So you do not want to do vigorous cardio training or perform intense muscle exercises, but still want to lose weight.
It’s ok and completely understandable that some people do not want to go into beast mode. So, for you all who want to lose weight without going under intensive training programmes, walking is the best choice to burn fat.
Yes, you heard right, walking can help you to lose weight, regular walking has many health benefits which you don’t know about. It is easy to perform, cost-effective and does not need scheduled planning. Most probably you would have already seen some individuals who walk throughout the day and retain their fitness levels by being active. The same goes for you, maintain your fitness by being an active walker instead of just sitting for the whole day. And walking is not so difficult, just not siting can make you will walk automatically.
However, you will eventually realise about not burning fat faster by walking as compared to running or exercising. For this, you will have to improvise your walking plans by adding some small activities to burn fat at a faster rate.
So, Here We Go With The List Of Improvisations To Perform While Walking To Pace Up Fat Burning Process:
Add Elevation or Walk Hills
To burn more and more calories you can walk on elevated surfaces. This process is a bit more exhausting as compared to walking on a plain surface, but you will have to bear some trouble if you want results at a faster pace. The best idea would be either to walk uphill or on a treadmill after increasing the elevation. For the tough ones, I can suggest climbing stairs or inclines.
Power Walking
Power walks are the key to boosting up your fat-burning process. For some people who have just started to show some effort to lose weight, this can be a little bit exhausting. So, for this, you can start power walking in intervals. First, walk 5-10 minutes to warm up then start waking vigorously at a constant pace for at least 10-15 minutes, and then repeat the process as long as you can bear it.
Add Some Resistance Training
The whole point of adding some resistance training to your walking plan is to grow some new muscles and burn a few more calories.
Here are some exercises you can add:
- Squats
- Pushups
- Burpees
- Tricep dips
- Lunges
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Weighted Vest
Well, this idea is for the tough ones wanting to lose weight badly. Adding weight to your body will be very effective and walking will become a quick calorie-burning process. As you will become heavier your body will need more energy to perform the same task you were doing before. With your body working harder to walk, the activity will surprisingly become a fat burner.
Constantly Adding Steps
I will assume that you already know that professional fitness tracking apps or fitness bands usually encourage users to walk at least 10,000 steps per day. This workout idea will make you walk at least about 5 miles a day. And it is very much ideal for the people who are interested in losing weight to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. But here is that twist: if you are already reaching this target daily then you should think about adding more to burn even more fat.
