Let's power walk!

If you want to lose weight but don’t feel like to jog, you can try power walking. Power walking is one of the cheapest, easiest and most effective way to lose weight. This activity works on almost part of our body, from our posture to our muscle. It not only works best toning up our thighs and calves and lift our bum, but also burn more calories than jogging at the same pace. Power walking can strengthen our tummy and back muscles and flatten stomach at the same time. To tone your upper arm, you can swing your arms briskly during your brisk walk.

If you walk fast enough, you should be able to burn approximately 400 calories an hour. According to study, if you power walk a minimum four times a week with minimum 45 minutes each time, you could lose approximately 8kg a year without changing your diet. Regular power walking can speed up your overall metabolic thus prevents long-term weight gain.

This activity is effective to shape your body within the short term. You can feel the improvement to your body shape after two weeks of walking, three to four times a week with 30-45 minutes for each session. In order to make it effective, you need to speed your walking until you can feel your heart rate increase. To do this, you must use your hips and feet differently.

Power walking is the exercise that has low risk of injury. If you are pregnant, of course you can’t go for jog so power walking is safer for you.

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Reference: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/dieting/power-walk-this-way-shed-the-pounds-382813