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How to relieve a stiff neck…by walking it off
This is not medical advice, and if you’ve done something to your neck, you should probably see a doctor. But if, like me, you happened to sleep wrong and woke up with a ‘crick in your neck’ – the sort … Continue reading
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How much to walk to lose weight
If you’ve arrived here, you’re probably at the beginning of your journey, and are still thinking about walking to lose weight. You want to know if you’re wasting your effort, if it will work, and how to lose weight by … Continue reading
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Follow up on my experiment
As I mentioned last we met, walking for exercise is not necessarily enough to let you achieve peak wellness. BUT IT IS A GREAT WAY TO START AND MAINTAIN BASIC FITNESS. I also said I would do an experiment to … Continue reading
Walking for depression: study
A meta-analysis (a review of multiple studies) published in Mental Health and Physical Activity indicates that walking can have a ‘large effect’ on depression. While the reason that exercise helps depression is unclear, this paper clears up whether people who … Continue reading
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A longwinded and uncertain answer to the question, ‘Is walking enough exercise?’
Giving the answer to this question in one word would not do justice to the ‘whole picture’. And the whole picture is very important. First, is walking enough exercise for what? Is walking enough exercise to lose weight? Yes, absolutely … Continue reading
What to wear for walking outside: spring edition
Despite all predictions, the sky has cleared and the sun is pounding down – but the wind is cold. Spring is nothing if unpredictable! So instead of darting out for a quick jaunt, I will likely hit the pavement for … Continue reading
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Develop and execute a weight loss walking program
I’m not going to lie to you. If you’re looking for easy, fast weight loss, you’re in the wrong place. It’s not that walking is difficult; even fitness walking is still just walking – which most of us have been … Continue reading
When the weather interferes with your walking exercise plan
What you see here is this week’s weather. We need the rain, it’s been a dry spring. But! But! But what am I supposed to do? This might seriously interfere with my walking program. I need my exercise. The truth … Continue reading
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Benefits of Fitness Walking
I’ve already told you about my personal benefits of walking as exercise. But you’re looking for more broad based, general benefits to be gained by walking for health. Here you go! One of the mental benefits of walking is that … Continue reading
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How to choose your best fitness walking shoes
When you consider that there are people around the world who go through most of their lives in bare feet (like, for instance, the Afar people), you will perhaps wonder why we need or think we need super-fancy walking shoes. … Continue reading
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