#2 WALK!
Hello My Darling!
OK! If Wednesday’s short list of quick tips for fat loss left you wanting, hopefully today & the next 5 will fill you to the brim with understanding & know how.
#2. WALK!
For the love of God(dess) WALK! This is the least glamorous & one of the most effective ways to slim your body down without running the risk of breaking muscle down in the process OR making you hungrier by the end of your workout.
Walking asks for fuel slowly which enables it to tap into fat, vs sugar (which the body will reach for when our demand is FAST).
If you’d like to drop some pounds AND slim your legs (vs bulking them up w another type of cardio that involves an incline or more intensity) – walking on a flat surface to the degree that your breathing rate increases & you break a sweat = GREAT.
Aiming to walk for at least 4.5 miles for a workout/day, AND keeping your heart rate in a fat burning zone will be MUI effectivo 😉 if you’d like to feel your waistband magically stretch over the coming days & weeks.
How to know if your hitting an ideal heart rate for this effort?
Formula: 220 – age x (60% or) 70% = fat burning zone
For example mine is – 220 – 41 x.70 = 107/125
Which for me is admittedly LOW, & when I walk w purpose things seem to settle into the 135 range.
This can be a helpful guide to know if you’re either way undercutting what you’re desiring to transpire, or WAY overshooting the mark unnecessarily.
And lastly, the more consistent you are with this the better. If you’d like to experience some quick change, do it most days. Double up on some days if you’re feeling ambitious AND comfortable in your body. Walking tends to not be super taxing AND produce impressive results.
Oh! Final statement! If you’d like to be enhancing/maintaining your caboose while you’re hitting the trail or pounding the pavement – make sure to do these glute activation exercises (EVERY TIME) before you begin
