What a great example. I'm actually a lover of walking and sometimes my husband and I will try to work in eight miles or about two hours of walking a couple times a week. (Hey, with no kiddies, we have a lot of spare time.) In addition to all of the benefits you mentioned, another great aspect of walking for us is that we can actually have a conversation even at a very brisk pace. At first he wasn't completely sold, but when I calculated he may be burning about 600 calories in that time period, he was motivated.
Aside from weight management, walking has been a great way for me to get outside without banging my joints too much and I unearthed a few little facts (mostly mischief in childhood) about my husband.
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What a great example. I'm actually a lover of walking and sometimes my husband and I will try to work in eight miles or about two hours of walking a couple times a week. (Hey, with no kiddies, we have a lot of spare time.) In addition to all of the benefits you mentioned, another great aspect of walking for us is that we can actually have a conversation even at a very brisk pace. At first he wasn't completely sold, but when I calculated he may be burning about 600 calories in that time period, he was motivated.
Here's a great little tool that helps you determine the number of calories burned per hour if walking for weight loss is your goal. I tend to use these tools more generally than rely on them for actual calories burned.
Aside from weight management, walking has been a great way for me to get outside without banging my joints too much and I unearthed a few little facts (mostly mischief in childhood) about my husband.
May 21, 2008 - 3:02pmThis Comment
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