Calories Burned Walking
Walking is something most of us do every day and yet a few small adjustments made to our existing routine can increase substantially the calories burned walking. All it takes for a person who weighs 160 pounds to burn 100 calories is to walk for half an hour at around 3 miles per hour.
It’s not often that you will physically damage yourself walking, you probably don’t have to buy any extra clothing or footwear and it’s free ! Oops ! – that means that there is no reason what’s so ever why you can’t act on our 15 tips for upping your calorie burn:
1. Don’t you dare get on the elevator or moving staircase -take the stairs – both ways !
2. At the mall don’t join those other motorists trying to park as close as possible to the stores, instead park more easily further away and walk more.
3. Do your bit for the environment and burn a few more calories by using your local bus, railroad or subway service.
4. When you use public transport, why not get off the stop before yours and walk a little further ?
5. Every time you go out locally ask yourself, ‘Do I have to take the car or could I just as easily walk there and back ?’
6. If you own a dog you have a huge advantage – not a dog owner ? – then find someone who is and volunteer to walk their dog once or twice a day.
7. A short walk after your meal is always a good idea.
8. To add interest to your walk invite a friend or take some kids along.
9. Make a conscious effort to walk the most interesting route from your home, this will not only make the whole experience more enjoyable but you will be amazed what you see on foot that you were never aware of sitting in your car.
10. To stop yourself from becoming bored, if you are on your own, you could listen to your mp3 player, while walking.
11. You don’t have to join a walking club however ‘peer pressure’ can be a good thing and they will know where all the interesting local walks are.
12. If you do the school run why not ditch the car and walk there with the kids ?
13. Calories burned walking means losing weight so by increasing the amount you walk each week and putting yourself on a sensible diet you will see and feel the benefits surprisingly quickly.
14. Walking will help cut the risk of serious conditions such as heart attacks and strokes, reduce back pain, improve posture and benefit just about every organ in your body.
15. Walking does not require spending your hard earned on fancy exercise machines, at worst you may have to get some new walking shoes.
Now you know how simple calories burned walking is to achieve and how powerful this is combined with the right diet so why not start today and just walk !
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