{"id":51,"date":"2019-07-02T08:32:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/?p=51"},"modified":"2021-10-06T05:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T12:20:38","slug":"brisk-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/brisk-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisk Walking &#8211; Why You Should REALLY Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>What is brisk walking?<\/strong> Known as &#8216;fitness walking&#8217; or &#8216;power walking&#8217;, it&#8217;s basically walking at a pace faster than your normal walking speed.<\/p>\r\n<p>When brisk walking, you should aim to walk at a speed where you&#8217;re almost out of breath but you can still pretty much carry out a conversation with someone.<\/p>\r\n<p>Brisk walking alone? Listen to some tunes and as you walk faster, try to still be able to sing along to the music you&#8217;re hearing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brisk Walking Features<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\r\n<li>It&#8217;s perfect for beginners.<\/li>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s inexpensive.<\/li>\r\n<li>It fits ANY schedule.<\/li>\r\n<li>It can be done just about anywhere.<\/li>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s great to do with a fitness buddy; but it&#8217;s also perfect for some &#8216;ME&#8217; time.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brisk Walking &#8211; Getting Started\u2026<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Be sure to wear good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarp.org\/health\/fitness\/info-2007\/walking_shoes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picking walking shoes<\/a>.<\/strong> They should be comfortable, light, and flexible to give your feet the best support.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/uploads\/2019\/07\/walking-shoes.png.webp 560w, https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-content\/webp-express\/webp-images\/uploads\/2019\/07\/walking-shoes-300x169.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 85vw, 560px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-560 webpexpress-processed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/walking-shoes.png\" alt=\"brisk-walking-shows\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/walking-shoes.png 560w, https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/walking-shoes-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 85vw, 560px\"><\/picture><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Start with a 5-minute leisure walk<\/strong> to get the blood flowing and to warm up your muscles.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Build your pace. <\/strong>Don&#8217;t brisk walk at &#8216;level 10&#8217; right away. Start walking a bit faster until you get the hang of it, then go a bit faster again.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Heel, ball, toe! Heel, ball, toe! <\/strong>Your brisk walking style should not be about <em>lengthening<\/em> your stride. It should be about quick heel-to-toe rolling steps. That is, land on your heel, ROLL through your instep, and then LIFT OFF from your toe.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Look straight ahead.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Swing your arms as you brisk walk.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Engage your core. <\/strong>Don&#8217;t twist and turn as you walk. Pretend that your core is one big, stable, tree trunk \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Squeeze your butt muscles. <\/strong>Lose weight AND tighten your tush at the same time. Yey!<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Important:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/how-much-water-should-you-drink-each-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">don&#8217;t forget to drink<\/a>!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to &#8216;Level Up&#8217; Your Brisk Walking<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Walk for longer periods of time.<\/li>\r\n<li>Walk faster than the last time&#8217;s pace.<\/li>\r\n<li>Do intervals!<\/li>\r\n<li>Get a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pedometer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pedometer<\/a> that will help you reach a daily target. Many watches and mobile phones already have this function.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Benefits from Walking<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Improved cardiovascular (hearth) and pulmonary (lung) fitness; reduced risk of hearth problems and stroke.<\/li>\r\n<li>Better balance.<\/li>\r\n<li>Stronger bones.<\/li>\r\n<li>Improved muscle strength and better endurance.<\/li>\r\n<li>Reduced body fat.<\/li>\r\n<li>Can help manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.<\/li>\r\n<li>It makes you feel better, and helps improve your mood. It can even help prevent depression.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power walking is the perfect way to start any fitness regimen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,20],"tags":[43,42,45,44],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fitness","category-weight-loss-tips","tag-brisk-walking","tag-fitness-walking","tag-power-walking","tag-walking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":857,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions\/857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.befinallyfit.com\/weight-loss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}