Walk Away a Winner!!!

Good Health has its Rewards: Walk Away a Winner!!

Walking is a great way to get and be fit. Walking improves Circulation and mobility - Promotes weight lass - even helps reduce stress! There is no time better than now to begin a walking routine.

If you are not used to being active, star with 10 minutes each day and build as your energy increases. When you begin, find a comfortable pace and try to add about 3 to 5 minutes to your walking time each week. A good goal to shoot for is to walk 30 to 45 minutes, 5 days a week.

You can use a pedometer to track how many steps you take each day. Experts suggest you build up to 10,000 steps a day = 5 miles. First, check how many steps you do now - Wear the pedometer of 1 week or 2 - find out the average steps you take each day - once you know your starting pint, try to up your daily average by 500 steps every couple of weeks - Before you know it, you will hit 10,000 steps.

Quick tips to put an extra SPRING in your step:

* Stretch for 5-10 minutes before and after every walk.

* Keep a good posture - Gaze forward not down at the ground with your chin level and head up.

* Stay hydrated - drink 8 ounces of water before you begin your walk.

* Wear shoes designed for walking for greater comfort and injury prevention.

* Your walks don't have to be long and strenuous to be beneficial.

If you are a Diabetic:

* Wear your diabetes ID

* Check blood glucose before exercise - under 80 eat a piece of fruit-crackers-glass of milk.

* Check blood glucose after exercise - this will tell you how your glucose react to exercise.

* Carry a snack to eat if you'll be active for a few hours.

By Walking an extra 5 minutes a day - you can burn an additional 24 calories per workout! that may not seem like much, but over the course of 1 year that totals up to 8,760 additional calories burned!!

So get out there and start walking!