Walking: Most Popular Articles

Calories Per Day Calculator - Basal Metabolic Rate
How many calories per day does your body burn? Calculate your calories per day to determine your daily calorie burn, your basal metabolic rate.

Calories Burned Walking
Calories burned walking - how many calories are burned by walking. Chart of calories burned at each walking speed.

How to Walk for Weight Control
Walking and weight control - how to walk to lose weight, how to walk off weight and burn more fat and calories

Best Pedometers
Best Pedometers: Top picks for walking pedometers to count steps and measure distance and calories.

Ideal Weight Calculator
Ideal weight calculator

Walking Shoe Guide
Walking Shoe Guide - how to choose walking shoes. Guide to getting fit for walking shoes. Reviews and top picks for walking shoes.

Walk of Life Program
Walk of Life Program - 10 Week Program for Walking Fitness and Weight Loss

10 Walking Mistakes
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 1: Overstriding is a common walking problem.

Walk of Life Diet and Portions
Diet Guidelines for Various Calorie Levels

How to Choose a Pedometer
Before you buy a pedometer: how to choose a pedometer, based on pedometer features and pedometer accuracy. What to look for in today's pedometers.

Body Fat Calculators
Body fat calculators can help you estimate and track your body fat percentage.

BMI Calculator Body Mass Index
BMI Calculator Body Mass Index

How to Walk for Beginners
Beginner's walking tutorial. How to start walking for health, fitness, and weight control. How to prepare for starting a walking program

Google Map Pedometer
This Google Map Pedometer allows you to draw your route, calculate distance, and save it. Calculate your route distance with this Google map pedometer.

What is Plantar Fasciitis?
Plantar fasciitis and heel spur: basic facts to prevent and treat heel pain.

How Fast to Walk for Weight...
How fast to walk for weight control and to burn fat

Walking Shoe Guide: Shoe Types
Shoe choices - types of running and walking shoes. Who best fits into motion control shoes, stability shoes, lightweight performance trainers, or cushioned shoes for walkers and runners. Top picks for each shoe type for walkers.

Target Heart Rate Calculator
Target heart rate calculator

Tracking Your Walks
Walking logs and calendars to track your distance speed time and notes

Burning More Walking Calories
Ways to burn more calories burned walking

Burning Feet
Do your feet burn? Burning feet can have several different causes, we explore those and find ways to prevent and treat the burning foot problem.

Calorie and Distance Calcul...
Walking calories and distance calculators to calculate online your walking calories and walking distance.

Am I Walking Enough?
Are you walking enough to lose weight walking? The recommendation for walking off weight is to walk an hour a day most days of the week at a moderate pace.

How Far is That? Walking Kilometers Miles and Pace
How far is a kilometer, a marathon, or a half marathon, and how long does it take to walk it.

Daily Walk of Life Program
Day by Day with the daily Walk of Life Program for fitness and weight loss through walking

Prevent and Treat Shin Splints
How to prevent and treat shin splints with stretches and the right shoes.

How Long to Walk to Burn Fat
How long and how often to walk for weight control. How to use heart rate when walking for weight loss.

Setting Your Pedometer
Pedometers - How to measure and set the stride length or step length on your pedometer.

How Many Steps Per Day?
How many pedometer steps per day are enough? Is 10,000 steps a day a good goal for healthy active adults? Recommendations from pedometer researcher Dr. Tudor-Locke

SAS Shoes Review
SAS Shoes for walkers have been favorites among walkers for over 20 years. Why do walkers like SAS shoes?

Weight Loss Walking Schedule
Walking schedule for walking for weight control. Lose weight walking with this schedule.

Best Time to Exercise
What's he best time of day to exercise? There are pros and cons for each time.

My Chair - An Exercise Ball
Using an exercise ball as a desk chair

Plantar Fasciitis and Heel ...
Top picks for relief of plantar fasciitis and heel spur heel pain.

10 Walking Mistakes - 2
10 walking mistakes to avoid: Wearing the wrong shoes for walking.

Weekly Walking Workouts
Walking workouts - a weekly walking workout schedule to build speed, endurance, and aerobic capacity.

Best Walking Sandals
Top picks for walking sandals and trail sandals for walkers.

