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Alternate your type of walks! And, don’t be boring; alternate where you walk. Make you walking entertaining, relaxing and a good experience.

Type 1- Easy Walk

An east walk doesn’t mean you should just amble along. No, and easy walk is walking moderately. Almost like you are trying to get somewhere. Don’t walk at a speed where you are struggling, or out of breath. You should be able to just walk and even hold a conversation. Take your dog with you!

Type 2 - Interval Walking

Interval walking means you will do different walks at certain intervals. You firt warm up, walk slowly and get yourself ready. You can do this for 5 minutes.

Then start the “easy walk” portion. after 10 minutes of this do 30 seconds to a couple of minutes of “speed walking”. Walking so fast as if you are catching the last bus available to you. Do this a few times. Then, go to cool down. Amble along for 5 minutes.

Believe it or not, this will cause you to lose more calories over the long run as if you strained yourself to speed walk for a shorter distance!

Type 3 - Speed Walking (This walk works good when you walk the same route each time)

First, warm up for 5 minutes. This is very important! Then, pick a route that you know will take you 10 minutes! Or, time yourself. After warming up. Speed walk for 5 minutes notice a landmark of where this is (so you know in the future) and then turn around and speed walk back. Again, cool off with a 5 minutes ambling walk.

Type 4 - The Long Walk ( my personal favourite- and the favourite of my Golden, Nikki)

Focus on how FAR you are going, and not how FAST. Go at a medium, comfortable pace here. Take your dog and go through the park, to the beach, anywhere you love to walk.

I love to walk for about an hour. I try not to stop too much, but, I do allow my Nikki to “smell the roses” on this walk.