Special Report: Most Experts Agree that Walking Is Best for Weight Loss
The minimum daily requirement of exercise to prevent weight gain is 30 minutes a day of walking, or 12 miles a week of walking or running. A study of sedentary, overweight men and women (aged 40-65 years) showed they lost body fat and weight when they walked or ran 12 miles a week during an 8-month study, without changing their diet. A control group of non-exercisers all gained weight and fat during the 8-month study.
Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) January 24, 2006
Simple exercise is an effective weapon in the fight against weight gain and obesity. There are many different ways of losing weight, but one of the best ways is by walking. Walking can also transform your health. Experts now say that taking roughly 10,000 steps per day sets off a chain reaction of physical benefits, including lower blood pressure, reduced risk for heart disease and better odds for preventing breast cancer. "From the perspective of prevention, it appears that the 30 minutes per day will keep most people from gaining the additional weight associated with inactivity," said Cris Slentz, Ph. D of the Duke University research team in a news release. "Given the increase in obesity in the U. S., it would seem likely that many in our society may have fallen below this minimal level of physical activity required to maintain body weight." So increasing activity by walking is the best way to accomplish weight loss and better overall health.
One company has a product that seems to have nailed this problem down. The company is called “Nikken” and they have designed a shoe called Nikken CardioStrides™ This shoe is ergonomically weighted in design and helps transform daily activity into a cardiovascular workout. Even a short, 30-minute walk or just wearing CardioStrides when running typical errands or doing housework can produce additional benefits in terms of exercise and weight loss. CardioStrides can be a way to help bring walking back into our lives. Look at what some consumers had to say.
“I’ve been wearing CardioStrides for two months, and I haven’t changed any of my other habits, in exercise or diet, and I’ve lost 18 pounds and lost 3 inches from my waist and 4 inches from my hips.” One other said “I tore knee cartilage, and it was really bothering me. I thought I was going to need surgery. But I got the CardioStrides, and it feels so much better now, it’s unbelievable. All I’ve been doing is walking in them and keeping my knees and toes aligned.”
Walking is a very good way to lose weight and needs to be part of healthy daily living.
For more information on walking and losing weight with CardioStrides go to www.5pillars. com/mariaedwards (http://www.5pillars. com/mariaedwards )
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