| Naturally any exercise you undertake will depend | | | | A good goal to start with is to aim to walk at |
| on your health. If you suffer from any heart | | | | least 6 days a week and 30 to 60 minutes a day. |
| condition, diabetes, osteoporosis or other serious | | | | Much of this can be accomplished by simply using |
| health problems than you will most certainly want | | | | your feet for short trips instead of the car. If you |
| to check with your doctor to determine how | | | | have not exercised for a long time or if your life |
| active you should become and determine how to | | | | style has been very inactive than start slowly. |
| measure your activity level and possible signs of | | | | Don't over exert yourself. Start out with ten |
| stress. However most doctors would be happy to | | | | minute walks if you feel exhausted or winded |
| see their patients involved in some form of | | | | easily. Take 3 or more 10 minute walks a day |
| exercise. Walking is the type of exercise that | | | | until you build up the stamina to walk a full 30 |
| almost anyone can do safely. There are different | | | | minutes at a time. |
| levels of walking programs and in this article we | | | | Do some research and learn how to check your |
| will look at a good basic entry level program. | | | | heart rate while you walk. Strive for an average |
| First let me caution you to be sure you don't fall | | | | walk of a mile in 17 to 24 minutes. Using your |
| into the trap of thinking that simply walking can't | | | | cars odometer mark out 3 or 4 different areas |
| help you regain your health or lose weight. | | | | of your neighborhood of a mile. Then you can |
| Although a very simple exercise in it's basic form | | | | check your time as you walk these areas to see |
| it can be one of the bestways to get | | | | how you are progressing. Variety in the areas you |
| healthy.Basic walking is what most of us do | | | | walk will limit boredom. Walking in city parks and |
| everyday. Walking to the mailbox, walking from | | | | other pleasant areas is pleasant however it is |
| the car into the store. Usually these walks are too | | | | easy to make an excuse not to walk if for some |
| short to offer much gain. But once you realize | | | | reason you can't get to your favorite area. |
| that you are already walking then you only need | | | | If you can walk out your front door and be in |
| to decide to make those walks last longer. First | | | | your normal exercise area you will find it harder |
| start by parking farther from the store entrance. | | | | to make excuses. Remember that walking like |
| Have you noticed that those who appear to need | | | | any exercise depends on repeatability. It must be |
| exercise the most always seem to park closest | | | | done on a regular basis to be of value. |
| to the entrance. | | | | |