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Calories Per Day Calculator - Basal Metabolic Rate
How many calories per day do you burn? Use this calculator to find how many calories you should eat per day to balance those you burn off -- your basal metabolic rate.
Walking Calories Calculator by Pace and Distance
Walking calories calculator by pace and distance
Calories Burned Walking
How many calories are burned by walking? Use this chart of calories burned at each walking speed.
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.
Fahrenheit and Celsius Temperature Conversion Calculator
How to convert Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures with a calculator and with equations
Ideal Weight Calculator
Ideal weight calculator for women and men. Enter your height to find your ideal weight.
How to Walk for Weight Control
Walking for weight loss - how to walk to lose weight, how to walk off weight and burn more fat and calories.
Walking Calories and Distance Calculator by Pace and Walking Minutes
Find out how many walking calories you burn per minute walking, and how far you will have walked.
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.
Walking Shoe Guide
How to choose the best shoes for fitness walking and get fitted right. What to look for in a walking shoe, the different types available, shoe reviews and top picks for each type.
Swollen Hands and Fat Fingers
Why do your hands swell and your fingers get fat and puffy while walking? We find out what causes swollen hands and give tips to reduce the effect.
Walking Calorie and Distance Calculator by Pedometer Steps
Enter your pedometer steps and weight to find out how many calories you burned and how far you have walked.
Best Walking Sandals
Walking sandals for fitness walking and trail walking need good support and stability. Here are top picks for sandals to wear on the trail or for fitness walking.
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.
Poison Oak, Ivy, Sumac
How to spot, identify, and avoid poison oak, poison ivy, and poison sumac. Leaves of three, let it be!
Top Picks Pedometers
Best Pedometers: Top picks for walking pedometers to count steps and measure distance and calories.
Poison Oak Photos - Is It Poison Oak or Not?
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating. Learn how to identify it.
How to Choose a Pedometer
Before you buy a pedometer: tips on how to choose a pedometer, based on pedometer features and pedometer accuracy.
Target Heart Rate Calculator
Use this target heart rate calculator to find your heart rate in any zone. Enter your age to find your maximum heart rate.
How Fast to Walk for Weight...
How fast to walk for weight control and to burn fat.
Walk of Life Program
The Walk of Life Program is a free 10-week walking program for walking fitness and weight loss. The Walk of Life has daily walking, exercise, and healthy eating tips.
Burning More Walking Calories
How can you burn more calories during your walking workouts? Here are the best calorie burning tips for walkers.
Setting Your Pedometer
Pedometers - How to measure and set the stride length or step length on your pedometer.
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.
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. Top picks for each shoe type for walkers.
Oak-Shaped Leaves on Poison Oak
Oak shaped leaf on poison oak plant. Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Prevent and Treat Shin Splints
How to prevent and treat shin splints with stretches and the right shoes.
Chafing Prevention Products
Top picks to prevent chafing for runners and walkers. Painful chafing can happen at your armpits, crotch, or nipples. These products can protect you.
10,000 Steps Per Day?
Question: Where did the figure of walking 10,000 steps per day for fitness and weight loss come from? Is there research that supports this?
BMI Calculator Body Mass Index
BMI Calculator Body Mass Index: body mass index bmi body mass index bmi calculator calculator function weight pounds
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
Comfort Shoes
Top picks for comfort shoes for problem feet. These shoes are designed for those who are on their feet all day, especially for those who have pain when wearing other shoes.
Calorie and Distance Calcul...
Use these online walking calories and distance calculators to see how much you have burned off and how far you have walked.
Shin Stretches
Learn how to properly and effectively stretch your shins. Stetching the anterior tibialis muscles.
Pedometer Step Equivalents
How many steps on your pedometer should you credit yourself for doing other physical activities that may not log pedometer steps? This chart gives you walking step equivalents for other exercises and activities.
Steps per Mile
How many steps per mile do walkers walk? How many steps per mile should you expect to see on your pedometer?
