Can Walking Be My Whole Workout?

Stepping outside for a brisk walk can bring significant health benefits. Walking has been linked to improved blood pressure, ...

How to Boost Your Walks and Build Muscle, According to Experts

Do a dynamic warm-up: Begin with a five to 10 minute walk, jog, or jumping jacks to prepare your muscles for exercise.

Getting fit this year? Here's 7 low-impact walking workouts to try, backed by exercise science

All over the world, military fitness experts have a knack for turning a simple task, like walking, into something ...
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Is Walking a Good Enough Form of Exercise? Here's What Experts Say

Walking is a simple, low-impact way to build cardiovascular fitness and ease into an active lifestyle. Regular walking helps stabilize blood sugar, strengthens the heart, reduces dementia risk, ...
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6 ways to improve your walk

Whether you’re hitting 10,000 steps a day or just going for a postdinner jaunt around the block to help get things moving, walking in some form is most likely part of your regular routine. As new data ...
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Why You Should Add Walking—Backward—to Your Exercise Routine

Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical ...

Are Nordic Poles the Key to a Stronger Walking Workout? Here’s What Experts Say

Nordic walking poles—also called walking sticks—are lightweight, adjustable, and draw inspiration from cross-country skiing, ...
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Treadmill vs. Walking Outside: Which Is a More Effective Workout?

Treadmill and outdoor walking offer similar benefits for physical and mental health. The best choice is one that fits your ...
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Want to Walk Faster, Farther or Longer? The 4 Types of Workouts You Should Be Doing

For the full 30-day plan, including daily strength, mobility and stretching routines —plus meal plans, walking podcasts and inspiration — download the Start TODAY app! Walkers, rejoice! The summer ...
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Why everyone’s trying posture walking – and the surprising health benefits

'Posture walking' is social media’s newest favourite way to walk. Searches for the term have sharply increased in recent weeks, and fitness experts expect posture walking to become a big walking trend ...
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Is Japanese Walking the Ultimate Exercise You’ve Been Searching For?

What Is the Japanese Walking Method? The Japanese walking method, also called Japanese interval walking training (IWT), means switching between slow and fast walking. You walk slowly for three minutes ...
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Too Cold Or Dark Outside To Walk? Try These Exercises Instead.

As we barrel through the fall and winter, the idea of walking outdoors may seem like a far-off, warm-weather memory. Earlier sunsets and colder days make walking outside tough for many people. But if ...