay healthy and maintain the habit long-term. Here are some important tips that can help you to get the most out of those 15 minutes. Read more
| The Effects of Speed in Walking Fast
Speed-walking is a specific type of walking that carries some enviable health benefits. Learn more, and see if speed walking might be the best option for you. Read more
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