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.
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.
What is Plantar Fasciitis?
Plantar fasciitis and heel spur: basic facts to prevent and treat heel pain.
Treadmill Workout HIIT
Treadmill workouts using high intensity interval training will overcome treadmill workout plateaus for walkers and runners.
Best Time to Exercise
What's he best time of day to exercise? There are pros and cons for exercising morning, mid-day, afternoon and evening. And what is best for consistency may not be best for performance.
Poison Oak in Bloom
Photo of poison oak in bloom. It has small white flowers. Clues to identifying poison oak.
How Long to Walk to Burn Fat
How long and how often to walk for weight loss. How to use heart rate when walking for weight loss.
Waterproof Jackets
Top picks for waterproof jackets for walking in the rain.
Walking Fitness Test Calculator - Find Your VO2Max to Reveal Your Fitness Level
Walking Fitness Calculator - Do a Rockport Walking Fitness Test to calculate your VO2Max and reveal your fitness level.
10 Walking Mistakes
Avoid these 10 walking mistakes in your fitness walking to walk smoother, faster and more comfortably. Walking mistake #1 is overstriding.
Clean and Deodorize Camelbaks
How to clean and deodorize your Camelbak hydration bladder or other brand of hydration bladder. How to get rid of the plastic taste.
Best Buy Treadmills
What to consider in choosing a the best treadmill for home use. Treadmill reviews for each price range of treadmills
Poison Oak and Blackberry Vines
Poison Oak and Blackberry Vine. Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Leg Rash in the Heat
Golfer's vasculitis is a heat rash many walkers experience after walking in the heat. Golfer's vasculitis is a non-itchy red rash seen on the lower leg after walking in hot weather.
Not Poison Oak - Maple Leaves
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Round Leaves on Poison Oak
Round-shaped leaves on poison oak plant. These photos help you identify what is poison oak and what is not. It often imitates the other leaves nearby.
BMR - Basal Metabolic Rate
Definition of BMR basal metabolic rate
Walking Distance Converter Calculators - Convert Kilometers to Miles and Walking Time
Walking distance calculators for converting kilometers to miles, with estimated walking time.
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?
Cushioned Shoes
Walkers need cushioned shoes when they go for longer walks or they will be doing a lot of standing. Here are top picks for cushioned shoes for fitness walkers.
Avoid Vacation Diet Disasters
How can you avoid adding unwanted pounds while on vacation? Gayl Canfield of the Pritikin Longevity Center and Spa gives advice.
The Way You Walk
What are pronation and supination? Here is how to choose shoes for your walking gait.
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
Weight Loss Walking Schedule
Walking schedule for walking for weight control. Lose weight walking with this schedule.
Shiny Poison Oak Leaves
Shiny leaves on poison oak plant. There are other shiny leaves in the forest, so you must use other clues as to what is poison oak and what is not.
Poison Oak Bush
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Walking and Running Pace Calculator
Pace calculator for walkers and runners. Enter your finish time and distance to find your pace, or your pace to find your finish time or final distance.
Walk of Life Diet and Portions
Diet Guidelines for Various Calorie Levels
Motion Control Shoes for Wa...
Top picks for motion control shoes for walking and running. Overpronators need motion control shoes to correct their gait and prevent injury.
Poison Oak and Blackberry Vine
Poison oak imitating blackberry vine. Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Poison Oak or Not?
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Numb Toes
What might be causing your toes to go numb when walking? Toe numbness may be due to shoes that are too tight or too small, but may be due to peripheral neuropathy or diabetic neuropathy or other conditions.
Performance Training Walkin...
Top picks for lightweight performance trainers walking shoes
Blister Prevention - Treatment
Blister prevention and treatment for walkers
Daily Walk of Life Program
Day by Day with the daily Walk of Life Program for fitness and weight loss through walking
Walking Route Planner
Use the walking route planner to plan a good walking route for your walking workout or for a walking event.
Finish Time for Marathon
What finish time should I expect for a marathon or half marathon?
