Walking your way to better health and fitness
When it comes to total body exercises, walking is one of the best things you can do to improve your
health and fitness. Aerobic exercises like walking work large muscles and can even help to lower blood
pressure and strengthen your heart. After all — your heart is a muscle, and the more you work it the
stronger it gets.
You need more than a stroll around the neighborhood to get the full health benefits of exercise
While it’s a great exercise, walking alone is not enough for most people. Like pizza dough, walking can
provide good foundation, but you need other ingredients for a more complete fitness program.
Key ingredients for an effective exercise program
- Aerobic exercise (running, cycling, swimming, etc.)
- Strength training (lifting your body, weights, exercise bands, etc.)
- Flexibility (stretching your muscles, tendons, and joints)
- Balance (improving stability)
- Power training (strength with quickness)
Check out our podcast “5 critical ingredients for an effective exercise program when your 50+” to learn
more about each of these areas.
Walking the walk
Walking is a great exercise. It’s simple, natural, inexpensive, and you can walk just about anywhere
without special equipment. If you’re a walker — keep walking the walk, but sprinkle in a few other types
of exercise to really supercharge your fitness program.
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dedicated to walking where we’ll cover questions like: How fast should I walk? How long should I walk?
Types of walking shoes? How to supercharge my walking program?