Most Accurate Pedometers
Research finds the most accurate pedometers to wear to count daily step totals.

Comfort Shoes
Comfort shoes for problem feet: these shoes are designed to provide comfort for those on their feet all day, especially for those who have pain when wearing other shoes.

10,000 Steps Per Day?
Question: Where did the figure of walking 10,000 steps per day for fitness and weight loss come from? What research supports walking 10,000 steps per day?

Leg Rash in the Heat
Many walkers experience leg rashes after walking in the heat.

Shin Stretches
Learn how to properly and effectively stretch your shins. Stetching the anterior tibialis muscles.

Motion Control Shoes for Wa...
Top picks for motion control shoes for walking and running.

Absolute Beginner Schedule
How to walk - walking schedule for absolute beginners. How long to walk. How fast to walk. Weekly walking schedule for beginners to build your walking time and distance.

Exercise Guidelines 2007
How much exercise do you need - and what kind? The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association updated their recommendations in August, 2007.

How to Walk - Stretching
Stretching for walkers - a stretching routine for walking.

Walk of Life Program - Week 1
Week 1 of the Walk of Life Program for fitness and weight loss through walking

Swollen Hands and Fat Fingers
Why your hands swell and your fingers get fat and puffy while walking, and tips to reduce the effect.

Daily Diet Composition Calculator - Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat Grams and Calories
Daily diet composition calculator for a 40-30-30 diet

Cushioned Shoes
Top Picks - Cushioned Shoes for Walkers

10 Walking Mistakes - 3
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 3: Flapping, slapping feet due to stiff shoes and not rolling through a step.

Heart Rate Monitors Under \$100
Top picks for heart rate monitors under $100 US

Shoulder Stretches
Learn how to properly and effectively stretch your shoulders.

Hamstring Exercises
Hamstring exercises to build your hamstring muscles.

Performance Training Walkin...
Top picks for lightweight performance trainers walking shoes

Stability Shoes
Top picks for stability shoes for walkers

Pedometer Step Equivalents
Walking step equivalents for other exercises and activities. Pedometer steps per minute of common activities and sports.

10 Walking Mistakes - 4
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 4: Not using your arms.

Best Buy Treadmills
What to consider in choosing a the best treadmill for home use. What to look for when buying a treadmill. Treadmill reviews for each price range.

10 Walking Mistakes - 5
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 4: Chicken Winging. Flapping or flinging or swinging your arms too much does not assist your walking.

Walking and Running Pace Calculator
Pace Calculator for walkers and runners

How to Walk Faster
How to walk faster. Techniques and drills to learn to walk faster.

Beginner Walking Technique
Walking Technique for the Absolute Beginner including posture, stride, arms, stretching, warm-up and cool down.

Black Toenail
Black toenail happens when you run or walk and injure the toenail. Find out how to reduce the pain and what to expect as the toenail grows out.

Waterproof Jackets
Top picks for waterproof jackets for walking in the rain

10 Walking Mistakes - 6
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 6: Head Down. Walking with your head down is a common walking mistake.

How to Walk - Posture
Walking posture - proper posture for walking comfort and efficient walking technique.

Weight Watchers
The Weight Watchers program provides tools to lost weight through portion control and selection of healthier food, plus exercise such as daily walking. Select from live meetings or the Weight Watchers Online program.

Best Budget Treadmills
Top picks for budget treadmills under $1500 for walkers and runners, chosen from treadmill reviews for budget treadmills.

Plantar Fascia Stretch
How to stretch for plantar fasciitis - plantar fascia intrinsic stretch for plantar fasciitis

Walking + Subs = Weight Loss
The Subway diet - walking plus Subway sub sandwiches equals weight loss

10 Walking Mistakes - 8
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 8: Wearing the wrong clothes can make your walking uncomfortable.

Exercise and Breast Cancer
Two studies published in May, 2008, show that physical activity reduces breast cancer risk. A study of younger women shows that physical activity reduces pre-menopausal breast cancer risks.

10 Walking Mistakes - 10
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 10: Overtraining.

Fast Food Best Choices
Fast Food Nutrition and Best Choices

10 Walking Mistakes - 9
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 9: Not drinking enough water.

Treadmill Workout HIIT
Treadmill workouts using high intensity interval training will overcome treadmill workout plateaus for walkers and runners.

