Do you enjoy walking? Many of us don’t especially this generation that is brought up on mobile phones and tablets.
However, we don’t realize that walking is an essential part of our life that keeps us active and is very much important for our physical, mental and emotional well being. It not only helps with maintaining weight but helps strengthen bones, improves heart health, increases energy levels and most importantly, gives us an opportunity to connect with people.
Unfortunately, that’s changing. People are going less on walks and it had to do a lot with the lockdown and now people’s busy lifestyles and hectic work routines.
Can we walk in our home? Yes! We can walk home and here’s how we can do that
- Marching in Place
Marching in place is a simple and effective way to get your heart rate up and increase your endurance. Stand in place and lift your knees up towards your chest, alternating between each leg. You can add arm movements to make it more challenging.
- Walking Lunges
Walking lunges can help strengthen your legs, glutes, and core. Take a step forward with your right foot and bend your knee to create a lunge position. Step forward with your left foot and repeat the motion.
- Stair Stepping
Stair stepping is a great way to mimic the motion of walking upstairs. You can use a small stool or a sturdy step to step up and down repeatedly. This exercise can help improve your cardiovascular fitness and leg strength.
- Walk and Twist
This exercise involves walking in place while twisting your torso from side to side. This can help improve your core strength and flexibility. You can also add hand weights to make it more challenging.
- Side Stepping
Side stepping involves taking small steps to the side while keeping your body facing forward. This exercise can help tone your hips and thighs. You can add resistance bands or ankle weights to make it more challenging.
- Heel and Toe Walking
This exercise involves walking on your toes and then switching to walking on your heels. This can help improve your balance and strengthen your lower leg muscles. You can also try walking on the balls of your feet for an extra challenge.
- Walking with Weights
Walking with weights involves carrying small weights while walking. You can use small dumbbells or even water bottles as weights. This can help you burn more calories and strengthen your arms.
Does walking burn calories?
Indeed! Walking helps to burn calories because it increases the metabolism to a rate that ultimately pushes your body to burn fat. Moreover, when you walk, your body uses stored fat as fuel to provide energy to your muscles. Regular walking can help reduce body fat, especially in the abdominal area.
Final Thoughts!
Whether you’re walking in home or in a park, please make sure to make it a part of your lifestyle. It does more good to your health then you’d wonder. If laziness is stopping you from becoming active, then work on it. Start from 5 minutes a day and eventually you’ll be crossing 60 minutes landmark.
