Walking Off The Weight

When you first start out, you’re all excited about your walking workout, but after a while it starts to get a little boring, and we all know what happens next… we end up not walking one day, and then another and before we know it we’re out of our great little walking routine. The key is to keep thinks interesting so the boredom doesn’t sink in.

1. Play Some Music or Audio Books.
2. Walk with a Walking Buddy. You can keep each other accountable for walking each week.
3. Keep a Walking Journal and record how much you walk each day.
4. Change your walking route and explore new neighborhoods, parks and trails.
5. Join a walking or hiking group.
6. Join an online walking challenge.
7. Wear a pedometer and challenge yourself to walk more steps each week.
8. Get a game like the Nintendo DS Personal Trainer Walking.
9. Switch things up and do other workouts like playing a game of basketball or going for a swim.
10. Reward yourself with a nice little gift if you stuck with your walking workout for a  month.
11. Sign up for a Charity Walk and train for it.
12. Challenge yourself with a interval training where you mix up jogging and walking.
13. Add some walking poles to keep your workout interesting and challenging.
14. Walk on a track and see how many laps you can do.
15. Bring the kids along for a walk.
16. Go for a hike on the weekend.
17. Walk the dogs at your local animal shelter or offer to walk a neighbor’s dog.

Filed under: Articles on August 15th, 2009