For weight loss, all means are good! Especially if they are useful for the body, do not require much effort and equipment. That is why regular walking can become indispensable in the fight against excess weight.
It has been proven that three or four thousand steps a day can help keep weight at the right level, but eight or ten thousand daily steps contribute to early weight loss. The most important thing here is to understand that energy consumption should always be higher than consumption.
How long do you need to walk?
Forty to forty-five minutes of walking each day helps burn calories from food. If you continue to walk longer, then the fat deposits that have been accumulated by the body over time begin to burn. Proper nutrition will significantly speed up the process of losing weight, even if you only resort to walking from all physical activities.
Ideally, you should increase your walking time by a few minutes each day. Two or three weeks - and you will find that walking has become an integral part of your life. Do not stop and you will lose weight pretty soon.
If possible, walk to work. Well, if time permits, take a walk in the evenings, at least a little. This, by the way, will improve the quality of your sleep, which will also indirectly help fight excess weight.
For maximum effect, do not start your walk at a brisk pace. To begin with, just walk, enjoy the atmosphere and fresh air, then you can increase the pace of walking, and at the end of the path, slow it down again, allowing the body to return to normal.
You should enjoy walking. It is not necessary to go for a walk, as to hard labor, this greatly reduces the effect of the event. Just enjoy the walk, do not exhaust the body. Take different routes, try to diversify your walks. Choose hilly terrain for your walks unless you have a lot of extra pounds. Take daily photos while walking. You can brag about them on social networks. Plus, it's a great way to keep track of your personal success.
Find a like-minded person, joint walks are more pleasant and easier. And the effect of them is just as amazing.
Give yourself a mindset that walking will burn off your fat deposits. Imagine it in your head. Practices like these have been proven to make any exercise more effective.
Try not to slouch, a straight back during a long walk will ensure that your back will not hurt.
Control the rhythm of your gait, no need to drive yourself. Conversation while walking can act as a control. Even if you are walking alone, try saying a few long phrases as you walk. Difficulty breathing suggests that you need to at least slightly slow down.
How many steps are two kilometers?
To help you walk more efficiently, buy a pedometer. You can put the corresponding program on your tablet or phone. Monitor the readings of the device or program every day. This is a very interesting practice that promotes self-control. Some "advanced" pedometers can calculate the number of calories burned. This is very useful if you are keeping an eye on the calorie intake in general. In addition, in the future, forgetting the pedometer at home, you can roughly calculate on the map how many steps you have taken.
