Walking is such a powerful method of exercise. It doesn’t get much press because it is unspectacular and will not aid more traditional fitness or sports performance. However, when it comes to body composition changes it can be a very powerful method. It was my primary strategy to get down to 4% body fat.
One benefit to walking is accessibility, anyone can do it wherever they are. Walking also can provide a huge calorie stimulus on the body because of the sheer amount of it you can do. While harder fitness techniques will induce fatigue limiting it to 1-2 hours maximum you can literally walk all day if you have developed the capacity. You can also use walking for fitness development if you have access to a hill, or an inclined treadmill. Trekking is also a great way to put your walking and fitness efforts into an inspiring past time. There are so many options both here within the UK or abroad.
Increasing your walking can come from subtle techniques, such as getting off the bus a stop early or formally walking each day. You may choose to go on longer walks each day or more trekking style of walking on the weekends. If short of motivation to walk, then outside of getting a dog, form a walking group with your friends or book onto a walking holiday.
One of my favourite fitness tools is a wrist pedometer which allows you to measure your walking and how much movement you are doing in general life. If you know how much you eat, how much you move and how many fitness sessions you do. You will easily be able to see the reasons you are or are not getting results.
Wrist pedometers give you a simple way to gauge how much you move around in daily life. This is important because we all have stressful lives now yet stress, being busy and moving and three different things. You can easily be busy and stressed yet not actually move your body much at all. A wrist pedometer will show you the truth.
The video below is about me discussing the fit bit. Continue reading below for photos of what the wrist pedometer tells you.
There are various brands out there for monitoring, I use Fit Bit, as it was one of the cheapest yet has a very good website where I can see my stats but also see that of my clients. This allows me to check out what they are or are not doing between sessions. It also has many groups you can join so you can compare yourself to others,interact with them and this drives you on to a new level.
Some screen shots of what the fit Bit has to offer include –
You can buy a fit bit or similar device on Amazon or other on line retailers –
If you get one then be sure to add me as a friend – Ben on fit-bit.com
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