Power Walking

Power walking is good for health and fitness.

Do you have a spring in your step? Does life feel so good that you cannot wait to get out of bed in the morning?

With the sedentary lifestyle so many of us lead nowadays, the chances of feeling like this are on the minus side. Hours of sitting at computers, driving to work and watching TV at home, all lead to being overweight, posture-related aches and pains, and a general feeling of sluggishness.

These physical symptoms lead to mental sluggishness too, so we are trapped in this cycle of lethargy, draining us of our vital energy.

In order to ignite that vital spark, we need to break this cycle and the way to do it is exercise. Exercise should not be an optional extra that we fit into our lives when we feel like it; it needs to be an essential part of it.

Body and spirit are inextricably linked, so to achieve a healthy mind, you must first have a healthy body.

In order to make exercise an ingredient of our everyday lives, it needs to be fun. It needs to be enjoyable, challenging, motivational, have variety, achieve the desired results and suit individual body and lifestyle.

One of the most natural forms of exercise is walking. It is an aerobic exercise that will not only increase your cardiovascular strength, but improve your posture as well. Whereas any form of walking is beneficial, the most powerful is power walking.

Walking strengthens your health an well-being by:

	improving cardiovascular fitness and reducing the risk of coronary disease and strokes;
	improving mental well-being and reducing anxiety, stress and tension;
	toning and strengthening muscles;
	reducing body fat and managing your body weight, and
	boosting energy and improving self-esteem

The above are just a few of the physical and mental benefits. One benefit that deserves special mention and is often overlooked, is that if you walk with friends, it is socially enjoyable. This ensures that your power walking exercise is fun and not an activity that has to be endured.

Walking is a low cost form of exercise. No special clothes or equipment are necessary to be able to participate, although a good pair of walkng shoes is recommended.

Each time your foot hits the ground, it is subjected to two and a quarter times your body weight, so the purchase of walking shoes is a wise investment.

So, gather your friends, grab your walking shoes and power walk yourself to new levels of physical and mental well-being.

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