10 Walking Mistakes - 7
10 Walking Mistakes to avoid. Mistake 7: Leaning forward or back throws off your stride and can lead to pain.

Walking Sticks or Staffs
Top picks for single walking sticks or hiking staffs or hiking sticks.

Eat Less to Walk Off Weight
Eating less for weight control is a key factor to walking off weight. How calories matter.

Poison Oak, Ivy, Sumac
How to spot, identify, and avoid poison oak, poison ivy, and poison sumac. Leaves of three, let it be!

Can I Reuse my Water Bottle?
Disposable water bottles were rumored to leach cancer-causing chemicals and should only be used once. However, these fears are unfounded. Water bottles should be cleaned and dried thoroughly between each use.

Walking Buyer's Guide
A buyer's guide to walking shoes, walking clothing, treadmills, pedometers, walking poles, and other gear for walkers.

Omron HJ-112 Pedometer
Omron HJ-112 Pedometer review of this advanced fitness pedometer

Fat Burning Walking Workout
Fat burning walking workout or weight control walking workout

Trail Mix and Gorp Recipes
Trail Mix and Gorp Recipes - energy snack recipes

Buy a Heart Rate Monitor
Before you buy a heart rate monitor - how to choose a heart rate monitor.

Drink Water - Burn Calories
A study shows that drinking a half liter or pint of water does make you burn a few extra calories, about 25.

Choosing Walking Shoes
Before you buy walking shoes: how to select the right walking shoes for your feet, stride, and pace. How to get fit right for walking shoes.

South Beach Diet Diary
South Beach Diet Diary - Phase 1 - Week 1 on the low carbohydrate diet

Marathon Walking
Walking a marathon - a complete guide to selecting, training for, and walking a marathon 26.2 mile walk.

Body Fat Monitors
Top picks for body fat monitors scales for body fat measurement devices.

Before You Buy Walking Poles
Points to consider before buying fitness walking poles or trekking poles, including whether to buy a single walking stick or a pair of poles.

Heel Pain Stopping You?
Heel pain and plantar fasciitis affect a million walkers a year. The signs, causes, and treatment for plantar fasciitis and heel pain

Walking Arm Motion
Walking technique - using walking arm motion.

Upper Body Exercises
Upper body exercises for lats, biceps, triceps, shoulders.

Why Use an Elliptical Trainer
Why should you use an elliptical trainer for cardio exercise? What benefits are there for elliptical machines vs. treadmills?

Blister Prevention - Treatment
Blister prevention and treatment for walkers

2000 More Steps a Day
Walk 2000 more steps a day and never gain another pound. Use a pedometer to count your walking steps.

Step Counters
Pedometer Walking Program

Water Carrier Waist Packs
Top Picks for single water bottle carriers and fanny packs or waistpacks

Walking Shoe Guide: Stores
Walking shoe specialty stores. Running and walking shoe stores that specialize in fitting shoes right.

Webwalking USA Program
Webwalking USA Walking Program - chart your walking miles, minutes, or steps on a virtual walk from coast to coast.

Shoe Reviews and Guides
Walking shoes and boots reviews and buying guides.

Itchy Legs for Walkers
Sensitive subjects for walkers including exercise allergy and itchy legs syndrome

Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis prevention and treatment of heel spur and heel pain.

Stretches for Walking
Stretches for walking and flexibility

Warm-Up Stretching Routine
A warm-up stretching routine for walkers.

How to Walk - Foot Motion
Walking foot motion - how to roll through a walking step.

Subway Diet Choices
Subway Sandwiches - low fat fast food.

Heart Zone Training
How to use heart zone training for cardiovascular fitness.

The Way You Walk
Pronation and supination and how to choose shoes for your gait

Grilled Mahi Mahi Recipe
Mahi mahi grills great on the barbecue, and this simple recipe makes a delicious low carb entree.

BPA-Free Water Bottles
Reviews of BPA-free water bottles. Plastic and metal water bottles that are non-toxic.

Nordic Walking
The correct technique for nordic walking with poles

Marathon Carbo Loading
How do you carb load before a marathon? How should you increase your carbohydrate intake before walking or running a marathon?

