Workouts and Walk Exercise
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Basic Training
Walking in the sand can burn up to twice as many calories as an average stroll -and it`s great for strengthening your feet and ankles. Be sure to warm up before walking and use these tips.
Walk on firm sand.
The sand is firmest close to the water`s edge -giving you necessary ankle and foot support. However, weaving into the water and then back toward softer sand is great for calf toning.
Use your whole foot.
Your toes should be splayed, so that you can use all of the muscles in your feet to go faster and control your gait. As you walk, your heels should strike the sand first.
Pay attention to your posture.
In sand, we tend to soften our posture and flail our arms. Instead, keep your abs tight and your shoulders back. Hold your arms at a 90-degree angle while walking.
Short workouts, fast weight loss
If your work out regularly but the pounds aren`t dropping off fast enough, listen up. Researchers at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, compared exercises who walked the same number of days a week for 30 minutes with those who walked the same number of days but split their workouts into three 10-minutes sessions.
Both groups dropped body fat and made fitness gains. But short-session exercises lost close to 2 pounds more during the 10-weeks study. “Brief bouts of exercise boost your metabolism regularly throughout the study. Mini workouts are also easy to fit into your schedule.You can reap similar (or better) results with more intense activities such as cycling and running.
Fitness, June 1998