Walking For Fitness
Easier than jogging, swimming and other aerobic exercises, mankind’s simplest way of getting around is quickly becoming the easiest and most effective way for most people to exercise, lose weight and get fit.
Go Barefoot Walking This Spring
Take off your shoes and socks to enjoy the health and exercise benefits of barefoot walking this spring. The weather’s certainly warm enough!
23Apr2010 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Spectacular Spring Predicted
After a long and cold winter, this year’s spring is predicted to be spectacular. So get those sandals on and embrace the sights, sounds and scents of the great outdoors!
24Mar2010 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Burn off Your Christmas Dinner with a Walk
Put on your walking boots and take a stroll to enjoy the winter landscape and burn off all that Turkey and Christmas pudding!
22Dec2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Fit Flops
Fit Flops are the flip flop with the gym built in, but what makes walking in Fit Flops so much better than just taking a stroll? Walking.org investigates.
1Dec2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Skechers Shape Ups
Walking is the new get fit exercise thanks to Skechers Shape Ups. We examine Shape Ups more closely and assess the health benefits of barefoot walking from Skechers’ new shoe.
29Jul2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Best times to walk
Keeping up a regular walking schedule is all a question of following the 3Cs – commitment, consistency and confirmation.
15Feb2009 | Walking.org | 0 comments | Continued
Walking and Motivation Music
Walking is a natural mood-elevator and promotes feelings of happiness and well-being: the ‘walker’s high’. That’s partly because of the rhythmic action of walking itself which promotes increased confidence and a feeling of being in control. And its partly because walking burns up stress hormones which keep us tense, and increases relaxation hormones called endorphins [...]
18Dec2008 | Walking.org | 0 comments | ContinuedHow to Walk – Posture Pointers
Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees
Karle Wilson Baker
You’ve heard the saying ‘Walk Tall’ – well, we’re going to show you how to become aware of your posture and how to develop a natural walking [...]
Staying Motivated
The key to starting and staying with an exercise and healthy eating programme is motivation. Motivation is the stimulant which gets you going and keeps you going through the ups and downs that are inevitable when you set out to make changes in your life. And the greatest motivator is knowing that what you are [...]
4Dec2008 | Walking.org | 0 comments | ContinuedWhy Walking Works
Without even looking like an exercise, walking produces the same physical fitness,
health and weight control benefits as high-intensity, high-impact exercises but without
the dangers and hazards. Compared with running (a high-intensity, high-impact
exercise), walking produces much less stress on the knee joints – your feet strike the
ground with only 1-1.5 times body weight when walking compared with [...]