Walking to lose weight has many options and it is part of why I like it so much. Firstly because it works! That’s always attractive but it can contribute in so many other ways. Today began badly but when that happens I often choose to do my walking as soon as I can because 1) it lifts my mood; 2) it clears my mind; and 3) it completes a task for the day. At the end of my 60 minutes I know that I have done what it takes for continued weight loss.
Anyone in an office or home-based business can find that an average day actually requires very little movement. This is how a pedometer can really help with keeping you on track with an exercise program.
Adding one hour of walking (which can include several tasks) will generally bring the number of steps for the day over 10,000 which is the number required to lose weight. If you are active in other ways then walking for 20 minutes might do it for you.
If I can’t get away to walk outside an option for me is to put on a dvd or the Wii Fit. The walking dvd is usually my first choice because it is much easier to set up, I can do it in my little home office without disturbing anyone else and it requires very little space if I happen to have lots of boxes and paperwork spread around. The Wii Fit requires a little more set up, and a more central position if others are in the console’s area.
The gym is also an opportunity to vary my routine, do a little treadmill walking or attend a group. Sometimes it is just what I need, with other calorie burners walking to lose weight or exercising in some other way around me. It gets me out-sometimes that is a good thing! but weather is not an issue. So it is an option I usually consider under the right circumstances- perhaps It’s raining and others in the house are doing their own stuff which I don’t wan’t to compete against, so to speak.
