Fitness Walking -a Safe, Cheap and Effective Way to Fitness
Fitness walking have become more and more popular the last few years. From the aerobic trend to lifting weights in the gym, it seems that fitness walking has become one of the more popular forms of staying and getting in shape in the 2000’s. And sure, it’s easy to do; fits the beginner exerciser as well as the more athletic one. It can be done almost everywhere; all you need is some comfortable clothes and a good pair of shoes. The Hollywood celebs does it; the mom next door does fitness walking.
If you’re eager to loose weight, a really effective way to go, is to walk half an hour before breakfast in the morning. The calorie burning is at it’s highest in the morning, and at that time the body also burns fat, not muscle. That might be your easiest way of loosing those pounds, just to start walking. And a great way to start the day. Just put on you’re favourite radio station, audio book or music in your Ipod and get out there!
If you want to fuel up your fitness walking there are a couple of ways that I’ve tried and really liked. Heard of the Masai Barefoot Technology Shoes? Invented by the engineer Karl Muller, who suffered from severe back- and neck pain. He did some research on the Masai people, who are famous for excellent posture and no back problems, even though carrying water and equipment for miles. Karl Muller found out that walking barefoot on uneven surfaces was keeping them in such good shape. He started to develop a shoe that could imitate that way of walking, kind of like building in nature in the shoes. And he seemed to succeed, the so called MBT shoes has become really popular and extended research from health institutes all over the world proves that these shoes really do work. They increase calorie burning, improves posture, helps back-, hip- and neck problems. If you fuel up your fitness walking with a pair of MBT shoes, you will see results before you know it.
Is there anything more to do to get your fitness walking to be really effective? Well, heard of Nordic walking? This way of exercising, that includes a pair of walking sticks, is a popular way of fitness walking that started out in Scandinavia. Basically you just do the fitness walking, adding a pair of walking poles that looks like skiing sticks. They increase energy burning and Heart Rate, and can improve the calorie burning with up to 25%! The poles are not especially expensive (from 15$ and up) in opposite to the MBT shoes, that has a price that can be a bit eye watering at first ( from about 200$). The MBT’s are well worth it’s price though, and if you invest in both of these, you will have a full equipped gym, doing a full Body Workout as you do your normal fitness walk. It’s not hard to do, cheaper than your gym card or any of those fitness equipments piling up in your wardrobe, and it’s safe. Takes no private teaching, just a bit practising and you will be on your way!
Interested in more info on Masai Barefoot Technology? Learn about models and prizes, research and more, please The Mbt Shoes Site
About the Author
Beatrice Stephenson is a freelance writer on family health and recreation.
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Downtown fits wellness profile
Residents committed to fitness and health – and businesses that serve them – are injecting new life into downtown Tucson. The trend began with Meet Me at Maynards, a regular Monday night walk/run that routinely attracts more than 200 people. Adding to downtown’s wellness appeal are three businesses that opened there in the past year.
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Fitness Walking for Women $3.48 Fitness Walking for Women by Rippe Published in 1987 by Perigee Trade |
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