How to walk away from the couch; the importance of your first six steps! Today, I'm diving into the incredible benefits of walking as a fitness exercise and how you can start incorporating it into your daily routine. Are you ready to kickstart your walking fitness journey and take your health into your own hands? But FIRST, you need a strategy to get off the couch.

It only takes some planning to reap the benefits of a 15-minute walk. We all know the importance of regular exercise and the fundamental impact it has on our mental, physical, and emotional health. Yet, don’t you find that there are days you just don’t have the time for a full workout?

A great indicator of your state of health is how long you can walk. I define a long walk as being over one hour in duration. Getting out on the road and taking a long walk is the high point of my walking experience!

Here are the 10 walking tips for beginners based on questions I’ve received through email, from viewers of my YouTube Channel, and readers of my walking books and website.

In This 10 Walking Tips for Beginners, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s):

When you’re at the office, it’s likely that your employer has already provided you with an ergonomic desk and chair. These are useful tools in combating back pain when you have a sedentary job. But when you’ve been thrust into working from home, you often have to make do with what you’ve got. Keep reading for tips on how to protect your back and reduce pain and strain as you navigate a remote work environment.

Walking for health and fitness is the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape! Why am I so enthusiastic about walking for health and fitness? Well, I’ll give you 3 reasons; it’s free, it’s easy to do, and it’s easy on your body’s muscles, joints, and bones! And, there’s no question that walking is good for you. Walking is an aerobic exercise, which stimulates and strengthens the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body’s utilization of oxygen.

Ankle joints are indeed our standing foundation. And their mobility denotes the elasticity of the ankle joints, their surrounding ligaments, tendons, and muscles. The flexibility and elasticity of the ankle joints and it’s surrounding muscles help us to complete our daily locomotive tasks easily.

STARTING A WALKING EXERCISE PROGRAM: Starting a walking exercise program is as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. Start slowly and gradually work up to increasing the distance you walk. As a beginner, aim for a certain amount of time, then set your watch and go. Enjoy the walking journey, it’s well worth the effort.

As I wrote in my book Fitness Walking and Bodyweight Exercises, walking combined with bodyweight exercises gives you a great interval training workout. In effect, the short burst of bodyweight exercise ramps up your metabolism and supercharges the weight loss benefits of interval walking. Think HIIT – high-intensity interval training.

“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” That’s according to Benjamin Franklin. I’ll add a third thing to his list… Lower Back Pain!

If you are currently experiencing back pain or have at any time in the past this article is for you.

If you’ve been fortunate enough never to have a back issue keep reading because this article will tell you how to continue staying pain-free

Malls, the large structures full of stores, teenagers, and memories of stress-filled crowded holiday shopping days. But let’s step away from the crowds, do something that will save you money, and possibly your life. Mall walking for fitness and health is a great way to get fit, stay fit, and do it within a climate-controlled environment. Now listen to the Audio Version!

ARE YOU READY TO LEARN THE SECRET TO: Feeling great, living longer, having a positive mindset, and save money in the process? See how walking, yes walking for health and fitness, is the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape. You need to get in shape and you want to feel good physically and mentally, but you don’t know how to start a fitness walking exercise program.

I am pleased to announce the Amazon release of Walking for Health and Fitness!

Walking for Health and Fitness gives you specific steps to take to get moving today and keep you moving well into the future. It’s 170-pages were designed to be read quickly, highlight the benefits of walking, and most importantly... get you out the door walking!

The eBook, Walking for Health and Fitness is now available on the Kindle Platform via Amazon.com

Walking, it’s something we’ve done since being able to stand upright as toddlers. So, you may be asking, “how much more do I need to know about walking?” And, “why do I need an audio program to help me get in shape?” This post, 21 Benefits of Fitness Walking with The Fitness Walking Exercise Program will answer all your questions.

The benefits of fitness walking are numerous! In this article, you will learn 3 ways to build a strong body and heart by incorporating fitness walking into your walking routine.

Fitness walking is a more intense form of walking. My Walking for Health and Fitness eBook describes fitness walking as walking at a faster pace of 14-16 minutes per mile. In this article, I want to redefine fitness walking as; walking faster and adding bodyweight fitness exercises to supercharge the fitness aspect of walking. 

Bodyweight Squats are one exercise that should be part of your workout routine – regardless of age, gender or fitness goals. Bodyweight squats target your quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, glutes, and abdominals. Squats are a total body fitness movement. The benefits of bodyweight squats will be an improvement in your walking form.

I just started walking the Appalachian Trail, would you like to join me? No need to bring your backpacks or tents though, I am walking the AT using an iPhone app called “Walk The Distance”.

Yes! I truly believe that walking is the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape.

The research has been established of the health benefits of 10,000 steps per day. This figure has been adopted by the World Health Organization, The American Heart Foundation, and the US Department of Health and Human Services as a daily activity recommendation.

The question I get asked often is, “how many push-ups should I be able to do?”. In this day and age of “bigger is better” challenges, one the most often Googled challenges is being able to do 100 push-ups.

While the number 100 is impressive, I say it’s much less than that. In fact, recent research shows that a person that can do 40 push-ups lowers their risk of heart disease by 96%!

Walking up hills! Does the mere mention of hills send a chill “up” your spine? Love them or hate them they’ll still be there so you might as well learn how to walk up hills. Let’s forgo the problems with hills; they're too hard, I’ll hurt too much, or I just can’t do them. Let’s focus on the view from the top and what you can do to reach new heights!

Wednesday, April 4th is National Walking Day. The American Heart Association sponsors this day to remind people about the health benefits of taking a walk.

A Powerful Indicator of Life Expectancy
Do you want to live longer? Enjoy a healthier and more productive life? Save money and feel better than you have in your entire life? If so keep reading. See how taking more STEPS can increase your walking speed and is linked to vitality and longer life.

Pushups are a complete movement, meaning they activate nearly every muscle in the body which will give you more muscle tone and increased endurance. Walking is a great activity to get you into shape.