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.

5. Do not store your weapons still: If you let your hands hang to run the danger hand and arm swelled and acting as a brake. The arm must move continuously, like a pendulum in front and behind.

6. Move the right arm: You must have your elbows close to your body and move her arms forward and backward, but without crossing the midline of the body and without uploading them on the chest.

7. Dress appropriately: It is important to wear colorful clothes (and if you walk at night, fluorescent clothing and biker clothing type that allows you to sweat. It is also interesting to dress in layers – shirt, sweater, raincoat …. Garments can be removed and used without any disturbances. And finally, if you walk in the afternoon is very important to wear hats for sun protection.

8. Walk straight: If you bend forward or backward you may experience back or neck injury. Walk straight, shoulders relaxed, chin straight and parallel to the ground. Imagine you are higher than actual. If you have difficulty walking straight, try doing exercises to strengthen abdominal muscles.

9. Drinking Water: Water is very important to drink before, during and after. As a guideline, drink a glass of water 10 minutes before starting to walk, a glass every 20 minutes to the end, a glass or two more. Avoid caffeinated beverages before you go, because by causing loss of fluid, you will be thirsty and have to stop to urinate during the exercise. If you can walk for more than two hours, making drinks for athletes sport.

10. Rest one day a week: It’s very bad to not exercise, as soon as you do so fed up and start to lose enthusiasm. Sometimes it takes a day of rest so your body can repair itself and the muscles can resconstituirse. If you do not imagine losing days of training, other tests once or twice a week.