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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Read These 3 Tips Before You Walk to Lose Weight

By Thong M. Dao

If you thought losing weight was difficult, maintaining that 'lost' weight is even more difficult. I cannot tell you how many of my friends were able to lose weight successfully, only to regain back all the 'lost' pounds after a few weeks.

It is not the fault of the diet program they followed. They gained weight for two reasons: they got back to their old lifestyle habits-that is, regular junk food intake, and they started living a sedentary lifestyle and forgot all about exercising.

People think when they've reached their desired weight, it's OK for them to have cookies today or to lay on the couch this evening instead of going for a walk. Sorry to tell you, Mr. Ugly Weight is coming back.

If you do not want to go to the gym, fine. Then walk to lose weight and maintain the weight you've lost. Here are 3 "weight loss by walking" tips.

1. Visit your doctor: Before starting your walking schedule, it's advisable that you visit your doctor.

He will give you advice on a proper walking plan according to your health conditions. For example, if you have bad knees, he may suggest swimming in stead of walking.

2. Track your steps: Just walking threw a store today, the yard tomorrow, dose not cut it. We need to walk to lose weight. Walking here and there doesn't give a clue on how many steps you've taken each day to achieve your goal. To count your steps, you can use a pedometer.

Pedometers can be found at most sport facilities and they're not very expensive. They take the guessing out of how many steps. So each day you can improve your "walking for losing weight" adventure.

Just remain committed to your "losing weight by walking" schedule and see how better you feel!

3. Put on the right clothes: walking for weight loss won't be an enjoyable experience unless we put on loose-fitting trousers that allow free movement of limbs. Don't wear any tight-fitting dress that makes us uneasy.

Also be sure to put on athlete shoes that make our feet comfortable. If we wear the wrong shoes we will soon get bored of walking. Even worse, we could end up with muscle injuries. - 17273

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