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Walking 10,000 steps a day - about 8km - can help to keep your heart healthy and reduce your body fat.
What's more, it needn't be as hard as it sounds. Most of us walk around 4,500 steps a day without even realising
Walking is a great, low-impact way to get more activity into your life,
Walking is good for your heart and lungs and improving cardiovascular fitness. Most of the work is done by the muscles of the lower body, and it’s a weight-bearing activity so can help improve bone density. At the same time, it’s low impact, so it won’t strain your joints.
Walking can be fitted into your daily routine. It’s free, saves on petrol or bus fares and is better for the planet. .
It’s the distance covered that matters, not the time. However, if you walk faster you will burn calories at a faster rate.
Your size, stride and speed will affect how many calories your burn in 10,000 steps. For an 70kg (11st) woman walking at a fairly brisk pace of 3.5 miles an hour, it would take around 90 minutes, and burn more than 400 calories.
Latest scientific evidence shows that walking one mile in 15 minutes burns about the same number of calories as running a mile in eight and a half minutes. And the calories you can lose soon add up if you walk an extra hour a day. Of course, you have to watch your diet too; walking for 15 minutes isn’t a licence to eat that extra jam doughnut.
Walking will also increase your muscle tone, boost metabolism, ease stress, raise energy levels and improve sleep, which all together can also help you lose weight.
Regular walking can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer, osteoporosis and arthritis. It can help you to deal with anxiety and stress, and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
A pedometer is a great way to measure your walking steps. They’re the size of a pager .
What's more, it needn't be as hard as it sounds. Most of us walk around 4,500 steps a day without even realising
Walking is a great, low-impact way to get more activity into your life,
Walking is good for your heart and lungs and improving cardiovascular fitness. Most of the work is done by the muscles of the lower body, and it’s a weight-bearing activity so can help improve bone density. At the same time, it’s low impact, so it won’t strain your joints.
Walking can be fitted into your daily routine. It’s free, saves on petrol or bus fares and is better for the planet. .
It’s the distance covered that matters, not the time. However, if you walk faster you will burn calories at a faster rate.
Your size, stride and speed will affect how many calories your burn in 10,000 steps. For an 70kg (11st) woman walking at a fairly brisk pace of 3.5 miles an hour, it would take around 90 minutes, and burn more than 400 calories.
Latest scientific evidence shows that walking one mile in 15 minutes burns about the same number of calories as running a mile in eight and a half minutes. And the calories you can lose soon add up if you walk an extra hour a day. Of course, you have to watch your diet too; walking for 15 minutes isn’t a licence to eat that extra jam doughnut.
Walking will also increase your muscle tone, boost metabolism, ease stress, raise energy levels and improve sleep, which all together can also help you lose weight.
Regular walking can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer, osteoporosis and arthritis. It can help you to deal with anxiety and stress, and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
A pedometer is a great way to measure your walking steps. They’re the size of a pager .
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