Effective Work-outs for Women

Work-out Schedule Outline: Sunday – long walking Monday – Abs and Legs Tuesday – Chest and Butt Wednesday – Arms and Abs Thursday – Back and Whole body Friday – Cellulite and Inner thigh Saturday – Long Walking Guidelines: Beginner: 12-15 reps/ 3 sets (30 sec rest) Intermediate: 20 reps/ 4 sets (15 sec rest) Advanced: Each exercise for 1 minute/ 3 sets (10 sec rest)

SUNDAY: Long Walking

Walk Your Way to Fitness:

If you are like most people, you walk just under three miles every day in the course of your normal activities. Now it's time to get a little more purposeful. At least 30 minutes of brisk physical exercise is good for your health, and walking is one of the easiest forms of exercises to get.

Some of the many benefits of a regular walking workout include:

• Cardiovascular health: Fitness walking strengthens your heart, improves your circulation, and lowers your blood pressure. Studies have found that postmenopausal women who walked briskly 2.5 hours every week reduced their chance of heart disease by 30 percent.
• Bone health: As a weight-bearing exercise, walking can stop some of the bone loss of osteoporosis and may slow down arthritis.
• Weight loss. A regular walking workout burns calories. If you walk 4 miles four times a week, you can walk off about a half-pound of fat realistically every month. Weight loss combined with a healthy diet can also decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes.
• Mental health: Studies show that fitness walking reduces stress and improves your overall sense of emotional well-being. A regular walking workout can help you enjoy deeper, more restful sleep, which may decrease your risk for anxiety and depression.

How to Start Your Walking Workout?

The speed and distance of your walking workout are not as important as the time you spend walking at a brisk pace. If you have any health issues talk to your doctor first and find out what is a safe pace for you. Start gradually and walk only as far and as long as is comfortable for you.

Follow these fitness walking guidelines:

• Work up to at least 30 minutes of brisk walking a day.
• Warm up by walking at your normal pace for about 5 minutes and then pick up the pace for about 15 minutes.
• While you walk, swing your arms and maintain good posture.
• Take long strides, but don't strain yourself.
• Slow down at the end of your walk and do some gentle stretching.

Every week you should try to add about 5 more minutes to the brisk part of your walking workout until you can get it to over 30 minutes.

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