Walk Betr
What if we told you that there was a beneficial exercise that you could do anywhere, and you don't need anything more expensive than a comfy pair of shoes?
There is...take a walk!
Walking is often overlooked or downplayed because it is something we do every day, but it offers many physical and digestive benefits.
Here are just a few:
- Supports cardiovascular health
- Stimulates your digestive track
- Improves your mood
- Easier on joints than some other exercise
- Promotes weight loss
- Can be done anytime and anywhere
Weave walking into your day!
- Have a walking meeting! If you have a remote meeting that is mostly listening, grab some headphones and your sneakers.
- Walk the second half of lunch! Even if you can only fit in 10 minutes that is still awesome.
- Set an alarm! If you have a desk job set a reminder to walk for 5 minutes every hour. By the end of the workday, you would have walked for over half an hour.
Walking workouts
Endurance: If your goal is to train your body for longer workouts, start with 20 minutes and lengthen your walk by 5 minutes for each workout.
Intensity: If your goal is to improve how fast you can walk and how quickly you can recover, try interval training.
Alternate between 1 minute of speed walking and 1 minute of moderate walking for 20 minutes. As you feel more comfortable, start to lengthen your speed walk interval by 30 seconds.
It is important to note that maintaining a heart rate below 120 beats per minute (bpm) optimizes fat burning while surpassing this threshold pushes you into the cardiovascular zone.
