Walking is easy, but walking for a long time or long distance is not. What you need to know is developing a walking habit takes time, so start with small steps. Here is what you need to do before you start

1. Walk in safe areas you are familiar with.
2. Walk either early morning or after sunset to avoid sun burn ;)
3. If you can, have a walking buddy.
4. If you don't feel like walking, just walk for 5 minutes. Maybe you'll feel better afterward.


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This is the most important part of starting any diet plan, starting slow. In the beginning I started walking for about 15 minutes after lunch, and I walked slowly.

At first, the 15 minutes wasn't so bad, so I walked for a 30 minutes. I was walking after lunch under the sun which made the walk harder. After a few weeks I started to notice it was getting easier and I can finish the same distance in a shorter time.

One day I decided to walk before lunch and see how far I can go in 30 minutes. I was surprised to walk so far, the bad part is I had to go back. By the time I got back to the office I was sweating and hot, beside I missed lunch. Luckily, I can eat while I am working, so I grabbed something quick.

Everyday I tried to go further and further in my walks, after a while I start walking about 3.5 miles in the lunch hour. The whole idea behind this is you can reach your goal as long as you start slow and go up in small increments. Don't try to overdue it which might burn you out.


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After walking for a year and replacing a few walking shoes, my girlfriend decided to join me. I had to switch my walking schedule so both of us can walk in the same time.

We started walking after dinner which felt a lot better because the sun was gone. Since my girlfriend didn't walk very much before, we started slow.

In a few months, we kept walking slow, but for longer time (around 2 hours a day - 5 miles). Having the extra time is nice, but everyone is busy and can't afford two hours a day.

At this point, my girlfriend was ready to speed up and walk a bit faster. The first day we walked fast, she got tired half way and we had to slow down. A few weeks of fast and slow walking and she started to get used to walking fast.

After about 4-5 months she was able to walk a whole hour fast. We would walk about 3.7 miles in an hour.

When you walk, if it feels too hard, you might be moving too fast. Try to slow down a bit.


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If you're going to walk, you have to get walking shoes. If you don't walking will be a lot harder and can hurt your feet.

How to pick good walking shoes:
* First it has to fit comfortably
* Light weight, the lighter the better
* Very flexible and should bend with your feet (not the other way)

It’s not easy to find a good walking shoe, but keep your eyes open. A good shoe usually runs for $30 to $50


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