How Walking Can Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals This Year

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Welcome Back!

It has been a week or so since Colton and I have gotten back from New York and one of the things I can’t stop thinking about (& what I’m surprisingly missing the most) is how much walking we did while we were there.  I’m telling you, we walked everywhere and were averaging 25,000+ steps a day which was a good thing since we were also eating/drinking everything insight lol.

We did the exact same thing in Europe last summer. We had two weeks of eating pizza and drinking wine in Italy and I didn’t gain a pound thanks to walking. Did I lose muscle tone? Probably – but that’s a different story.

The point is,  walking is so incredibly underrated. Living in Houston, we literally drive everywhere and if I didn’t make a conscious effort to walk as much as I do, I do not think I would be in the shape that I am in. 

A few months ago, after losing my Fitbit, I noticed I was gaining weight. I was still doing my BBG program and I was eating exactly the same, so I wasn’t sure why I was gaining weight? Needless to say, I quickly realized it was due to the fact that I wasn’t walking. I would go to work, complete my BBG program in 30 minutes and then go back to work then drive home. I was probably walking less than 1 mile a day and I could definitely see it. Around Thanksgiving, Colton bought me an Apple Watch and I started tracking my steps again. After a week and a half of hitting 10,000 steps a day + my program, I was able to lose the weight I had put on. Just by making a conscious effort to walk! I wasn’t running vigorously every day or killing myself in cardio, I just started walking more. 

So how am I hitting my steps every day? 

1. Taking the stairs and never the elevator.  
2. Walking Bentley around the block every morning & night. 
3. Running 2-3 miles at least once a week. 
4. Parking in the back of the parking lot at the grocery store so that I have to walk a little further/
5. Choosing to walking as my cardio post weight lifting. I like to put my incline to 8 and then walk uphill for 15-30 minutes.
6. Walking, instead of driving to places less than a 1/4 mile away from the apartment.
7. Investing in a fitness tracker. I recommend either an Apple Watch or a Fit Bit

At the end of the day, is (just) walking going to solve all of your problems? Not exactly.. but it’s simply a great addition for you to add into your everyday.

What are some tips you have to get more steps in a day?

xo,

Lauren 

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