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Walking Fitness Program
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A walking fitness program can be accomplished by just about anyone. Walking for fitness is a great way to get your body into good physical shape, and help in maintaining overall health objectives. The following paragraphs will help you start a walking fitness program by explaining one in depth.
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Starting Out
When you are starting a new walking fitness program, you should set reasonable fitness expectations. If you have been physically inactive where exercise is concerned, you will want to start out walking slowly, and for short distances. It is not important how far you actually walk in the beginning. Faster walking will come later. It is more important, in the beginning of a walking fitness program, to walk for a longer period of time at a slower pace. Also, you should choose an easy first walk. You want to be sure that you will make it back to your starting point without becoming overwhelmed. Generally, a quarter mile oval track is perfect.
Increasing the Time
Once you are walking regularly for good fitness, you will need to increase the time you walk until you can walk for 10 minutes a day. After you can walk for ten minutes daily, begin to increase your walk time by at least 5 minutes per week.
Increase the Speed and Intensity
After you establish a pattern of walking 45 minutes a day, you will want to consider increasing speed and intensity. Leaving the oval track and walking on city streets will enable you to encounter more declines and hills that will increase the intensity of your walking fitness program.
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