Walking Clip Art
Clip art - free clipart photos of walking, flowers, travel destinations, trees.

Best Time to Walk
Choosing the best time of day for walking and exercise - evening walks

Repetitions and Resistance
Strength training principles and guidelines: Resistance and repetitions and progressive resistance

Walking Clipart Photos of Firenze Florence Italy
Free clipart photos of Firenze Florence Italy

South Beach Diet Diary - Ph...
South Beach Diet Diary - Phase 1 - Week 2

How to Walk - Stride
Walking stride - walking technique. How to take a stride and not overstride.

Walking and Running Shoes Reviews and Ratings
Walking and Running Shoe Reviews - Rate a Shoe

Weight Loss Calculators
Calculators for use in losing weight - body fat, BMI, calories burned and daily calories calculator, 40-30-30 diet plan calculator, ideal body weight

Walking Shoe Guide: Reviews
Walking shoe reviews from experts and readers. Review your walking shoes. Top picks for each type of walking shoes.

Racewalking Shoes
Top picks for racewalking shoes

Lower Body Exercises
Walking is great exercise for the lower body, but it doesn't target all of your leg muscles equally. It is good to crosstrain with lower body workouts a couple of times a week. Here, some lower body exercises to try.

Walk of Life - Charting Tools
Charting tools for the Walk of Life Weight Loss and Walking Exercise Program

Folding Treadmills
Top picks for best folding treadmills for walkers and runners, chosen from treadmill reviews for folding treadmills.

Walk of Life
Walk of Life 10-Week Program

Treadmill Hill Workouts
Hill workouts on the treadmill use incline to increase exertion or for intervals to enhance your treadmill workout and simulate hill walking.

Rolling Stretch Plantar Fascia
How to perform a rolling stretch of the plantar fascia for plantar fasciitis

Stretching Principles
Benefits of stretching and stretching principles and guidelines.

Best Elliptical Trainers
Top picks for the best elliptical trainers for burning calories and gettting an aerobic workout. Reviews of the best elliptical trainers.

Treadmill Walking Mistakes
Mistakes you can make in your treadmill walking workout. Avoid these treadmill mistakes to walk better and get the most from your treadmill.

How Fast am I Walking?
How do you find out how fast you are walking? What are the rules of thumb for how fast you are walking? How can you measure how fast you are walking?

Walking Shoe Poll and Reviews
Walking Shoe and Boot Preference Poll Results

New Lifestyles NL-2000
The New Lifestyles NL-2000 Activity monitor pedometer counts steps as a pedometer and calculates calories expended, with seven day memory.

Will I Get Big Legs?
Will you get big legs from walking, especially walking on an incline or uphill? No, walking does not produce big leg muscles. Lorra Garrick explains how aerobic exercise such as walking, running, or hiking tones lean muscle and will not give you big legs or big leg muscles.

Walking vs. Running Calories
Does running burn more calories than walking? It all depends on the math you use and how far you walk or run.

Shin Exercise - Toe Flexes
Description of toe flexes to build the anterior tibialis muscle of the shins.

What is a Serving?
What is a serving? Guidelines for what amount is a serving of proteing, bread, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and fats.

Cold Water Myths
Is drinking cold water during or after exercise good or bad?

How to Walk - Warm-up
Walking technique tutorial - warm-up. How to begin a walk at an easy pace to warm up before stretching and picking up the pace.

How to Walk - Shoes
Walking shoes - tips for beginner walkers in choosing walking shoes.

Let's Get Walking
28 day course for beginners

Walk of Life Workouts
Walking Workouts and Exercises for the Walk of Life Program

Half-Marathon Walking Training Schedule
Half-Marathon Walk Training Schedule Building Mileage Prerequisites: Able to walk comfortably for 4 miles

Before You Get a Blister
Before You Get a Blister - How to prevent and treat foot blisters

Why Diets Don't Work
When you want to lose weight, is your first choice to run to the latest fad diet? Often the first 5-10 pounds come off, then your old eating habits return. If you stick with it to attain your weight goal, you may still find yourself back at the same weight or higher in a few months. Find out how to make a diet work.