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Walking is a great way to get fit.
Here are some advantages of walking for exercise:
If you're not used to being active, you can start with 10 minutes of walking each day and build as your fitness improves.
When you begin, find a comfortable pace and try to add about three to five minutes to your daily walking time each week. A good goal to shoot for is at least 30 minutes of brisk walking, five days a week.
There's no better time to begin a walking routine than right now. In fact, we've got a starter walking plan below that's perfect for beginners.
Start out by keeping track of how much you currently walk for a few days. Use a pedometer or a watch to determine how many minutes of walking you already do or how many steps you take. From there, you can start the following plan to add more walking into your routine.
Remember that the rate at which you increase your walking may be faster than or not as fast as our sample plan suggests.
What's important is that you take it one day at a time and build up your walking stamina at a pace that's comfortable for you.
Once you are used to your walking routine, don't be afraid to take it to the next level. Here are some ways you can change up your walking routine to keep improving your fitness:
*Adapted from I Hate to Exercise, 2nd edition, by Charlotte Hayes, MMSc, MS, RD, CDE. ©American Diabetes Association.
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