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Transform Your Walk into a Fat-Burning Workout

Walking is the most common and popular form of physical activity, probably for a good reason. Walking is easy, and you don't need any special equipment. According to research, simply walking can reduce the risk of many diseases that automatically benefit your life expectancy.

The good news is that's not the only benefit of walking. You can transform your walking workouts to tone your muscles and burn fat with a bit of change. You can head to your local trails and parks to try them out.

 

Walking for fat loss

Though we usually walk for fitness, we can also walk to improve muscle mass and reduce excess body fat. When a daily walk is combined with a healthy diet, you can see a noticeable difference in your body fat, especially on the stubborn belly fat.

 

According to a study, two women groups who made changes in their diet and walked one to two miles daily were able to shrink their belly fat by about 18% in a four-month period. At the same time, the women group who don't walk but make dietary changes saw no change in their waistline at all.

         The reason is that walking makes our body respond better at using the body fat for fuel.

 

Upgrade the level of your walking workout

Going regularly for a brisk walk with a consistent pace has many health benefits. But if you want to tone your muscles and maximize body fat loss, you must further upgrade your walk.

You can add high-intensity interval training to your walking workout. Adding a HIIT into your walking routine will benefit your metabolism. To maximize the results, incorporate HIIT workouts with rest periods. It also helps in releasing growth hormone that aids in building muscles and stimulating fat burning.

 

Incorporate HIIT into your walking workout

You don't need a gym membership or any special equipment to create an effective HIIT workout. You can add any effective routine that can tone and strengthen your body muscles by using your body weight. You can do it by briskly walking uphill at a specific interval or by adding bodyweight workouts to your daily walk. Both of these ways will help you in achieving your goals.

Start by incorporating the bodyweight exercises at six to eight repetitions each. For example, here is the walking HIIT workout:

Interval # 1:

20 minutes’ walk at a brisk pace

Stop and complete any two of the following exercises.

  • 8 burpees
  • 8 lunges
  • 8 pushups
  • 8 squats

Interval 2

20 minutes’ walk at a brisk pace

Stop to complete any of the two below-mentioned exercises:

  • 8 burpees
  • 8 lunges
  • 8 pushups
  • 8 squats

Interval # 03

20 minutes’ walk at a brisk pace

Stop and complete any two of the following exercises:

  • 8 burpees
  • 8 lunges
  • 8 pushups
  • 8 squats

With the improvement in your fitness level, start incorporating more exercises and reps till you reach the level of all four exercises every 20 minutes.

By incorporating HIIT and body weight exercises into your walk, you can burn fat and tone muscles at the same time. But like any other exercise, always talk to your physician before changing your daily routine to ensure it's safe.
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