Feeling stressed? Have a lot on your mind? Want to lose some weight? Well, go on a long walk! A favorite pass-time of mine, long walks allow you a time to center your thoughts, to see areas of your home town you have not yet seen, and to burn some calories without killing yourself. In fact an hour of walking can burn as much as 300 calories in an hour even at a slow speed (2mph), upwards of 1000 at 5mph! Now you might say, “Well, that’s not a huge amount of calories,” but hey, that’s between 300 and 1000 calories that you would have just sat on otherwise, so remember that every little bit helps!
So take your dog for a walk, listen to music, go see some side-streets you haven’t checked out yet, and have fun! It’ll relax you, and give you a decent work out.
For a chart of how many calories you'll burn based on speed x weight check out: http://walking.about.com/cs/howtoloseweight/a/howcalburn.htm
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