Walking is an effective type exercise, that happens to be crazy convenient; you can do it anywhere and really only need a good pair of shoes. To make your walks even more effective, try adding intervals to bring that heart rate up. Make your metabolism happy today!
A thirty minute walk breaks down like this:
5 minutes: warm up at a moderate pace
2 minutes: as fast as you can; a fast walk, a light jog, or even a run
1 minute: back down to that moderate pace you used to warm up
2 minutes: as fast as you can
1 minute: moderate pace
-continue alternating between the two for 20 minutes-
5 minutes- moderate pace to cool down
(Adapt these patterns for longer or shorter walks, being sure to always include that 5 minute warm up and cool down.)
Walk on!
Yep...we do that with our morning jogs on Tues/Thurs's. It's GREAT!
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