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Shedding a few pounds is an ambition which a great many people have. It’s a shame that it produces images getting hot and sweaty down at the gym or starving yourself on the latest rabbit food fad diet. Laps of the track or pounding the pavement in the rain are other equally unpleasant activities often associated with weight loss. None of these are very attractive options – and fortunately none of them are necessary.

It’s possible to lose weight and gain a whole host of other valuable health benefits into the bargain simply by utilising a mode of exercise which most people perform every day, without even thinking about it. Walking is a low injury risk, low impact workout which is ideally suited for most people – at differing levels of health and fitness and across a wide range of age groups. It’s suitable for people recovering from illness or injury and is also a good way to shed weight following childbirth.

The great thing about walking is that it is a perfectly natural activity. It needs no special equipment, training or expertise. Anyone can do it – anywhere they like and any time that suits them. It can be fitted into your daily schedule as and when it’s convenient for you. There’s no need to make time for a special trip to the gym – which will also save you money on monthly membership fees.

The important thing to obtaining all the health benefits and shedding weight by walking is to take a consistent approach. Relatively low level exercise, performed on a regular and frequent basis, is very much better than intermittent periods of high intensity exercise – and it’s much less likely to result in sprains, strains and other injuries as well. Walking for just half an hour daily will soon produce results – as long as it’s done on a regular basis.

If you can gradually increase to 10,000 steps a day on a regular basis, then you will be pleasantly surprised – both at the results and how quickly you can see them and feel them. For most people, 10,000 steps a day will be approximately 5 miles and, whilst that may sound like a fair old distance, it’s much easier to achieve than you might imagine.

Another good thing about walking is the fact that you don’t need any special equipment. A good pair of comfortable shoes is all that’s necessary for you to get started. Whilst it’s not strictly necessary, you may consider getting hold of a pedometer to be a good idea. You can pick these up for less than $10 these days. They will help you to track and monitor your progress and will display results in terms of the number of steps taken, the number of calories burned or the distance covered. It might help to keep you motivated and encourage you to make a walking workout part of your daily routine.

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