Walking to Lose Weight-Day 10
Day 10
Stretch Yourself Walking to Lose Weight
The point of this walking to lose weight program is to use a one-two step of stretching then strengthening your exercise and weight loss progress.
1. Prepare your body for a new work load by increasing the use of your muscles slowly. Mentally prepare as well for what is ahead.
2. Once prepared focus on pushing these muscles to their healthy limit. Push your mental limits as well.
3. Return to and repeat Step 1 and Step 2.
Stretching as Preparation – Prevent Injury
Encourage your body by walking slowly at first before walking briskly. Before and after steep hills or lots of ups and downs or fast pace, do some calf and hamstring stretches. Walking to lose weight is also preparation for other exercise. It is often used as a warm up, the process of slowly increasing the use of certain muscles by lengthening them slowly, which ensure that no sudden request for additional length catches the muscle tight and resistant.
Stretching the muscles you are likely to use and then relieving the tension on those muscles you have used after exercise is a pleasure.
Stretching to Destress
You can tense up in more ways then by exercising. The body tightens and aches with build up of stress from mental and emotional tension as well. Stretching also helps relieve muscluar aches from this cause as well
Reward Yourself!
When your body is really tired or sore, proper stretching feel good. My favourite part of every high burn workout is stretching at the end! Try a stretch class, or get a friend to help when stretching. This adds to the degree of stretch of your muscles and increases the benefit.
If you’re just joining Walking to Lose Weight you may like to start on Day 1 at 31 Ways to Lose Weight Walking.
