If you’ve determined to lose some weight, then you’ll have most likely have come up with some sort of workout plan. But you probably haven’t worked out in a while, so you have no clue where to start. You probably think it’s a little daunting. All you gotta do is get moving and go for a walk. Whatever workout routine you decide upon, walking must be an integral part of it.

First, when you’re creating an exercise plan, be sure and include walking as a daily activity. This is simple if you have a dog – just take it for at least one 10 minute plus walk each day. It may only have been ten minutes, but after a week that equates to 70 minutes, which is quite a lot of walking. Interested to get a little more exercise? Take Fido for two walks daily. If you don’t live too far away from your office try walking there, or at least some of the way. Certainly, regardless how far you are from your office, you can work something out to get a little exercise on the way there. If you’re lucky enough to have only a thirty-minute or so walk to your office, that’ll be an extra hour of walking every day. But then, if you ride a bus to work, just use a bus stop farther away than the one you normally use. It’s easy to add walking.

Walking is great for your body and overall health. Since it’s an aerobic exercise, you’ll burn off calories, which means you’ll lose weight and it’s also beneficial for your heart. Walking is ordinarily slow placed, so you won’t be stressing your joints too much, unlike running. I have a thin brother who seems to be able to eat anything he wants and stay lean. I asked him about it. He tells me doesn’t know how he does it, but he did tell me that he does a lot of walking each day. It all added up when he mentioned that. Since, for many of us, nothing is simpler than walking, we don’t have a good excuse not to.

Get into the habit of walking each day as you’ll have a better chance of sticking to it, and with the proper diet, you’ll be able to melt off the flab quickly. You won’t have to be anxious about motivation, because walking is not all that vigorous, and you’ll be delighted at how much better you feel. Before you know it, you’ll be looking forward to your frequent walks and planning on going on walks even more. If you believe you can walk more – don’t hold yourself back. Walk more quickly or, if you’re feeling very confident, you could begin jogging. After that, you can do anything you want.

What else is there that you need to know? Are you inspired to get started walking? Even if you lead a busy life you can spend 10 minutes to walk around the neighborhood, or if you’re a member of a gym, nip in and do half an hour on the treadmill at a slow pace to start off with.