Designing a Walking Program

Designing a Walking Program

For today's healthy living tip we decided to put together a short list of practical actions you can take to design your very own walking program - and reinforcing your personal commitment to fitness.

Many people who start out on a walking program start out nice and strong and then things interfere and your daily walking program becomes weekly, then monthly and then it disappears altogether.

And then we fall into a rut and make excuses for ourselves to stay in it: we blame the weather, we blame our work, we blame our responsibilities…

But there's a way to get out of those ruts, and here are some ideas:

1. Work walking - and any exercise for that matter - into your daily schedule.

2. Keep a record of what you've done so you can gauge your progress. This also helps to motivate you as you see gaps in your record log, which motivates you to prevent too many gaps from forming.

3. Establish goals for your walking program. Be it time or distance or speed or hills or any combination. Setting goals will help you get there.

4. Find a like-minded person and start going for walks together.

5. Be patient - progress will come slow and steady, as long as you stick with it!

And don't forget to have the proper gear - well fitting, comfortable walking shoes and socks. Seek out advice on this if you're not sure what's right for you.

And that's it: 5 little ideas to help keep you on your walking program and to a healthier life!

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