Beginners

Use this program to start walking. It includes a weekly schedule on how long and fast to walk to build your walking time and speed.

Our tutorial for beginners with the goal to get you walking comfortably for 30 minutes a day. Preparation, walking technique, schedule, how far and how fast. From your About Guide

Daily email newsletter gives you a walking assignment and walking lesson to take you from zero to walking 30 minutes per day.

Why should you start walking? Let me count the ways. There are big benefits for health, longevity, physical fitness and mental well-being.

Get off on the right foot by avoiding these walking mistakes from your shoes to arm motion to your stride. From your About.com Guide.

This training schedule will allow beginner walkers to enjoy their first 5K walking event.

It is time to commit yourself to better health, fitness, and a body you love. To make this a reality, we have tools you can use to help you build and keep your walking habit.

Are you sedentary? We discuss the definitions of physical inactivity.

How much exercise should you do to get the best health benefits? Be active your way, say the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

What is the right walking speed to reach your fitness goals? Your heart rate is the key.

How did you start walking? Who or what got you started walking? Tell us about your first walking experience.

Build your walking fitness and weight management lifestyle in 10 weeks. Follow the daily pages to support you with walking assignments, stretches, exercises, diet planners, nutrition tips, goal setting, and fun.

Does taking a 15 minute walk help you towards losing weight? Or do you need to walk longer to do any good?

It's better than a miracle pill - brisk walking can reduce your risks of developing heart disease and cancer.

You have a charity walk coming up, but you rarely walk more than a few blocks at a time. Here is how to make it through a 5K or 10K walk if you are basically a non-walker.

Question: How far can a healthy person walk with no training?

What kind of walker are you? Take the walking personality quiz to find out what kind of walking you will enjoy the most.

We bust the myths to get to the truth about walking calories and speed, whether walking shoes are better than running shoes, and the health benefits of walking vs. intense exercise.

Enjoy a walking workout on an indoor track. Indoor tracks may be found at athletic clubs, schools or recreation facilities.

Stairs can be your friend in being more active and burning more calories throughout the day.

Men can enjoy walking although they may want to make it more challenging. Gary Pinkerton shares advice on how to get a man to walk for fitness and sport.

Calculate your blood pressure, measure your heartrate, find your heart rate zone, calculate body fat, body mass index, ideal weight and overall health risks. From your About.com Guide.

What do those walking words mean? A dictionary, glossary, and encyclopedia of walking. From your About Guide.

Definitions of different walking styles: racewalkers, powerwalkers, volksmarchers and more.

How did Wendy, the Walking Guide at About.com, start walking? Here is her personal story on how she overcame a handicap to become a walker, racewalker, and marathon walker.

Don't want to walk alone?  Where and how to find walking companionship.  From your About.com Guide.

How to burn calories, speed up your metabolism, and use walking for weight management and weight loss. From your About.com Guide.

If you want to walk faster using a regular walking technique, this step-by-step tutorial can help you speed up.

Researchers at the University of Ulster found that unfit people who take up intensive aerobic exercise can cause cell damage from free radicals.

Mark Fenton of Walking Magazine advises on technique, shoes, weights.  From your About.com Guide.

How to get started participating in 10K walking events hosted by the American Volkssport Association. From your About.com Guide.

The International Federation of Popular Sports has thousands of walking clubs and events worldwide.  From your About.com Guide. 

How to breathe right when walking. Or take it up a notch and learn breathwalk exercises for energy, mental clarity and connectedness.

Walking is a great way to reach and enjoy your senior years.  From your About.com Guide. 

Mall walking is a great way to keep moving in any weather.

Compared to most other sports and modes of transportation, walking is a real bargain. Here's what walking really saves -- and costs.

How can you get started with a healthy lifestyle? Tips from Dr. Travis Stork.