1) Walking can be the done anytime during the day, in your leisure time. You can walk to a nearby park to get in your exercise while you're all outdoors. You can use a treadmill on a rainy day at your local senior center. Walk as much up to an hour or hour and 1/2 as you can with the entire family.
2) You can walk to the store, or if you go to the store with the car park it in the parking lot as far away from the store as you can and walk to the store. You can walk to the store and buy a news paper. This is a walking activity that you can do almost daily, and it is almost routine to do.
3) Mall WalkinG:
Women, if you go to the mall, that is also a good walking exercise that everybody can do. Mall walking is a good form of walking; just don't spend a lot of money when you are in the mall.
Brisk walking:
Brisk walking, I don't mean running, is a good way to get in your exercise and get arround town. It is one of the best ways to get or stay physically fit, and it can boost your heart rate also.
4) Time to Walk:
Walking for 30 minutes is a good amount of time to walk. You can even break up your walk into 2 shorter 15-minute sessions.
Walking is one of the best exercises a 40/50+er can do. It strengthens your muscles and improves your fitness.
You do not have to change your entire routine to create a walking plan, just doing errands or cleaning your house can get in some of your needed walking and get your heart pumping, and that's good too. You can do your walking a lot of ways. Not everyone has to go to the gym; you just have to be a little clever about fiting in your walks to your everyday life. It doesn't have to be a chore either, invite a friend or relative along and walk. Use the time to catch up on each other's news! Everybody likes that, too.
Walking is a great activity for all 50+ seniors to do. It gives you the activity that will make everybody who does walk a healthy and fit person.
