Posts Tagged ‘walking’

FitFlops: The new Fitness Shoe Rage

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

One of the most popular fitness shoes today are the FitFlops. They are fast becoming the rage as not only great fashion accessories but also as fitness shoes. Anyone wanting to shed all those extra pounds and intend toning their bodies is making a beeline for FitFlops. What is so special about the FitFlops that it has become a part of almost every one’s shopping list?

Well, the speciality lies with the soles. The unique mid sole that has been developed using the micro- wobble board technology is just great for walkers as the legs get the much-needed workouts. The FitFlops when worn create a slight instability at every step that poses a challenge to the muscles and foot. Your leg muscles are put to greater activation. The Fitflop Walkstar, for example, helps to exercise your muscles whilst you walk. The slow-twitch leg muscle fibres are activated to a greater extent than usual when these FitFlops are used. When the slow twitch muscle fibres are activated, they convert fat into energy and users of the FitFlops begin to burn more calories. This result in weight reduction due to excessive calories burnt.

The FitFlops perform much more than just helping users lose weight. They help in the reduction of stress and shock on the joints. Every time we walk with shoes that do not have proper cushioning effect, it is most likely that we end up stressing our knees, back and feet resulting in pain. The FitFlops have extra cushioning that helps in stress reduction to the joints and shock reduction. The FitFlops are ideal for anyone wishing to reduce weight. Get yourself a pair today. They are inexpensive.

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Walking: Easy and Healthy Way to Lose Weight

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

You can lose weight by walking. Yeah, it really works, provided that you do it regularly and properly. A regular walking plan will not only help you in loosing weight, but also contribute to your overall physical and mental fitness.

So, let’s check out how walking can help us achieve our fitness goals:

Walk to Burn More Calories: Believe it or not, you burn almost the same calories with walking and jogging. You can use a calorie calculator to know that exactly how many calories you can burn by walking at a fairly moderate speed of 2.5 mile per hour.
• To begin with, start walking slowly and as you start to lose some weight, increase your pace.

Boost Your Metabolism: If you walk for two miles in the morning, your metabolism will remain active for the entire day. So walk daily to kick up your metabolism.

• Walk and Reduce Your Appetite: A sweaty walk will definitely suppress your appetite for some time. What you need the most after a long and strenuous walk is water. So make sure to drink enough water, which helps in detoxifying your system.

• Design a Walking Plan: Make a scale to measure your walking capacity. Also schedule a timetable to be followed regularly and strictly. On a scale of 1-10, 1 and 2 could be the mildest walking steps, following an ascending order. So, 10 should be the toughest activity for you.

• You can also increase the duration by five or ten minutes every week. For instance, if you begin with 30 minutes in the first week, your target should be to reach 45 minutes till the tenth week.

So what are you waiting for? It’s time to go and buy a nice pair of the walking shoes, like the New Balance MW887B Active Walking trainers, and march towards your fitness goals. Once you get adjusted to walking you can even work your way up to jogging and running.

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