Brisk Walking
Brisk walking is often recommended for fitness and to reduce health risks. But what is brisk walking? How fast is a brisk walking pace?
Poison Oak - the Imitator
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Heart Zone Training
What are the different heart rate training zones? Find out what each zone feels like and the benefits of working out in the different zones.
Using the Nike+iPod Sensor
You can attach the Nike+iPod sensor on other shoes.
How to Walk Faster
How to walk faster. If you want to speed up your walking, use these techniques and drills to learn to walk faster.
Body Fat Calculators
Body fat calculators can help you estimate and track your body fat percentage.
10 Weight Loss Tips
10 tips for weight loss success including easy swaps to help you lose weight without hunger.
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.
What's Typical for Daily Steps
Pedometer researchers find what is typical for total daily steps taken by men and women.
Tracking Your Walks
Use these walking logs and journal calendars to track your walking distance, speed, time and notes. Free printable logs and an Excel spreadsheet.
Plantar Fasciitis and Heel ...
Top picks for relief of plantar fasciitis and heel spur heel pain. If you have been diagnosed with these painful foot conditions, these items may help relieve the pain as you heal.
Fitbit Pedometer
The Fitbit Tracker pedometer system uplinks to a web site to track your walking steps, distance, diet, fitness activities, sleep and other health statistics.
SAS Shoes Review
SAS Shoes for walkers have been favorites among walkers for over 25 years. Why do walkers like SAS shoes?
How to Walk - Posture
Walking posture: how to use the proper posture for walking comfort and efficient walking technique.
Stability Shoes
Stability shoes provide support for walkers and may have a small amount of motion control. Top picks for stability shoes for walkers.
How to Walk - Stretching
Stretching for walkers - a stretching routine for walking.
10 Things to Stop Weight
If you want to walk off weight, here are ten things to stop doing in order to make your walking more effective for weight loss.
Will I Get Big Legs?
Will you get big legs from walking, especially walking on an incline or uphill? Lorra Garrick explains how aerobic exercise such as walking, running, or hiking tones lean muscle and not bulk.
Am I an Overpronator
What are the signs that you overpronate and will need motion control shoes or inserts to correct overpronation?
Weekly Walking Workouts
Walking workouts - a weekly walking workout schedule to build speed, endurance, and aerobic capacity.
Marathon Carbo Loading
How do you carb load before a marathon? How should you increase your carbohydrate intake before walking or running a marathon?
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.
Oak, Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Cold Water Myths
Is drinking cold water during or after exercise good or bad?
Heart Rate Monitors Under \$100
Top picks for heart rate monitors for fitness walkers for under $100 US.
Why Use an Elliptical Trainer
Why should you use elliptical trainers for cardio exercise? What benefits are there for elliptical machines vs. treadmills?
Round Leaves Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Blisters Begone - 7 Tactics
How walkers can prevent blisters, with seven tactics to use to keep your feet blister-free.
Oaky Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Manual vs. Motorized Treadmill
Manual treadmills cost far less than motorized treadmills, but are they as effective?
Skechers Shape-Ups
Skechers Shape-Ups walking shoes are super-cushioned shoes that simulate barefoot walking. They have a rocker sole to activate more muscles for toning.
Buy a Heart Rate Monitor
Before you buy a heart rate monitor - how to choose a heart rate monitor.
30 Minutes a Day to Fat Away
A clinical study shows walking or running 30 minutes a day prevents weight gain. More activity showed weight and fat loss.
My Chair - An Exercise Ball
What are the pros and cons of using an exercise ball as a desk chair?
Fat Burning with Walking
Walking is great for fat-burning, as it is easy to reach the fat-burning heart rate zone with a brisk walk. How long and at what intensity should you walk for maximum fat-burning?
Walking Distance Converter Calculators - Convert Miles to Kilometers and Walking Time
Walking distance calculators for converting miles to kilometers, with estimated walking time.
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.
