Something we all do most days, if not every day is walk.
For many of you looking to exercise and find an alternative to intensive exercise, but still want to lose extra pounds off the waist line, I might just have the solution for you.
However, it is important to bear in mind that walking will burn off less fat than if you was to participate in more vigorous exercise, such as jogging, aerobics, football, cycling etc, which would burn off far more calories.
Nevertheless, walking is a great way to start off and can be equally as challenging, depending on how you do it.
The best way to approach this is to team up with someone who is aiming to lose weight.
This will not only promote encouragement for the both of you, but also enable you both to motivate each other, since you will have the same aim and objective in mind.
You could make the walking experience even more challenging and demanding by filling a rucksack with various items, such as cans, bricks, and stones.
By giving yourself more weight to carry you will have a more intensive workout and will naturally burn more fat than walking normally.
However, be careful not to overload your rucksack up too much, as this could bring immense strain on your shoulders and spinal area.
You want to try and vary the walk you do, so that it does not get boring.
For example walking up steep paths will increase the intensity of the walk and allow you to burn more fat than normal walking.
Furthermore, do not do a routine walk on a daily basis; make sure you mix it up, so that you are creating a varied experience for your body.
If you do not like the idea of carrying things with you, then you can just walk normally, providing you are brisk walking for at least thirty minutes to an hour a day.
However, if you are able to combine both carrying and increase the intensity of the walk, you will have the ultimate walking experience.