Brisk walking can help to build stamina, burn excess calories and make heart healthier. A brisk 10-minute daily walk has lots of health benefits and counts towards your recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise.
Start your physical activity session at a slow to-medium pace to give body a chance to warm up and get ready for more vigorous movement. Gradually increase the rate of movement by the end of the warm-up period.
The number of calories the body burns while a person is walking varies depending on a range of factors, including body size and walking speed. At a brisk walking pace, the person would burn 100 to 300 calories in 30 minutes (depending on your weight) or 200 to 600 calories in an hour. By walking for 30 minutes or more at a time, some of those calories will be from stored fat. There was showed that when people increased their pace to a run, they burned more calories.
During the first 30 minutes of exercise, human body is burning sugars stored as fuel. These are used up after about 30 minutes. To keep going, human body releases fat from body fat cells and burns it for fuel. This stored fat is exactly what the people want to lose, and it's a good reason to build up walking endurance so walking can be more than 30 minutes at a time.
After being active, slow down gradually. This process allows your body to relax gradually. Stopping abruptly can cause dizziness.
It’s best to do stretching exercises after your activity period, to increase muscle and joint flexibility
Brisk walking can burn your calories
