Power Walking
Walking is a well known exercise used to lose weight, maintain good health and much more! Now new terminology is applied called: ‘Weight Walking’. Dr. Richard Schofield wrote about this term in his book named ‘Weight walking; a new path to health & fitness’.
So gear up to know about this exciting, low cost exercise option to shed the excess bulge and maintain the lost weight.
What all I need to start ‘Weight walking’ or ‘Power walking’?
Power walking will precisely need land, proper fitting shoes and set of dumbbells. Women can use pair of 2 or 3 pounds dumbbells, where as men can use 3 to 4 pounds dumbbells.
At what pace I must walk and for how long?
First thing in the morning in the summer or before lunch in the winter is the best time for walking. This walk must be power walk but not as in a race. One can aim to stick to 3 to 4 km per hour. But pace of walking is individualized. You can check your heart race and bring it to fat burning zone to achieve weight loss. Each session can last for 30-60 mins. During this time, you will typically do between 1,000 and 3,000 lifts, stretches and swings. For serious weight-loss, you should Weight-Walk for 60-minutes at least five times per week (assuming this is your only exercise). For maintenance, 30 to 45 minutes three-times per week is enough.
How many calories one can burn during this session?
On an average 300-600 kcals can be burned during one hr session, depending on your weight and level of effort. The more overweight you are, the more calories you will burn.
