A Vigorous Workout that’s Easy on Your Body

You say you want a vigorous workout that is easy on your knees and joints while firming up your core muscles, legs, abs and butt. It also has to strengthen your lungs and heart and, of course, burn calories. Consider yourself introduced to speed walking or power walking. This low impact cardio workout allows you to burn as many calories as possible without running. And it’s cheap too. 


With speed walking, speed is obviously the key ingredient. If you’re able to carry a normal conversation then you are walking; not speed walking. To speed walk, you have to push yourself to walk 4 mph or faster. Normally, a person can walk anywhere from 3.3 to 3.8 mph. Bypicking up the pace a person can burn about 500 calories an hour, depending on age an heart rate. Can you imagine speed walking for seven days and burning one pound of fat (3,500 calories=1 pound of fat)? 


When speed walking, remember to stand tall and check your posture–making sure your chest is open, your shoulders are back, your abs are slightly contracted and you bend your arms at a 90 degree angle. Finally, when power walking, just like any other exercise routine, warm up for about five minutes to adequately increase muscle temperature and blood flow to all your muscles. Once fully warmed up, begin to gradually increase your walking pace until you are speed walking about 150 steps per minute. Have fun and get to stepping. 


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Author:Carlos Regueira