| Walking on a flat surface is great if you are a | | | | body forward a little bit and when you go down |
| beginner walker or you have medical conditions | | | | the hill lean your body backwards a little bit. This |
| that restrict your strenuous activities. However, | | | | will help you balance your body as well. |
| for most walkers finding hills to climb up and walk | | | | I coach beginner walkers to incorporate climbing |
| down is a challenge and we love to climb those | | | | small hills in the second week of their walking |
| hills. Hikers like to climb mountains; walkers choose | | | | exercise. It is too easy to stay on flat surfaces |
| hills and they both provide the energy to our | | | | and never go beyond. Walking has the ability to |
| muscles, offer great aerobic benefits and you use | | | | be a sport that keeps people going beyond flat |
| muscles that you don't actively use when you | | | | surfaces. There are over 21 different types of |
| walk on flat surfaces. Sometimes when you climb | | | | walking exercising and a person can be a |
| hills, you can get off of the hard concrete | | | | participant in each one of them for the purpose |
| sidewalks and walk on the grassy earth. | | | | of advancing their experiences. |
| If you find you may want some kind of | | | | Unless you live in San Francisco, California, or |
| assistance in climbing hills, invest in Nordic Poles | | | | other hilly cities, most of our city streets are flat. |
| that gives you balance and helps your endurance. | | | | When you constantly walk on flat surfaces only |
| When people climb stairs they often hold on to | | | | you are using the same muscles over and over |
| the railing to give them balance and use the rail to | | | | again. In order to achieve the whole body walking |
| help pull them up to the next step. Walking up and | | | | workout, it is important to climb a few hills and |
| down hills is similar as to body motion as climbing | | | | use other vital muscles in our body. |
| stairs up and down. As you climb a hill, lean your | | | | |