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Walking Workout
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A walking workout can be a satisfying and effective way to lose weight and stay healthy. But like other forms of exercise, it can be much more effective, motivating and enjoyable when practiced with a partner. Research indicates that people who go walking with a partner are more likely to achieve and maintain success than solitary walkers.
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Perhaps the main benefit of walking with a partner is that it increases your commitment to your walking routine and your desire to keep fit. When walking alone, it is all too easy to forego the daily walk or shorten it, for any number of reasons.
You can easily find someone to walk with - family, friends, co-workers or even your pet dog. Many workplaces or communities have notice boards or advertisements where you can find a walker who will match your pace and distance. And mall-walking with a partner is a wonderful way to catch up on gossip and window shopping as well as getting a walking workout.
A walking workout is also safer when practiced with a partner. Many women especially do not like to walk or jog alone, especially late at night or early in the morning, and not in isolated or poorly lit areas.
Walking with a partner also enables you to attempt the "talk test" to make sure you are not overdoing your walking workout. If you find yourself so out of breath when walking that you can't easily talk to your walking partner, this is a sure sign that you are over exerting yourself and should slow down.
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