Walking can be the best type of exercise to lose weight and get in shape, especially if you have had a serious illness, injury, or have been out of shape of more than a year. It is also much easier to motivate yourself to walk than to do most any other type of exercise.
What you may not know is that you can make a dramatic change to your level of fitness, gain muscle, and lose fat by walking daily for the next six to eight weeks. This will also increase your metabolism, so if you combine walking with a healthier diet you will metabolize your food more effectively so you will lose weight.
When you cut down on the fat and sugar you are eating, begin walking for twenty to thirty minutes each day, and continue this for six weeks or more, you are likely to experience the following results:
- You will have effectively reduced your risk for heart disease, including stroke
- Lowered your blood pressure to an acceptable range
- Lowered your blood cholesterol
- Increased your HDL, or good cholesterol level
- Lowered your risk of becoming diabetic, which can also lead to more serious complications
Of course, everyone
will have a different result, but any doctor will agree that walking daily and reducing the fat and sugar in your diet will improve your health in a major way. You will also feel better overall and have more energy and sleep better. As you begin to lose weight and fat and gain more muscle mass, you will feel like a new person. It isn’t just about improving your health and reducing your risk of disease, you will also look better and fit into clothes that you have probably been wanting to wear. So do it for your health and enjoy the added benefit of a better physical appearance.
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