Benefits of Walking

[Caroliiine]

I like outside walking because I get to spend time with my dog and get some fresh air.

I run/jog on the treadmill because it's so much easier to do vigorous cardio when you have a television screen in front of you. For regular, brisk walking - I do it outside.

FYI - if you're walking and you don't prespire, it's not going to do much for you (according to my trainer). You need to walk at a brisk pace that makes you sweat. This is, of course, only if you're looking to actually tone your legs or lose weight. Otherwise, leisurely walking is great for circulation.

 

[missroadkill]

walking is good! It gives u a great butt too and doesn't make ur calves as big as it will be if you jog/run. having said that, I much prefer jogging/running over walking but tt's just me, I like full-on tough workouts to work my body

 

[SophieKawaii]

TFS has a bad side, that it makes me stay here than study 1 day before a very important exam. However it might be my fault and not TFS'. But its good side for sure is that i went for a long walk-run-walk-run with one of my dogs.
I love walking at night so much!! Thank you for making me stand up from the computer!

Walking is really good if you don't have much weight problem but want to stay fit! And it's also excellent for bad mood.. esp with a dog!

 

[Bonchic]

^^I agree walking is not only good for your body on the outside but it's also a mood booster.. sort of gives you time to process thoughts/defrag I enjoy walking

 

[Miss_A]

I don't get much occasions to walk In the morning I have to catch the tram, then transfer into a bus which takes me to work - not much time for a nice walk that early in the morning. Then I'm stuck behind the PC for 8 hours and by the end of the afternoon when it's time to go home, I'm so tired that all I can think about is catching the bus home and throwing myself on my bed When i studied, i used to walk much more...

 

[Pegged Wrong]

I love taking walks with my dog, but our neighborhood is very small and so if I want a good workout I have to keep circling the same couple of cul-de-sacs like a caged animal.

 

[Vanilla_Lush]

does walking make your legs bigger?

 

[SimplyDivine]

^i hope not

ive been walking as a form of exercise for the last two weeks. its boosting my happiness levels and making me feel more energetic and not like such a lazy bum

 

[Tatika]

ooh i just got h ome from a walk...i didn get seaty tho, just a lil tacky. does this mean i didnt get enough exercise or that i didnt exert myself enough?

 

[buggy]

does walking make your legs bigger?

No! I was a squat/lunge addict... that can bulk your legs up some if you are the 'right' body type for that sort of thing. It's pretty hard for women to get bulky, of course, it's not impossible... some of us build our big muscles quite easily.

 

[Vanilla_Lush]

i have short legs so i guess i'm a bit big. so squat and lunges make them big....any advice to not make them any bigger? any for making them thin? specially the calves? <3

 

[buggy]

If they're already bulky, try not to work the larger muscles, if you do try to go for a more aerobic exercise. In the end though, you can't fight genetics. If your legs are bulky and muscular, just enjoy them. FWIW, speed walking helps slim mine down, or at least they look leaner.

(I knew a girl who was pear shaped and had lipsuction to make her legs thinner and oddly, her legs went back to what they were? She was very thin and her calves and thighs were very thick. She was a runner and pretty dang healthy,too... I guess that is definite proof... you can't fight genetics? )

 

[sofialuv]

I love walking

 

[Erin]

I love, love, love walking. What a simple way to stay healthy... it's almost effortless.

Of course, power walking is probably the best form of walking...

I walk to and from work daily, and it's really helped me to maintain my weight.

 

[ivypixie]

I love walking! I walk 20 minutes down to the city centrum every morning when it's school to catch the "second" bus there, instead of taking both the busses.

I also walk home from nights out, because it's that late that no busses goes anymore, and I can't afford to pay for a cab (though this makes my mom stress out, she's afraid something will happen with me, as I mostly walk alone then...).

I always trip up stairs, I never take elevators. My sis teached me to trip on my toes up the stairs, because that would exercise the muscles at the backside of my leg.

And then I walk a lot just to walk, because I like it, and I always get to think a lot. It clears my head in the same time my body feels good.

Though I'm a bit worried that walking is the reason why my legs are a bit bulky and my muscles too big. I hate that.

 

[coffeeandasmoke]

I don't have a car, so I pretty much walk everywhere. I would estimate about 5 miles a day, 5 days a week or so, since the closest bus to my house is 2 miles away. I love it since I don't really work out, it keeps me thin and I can still eat.

 

[Alejandro]

^ same here, I dont own a car, and I must walk everywhere. The way I eat, I should be fat as all hell, but im still on a healthy weight and my legs look amazing.

 

[misssakura]

The best way is to walk for about 1h 30 a day but break it up. So walk for 20 minutes, do a relatively fast run or jog for 5 minutes, then walk etc.