A large percentage of people living in developed countries want to lose weight and that obesity is a major health problem of our generation. However, do not need to join a sport or a great athlete to achieve weight loss.
Experts say that walking an hour a day is as useful as other types of exercise or diet – and is a natural and inexpensive way to get fit and lose weight.
However, the need to “learn to walk” if we take advantage of this natural exercise. Here are 10 tips on what to AVOID when you start going well.
1. Appropriate footwear: it is very important to wear appropriate athletic shoes when we started walking for exercise. The soles should be flexible, have the right shoe size and you change once a year. The best way is to go to the sports store and look at your needs and your size of an expert. This will prevent possible injury to the legs and feet.
2. Walking with Flexibility: Flexible shoes will help, but still you should try to take steps in a relaxed atmosphere, one by one, so that the natural and flexible movement of the foot.
3. Not taking steps too large: Many people when they start running intend to take big steps and reach further. It is wrong to punish the feet and calves. Preferable to take steps that are smaller, according to their size, for much longer.
4. Walk with head held high: good posture allows you to breathe properly and maintain the body. Chin up, parallel to the ground and eyes looking forward about 3 meters.
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