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Walk Your way To Fitness!!! 

WEEK TWO

This Information comes from About.com Walking Your way to Fitness. 

 

Track your calories, carbs, fat, protein, and nutrition. Monitor your metabolism and activities. Plan your weight loss

YOU CAN DO IT!

 

WELCOME TO WEEK TWO

You have made it through the first week congratulations!!!! As we get into this week, our goal is to work on aspects of our walking form. Even the most advanced walker needs to take time and think about their form.

 

Day 8 - Posture 

How you hold your body is very important to walking comfortably and easily. With good posture you will be able to breathe easier and you will avoid back pain. Visit the Walking Posture page to learn how to do it right.

 

Today's Walk: Increase your walking time by 5 minutes. 20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace.
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Find a safe spot with a wall or pole to do a 5 minute easy stretching routine.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.

End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.

 

Day 9 - Adding in Arm Movement!!

 

Arm motion can lend power to your walking, burning 5-10% more calories and acting as a balance to your leg motion.

 Click here to read How to Add Arm Motion

 

Today's Walk: Increase your walking time by 5 minutes. 20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace.
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Find a safe spot with a wall or pole to do a 5 minute easy stretching routine.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.

End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.

Day 10 - Its all about the body this week Foot Motion!!

The walking step is a rolling motion. Strike the ground first with your heel. Roll through the step from heel to toe. Push off with your toe. Flexible shoes will ensure you are able to roll through the step. Click here to learn more!

Today's Walk: Increase your walking time by 5 minutes. 20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace.
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Find a safe spot with a wall or pole to do a 5 minute easy stretching routine.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.

End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.

Day 11 - Stride

Avoid overstriding - taking longer steps to increase speed. This is potentially harmful and is inefficient. Take more, smaller steps rather than lengthening your stride. Your stride should be longer behind your body, where your toe is pushing off, rather than out in front of your body. Getting the full power out of the push from the back leg as it rolls from heel to toe is the key to powerful, efficient walking.

Today's Walk: Increase your walking time by 5 minutes. 20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace. Concentrate on your walking form!
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Find a safe spot with a wall or pole to do a 5 minute easy stretching routine.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.

End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.

Day 12 - Practice Walking!

 

Today's Walk: Increase your walking time by 5 minutes. 20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace.

Concentrate on Your Walking form!
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Find a safe spot with a wall or pole to do a 5 minute easy stretching routine.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.

End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.

Day 13 - Body Check 

How is your body feeling as we get to the end of the second week? Are you moving more fluidly or still trying to get used to this new activity and walking form? What successes can you note with your walking - are you able to walk further, walk easier?

Today's Walk: Increase your walking time by 5 minutes. 20-40 minute walk at a comfortable pace.
Warm up with 5 minutes at a very easy pace.
Find a safe spot with a wall or pole to do a 5 minute easy stretching routine.
Now resume your walk at a comfortable pace.

End with 5 minutes of gentle stretching.

Day 14 - REST DAY

Today's Walk - Rest Day
Walking for health or weight control it is best to walk most days of the week. Take a rest day as needed, as often as every other day. Just be sure to get back on the trail!
Abdominal Exercise: Good walking posture depends on having abdominal muscles to pull in opposition to the back muscles. You need to do that after your walking workout, every other day.
Exercises for Your Abs Instructions

CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE COMPLETED WEEK TWO!!!!

Look back at your goals you set in Week 1. How do you feel about them now? Are they still realistic, measurable, achievable but challenging enough? Have you thought of a new direction to take?

WALK YOUR WAY TO WEEK ONE

MOVE ONTO WEEK TWO!

JOG INTO WEEK THREE!

EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO WEEK FOUR!

Half Way there - Week five

Feeling Great in Week Six

The Inches disappear - Week Seven

Pounds are gone Week Eight

The end is near Week Nine

Success in Week 10 Keeping doing it!

 

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