Power Walking
Starting out in walking
Walking is a great way of getting your body fit and healthy. Whether walking to work or going on mountain treks, it develops your leg muscles and cardiovascular system as well as improving stamina. Here's the realbuzz.com guide on how to get started once you've decided that walking is the right exercise for you.
Read more…Five healthy reasons to get walking
Walking is one of the most natural activities known to humankind — it’s simple, accessible and flexible — and, research shows, it’s beneficial to both mind and body. Walking is a great form of exercise that is free and open to all. It can help develop leg muscles and burn off calories through scenic and social exercise.
Read more…Top health benefits of walking
Can walking really be the way to weight loss? Can walking be a route to improved fitness? All the evidence says yes — regular walking can help you lose excess body fat and keep it off, reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke, keep your joints and muscles mobile and supple and give you a more positive outlook.
Read more…How to turn walking into a workout
We all know how to walk, but how do you turn walking from a way of getting from A to B into a bona fide fitness workout? The number one reason people don’t achieve the benefits they expect from fitness walking is that they simply don’t walk fast enough, for long enough or often enough.
Read more…The perfect walking technique
You'd think that walking was the most natural thing in the world and yet the walking technique of many of us leaves a lot to be desired. Learning how to walk correctly with the correct posture can go some way towards helping you reach your fitness goals through walking.
Read more…Walking warm-up, cool-down and stretches
Walking, unlike running, or a sport such as tennis or football, is something that we do naturally every day. But just because you walk frequently doesn’t mean that you won’t benefit from preparing for your walking workout by warming up.
Read more…Choosing the right walking shoes
Just as the right training shoe is essentially for certain sports such as running or tennis, the same applies to walking, where it is an absolute must to get your choice of walking boot right. We've compiled some top tips to help you choose the right walking shoes.
Read more…Top 25 reasons to walk
Walking is one of the most accessible forms of exercise around and is a fun and scenic way of getting your body fit and healthy. As well as reducing body fat, it is a strong form of cardiovascular exercise that is totally free and accessible to everyone. Here's realbuzz.com's top 25 reasons why you should consider taking up hiking.
Read more…Why you need a pedometer for walking
Pedometers are very small devices that clip onto your belt and count the number of steps of walking exercise you take in a day. Some of them can also calculate distance, speed, pulse rate and the approximate number of calories burned.
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