Walking Sticks or Staffs
Top picks for single walking sticks or hiking staffs or hiking sticks.
Best Budget Treadmills
If you are looking for a budget treadmill priced from $500 to $1500, here are good picks according to several treadmill review sources.
Reasons to Start Walking
Why should you start walking? Here are ten reasons to start walking to improve your health, build your fitness, and improve your mental attitude.
Walk of Life Program - Week 1
Week 1 of the Walk of Life Program for fitness and weight loss through walking
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London, England Photo
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, London, England photo
Get in Shape
How to get in shape with walking workouts. Use walking workouts and exercise to get in shape and build speed, endurance, and aerobic capacity.
Beginner Walking Technique
Walking Technique for the Absolute Beginner including posture, stride, arms, stretching, warm-up and cool down.
2000 More Steps a Day
Walk 2000 more steps a day and never gain another pound. Use a pedometer to count your walking steps.
RCA 2012 Walking Tour
Winner and Finalists in the walking vacation tour company category of the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards.
Treadmill Calories
How many treadmill calories are you really burning? Find the most accurate ways to estimate your treadmill calories burned.
Top Picks for Walking Shoes
Top picks lists and reviews of the best walking shoes by shoe types, including performance, motion control, trail shoes, toning shoes and walking sandals.
Shoulder Stretches
Learn how to properly and effectively stretch your shoulders.
5K Walk Training Schedule
This training schedule will allow beginner walkers to enjoy their first 5K walking event.
Quick Start Guide
Walking 30-day quick start guide for beginner walkers. How long to walk. How fast to walk. Weekly walking schedule for beginners to build your walking time and distance.
Oregon Grape Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Pocket Pedometers
New pocket pedometer designs can be carried in your pocket or on a lanyard rather than clipped to your waistband. Find out more about pocket pedometers.
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.
Treadmill Walking Mistakes
Get the most out of your treadmill workouts by avoiding common walking mistakes. We begin with how to get onto the treadmill without hurting yourself.
Poison Oak with Different Leaves
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Walking Shoe Guide: Stores
Walking shoe specialty stores. Running and walking shoe stores that specialize in fitting shoes right.
Poison Oak Close-up
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Shiny But Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Body Fat Monitors
Top picks for body fat monitors and scales that measure body fat percentage.
Tree Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Running Shoe vs. Walking Shoe
What are the differences between a running shoe and a walking shoe? Find out what makes a running shoe different from a walking shoe.
Red Oregon Grape Not Poison Oak
Is that plant poison oak or not? These photos show poison oak leaves in several shapes and the plants it is imitating.
Water Carrier Waist Packs
Top Picks for single water bottle carriers and fanny packs or waist packs for walkers to wear to carry their water and essentials.
Best Time to Walk
Choosing the best time of day for walking and exercise. The best time for exercise performance is the afternoon, but the best time to set the exercise and walking habit may be in the morning.
Treat a Blister
How to treat a blister from walking by draining it
Walking Arm Motion
How to use the right arm motion when walking. Good arm motion will help speed up your walking and help maintain good walking posture.
Trail Shoes
Top picks for trail shoes for walkers and runners who need traction and foot protection for natural trails.
Eat Less to Walk Off Weight
Eating less for weight control is a key factor to walking off weight. How calories matter.
Vibram Five Fingers
Vibram FiveFingers
Walking Speedometers and Od...
How fast are you walking? How far have you gone? Top picks for speedometers and odometers for walkers to measure your walking speed and distance.
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.
Walking Through Pregnancy
Walking is great exercise for pregnant mothers
Walking Shoe Guide: Get Fitted
Getting shoes that fit right is important for walking comfort and getting the most of your walking workout. How to get fitted correctly for walking shoes by a shoe fit expert.
RCA 2012 Pedometers
Winner and Finalists in the pedometer category for the 2012 Readers' Choice Awards.
Half-Marathon Walking Training Schedule
How to train to walk a half-marathon, mileage building schedule.

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