Walking to lose weight has become quite the revolution.  I see women in my neighborhood out all the time walking around, doing their thing, and going in groups usually because it’s at 5 or 6 in the morning!  But walking to lose weight is not a bad idea, in fact it’s one of the best ideas.  It’s extremely low impact, which means that if you have knee or other problems, you can still do it.  Just don’t strap on a 50 pound pack and expect to have the same ease.

But also, walking still burns calories.  You can’t just mosey along, it doesn’t work that way.  You actually have to put effort into your walking and keep up essentially speaking.  If you power walk, involve your arms, this helps you to achieve the goals you want while burning extra calories along the way instead of going with what I like to call the limp noodle arms.

In addition, try carrying small weights or something that is equal to some kind of weight as you go.  This will make a surprising difference if you really think about it.  You can do this at the gym or outside, depending on your preferences.  But at some point, I enjoy the temperature control among other things of the gym.  At the same point, the treadmill makes it easy to take one more step.  A big step in actually controlling your walking and walking to lose weight is using an incline.  If you are walking uphill, you burn more calories, even if you are going at a slower pace.  These are very basic steps in getting the results you want.