Walking as a part of your fitness goals

Today, I would like to talk about walking to increase your weight loss goals.

Benefits of walking:
1) Low impact on the joints.
2) Can be done anywhere.
3) Requires little or no equipment.
4) Grab a partner and walking becomes a socializing experience.

The general rule of thumb for walking is that walking is roughly equal to 1/2 the amount you would jog. Example: 1/2 hour of walking is equal to 1 hour of jogging.

The goal of everyone is to get 10,000 steps per day. Let me take apart why this number is so magical.
1) For every 2,000 steps you take you burn roughly 100 calories. Well 2,000 steps divided into 10,000 steps leaves you with 5 and if you take 5 and times it by 100 (calories) you get a loss of 500 calories a day!
2) You need to burn off an additional 3,500 calories to lose one pound.
3) And by taking off additional 500 calories a day for seven days - YOU LOSE one pound.

So just by making 10,000 steps a day you are going to lose a pound a week. Keep up with your fitness and proper eating and you will go far to lose the weight and increase your cardiovascular system.

To track your steps per day pick up a Pedometer. They are sold in any fitness chain (Dicks, Modells, Sports Authority, etc.) Pedometers are cheap and expensive. I got mine for $3.95 and it works perfectly.

As always - I am available for personal training either in person (if in NJ) or over the web. If you feel you have stalled in your pursuit of fitness and need some expert knowledge to get you on track reach out to me.

Regards,

Eddie Camaroto CPT