Walk Your Way To Better Health (NAPSA)—There’s a workout that you do every day, even if you don’t know it. Of all the ways to stay fit, walking is the easiest, safest and cheapest. If you’ve been walking most of yourlife, you may be an expert at it already. It’s a natural movement—no fighting pace, reduces the risk of coronary artery disease. Longer and more vigorous walking produced a greater risk reduction. Here are some tips to get the most out of your walks: e Walk whenever you can. Park a little further away than to move—and there’s almost no risk of injury. You can start with usual, or if you use public transportation, consider getting off a stop earlier or later than you nor- walking shoes. Best ofall, it’s an activity you can enjoy either by ing a short distance, consider walking the entire way. Where the way your body was designed little more than a good pair of yourself or together with friends and family. Walk expert 5-MILeE Leslie Sansone e Make topography your friend. Walking uphill burns more calories than flat ground and helps build strength and stamina. steps for the past 25 years. can be harder on your body than going up, so slow down and keep in | possible, use the stairs rather than the elevatoror escalator. ting a bounce has been put- j mally would. If you’re only travel- people’s Surprisingly, walking downhill With her enerwikiGy and enthu- your knees bent. Hand weights, up to 10 per- teaches people of all ages and shapes how to get you reach your exercise goal. Try a walking workout in your own home. You don’t need a 2 @ siasm, Leslie fit, stay fit and feel better about life, simply by walking. Her InHome Walking workout is a system of walking that can be done in the comfort of your own home. It’s all in the newest DVD in her “Walk At Home With Leslie Sansone” series, “Advanced 5-Mile Walk.” A one-mile brisk walk burns almost as manycalories as a onemile run. Even a moderately paced stroll has health benefits. In fact, according to a recent Harvard University study, walking as little as an hour a week, at any cent of your total weight, can help treadmill—any space in your home where you can take just a few steps can be as good asa track. Simply find walking pro- grams that are easy to follow, can be performed in a small space and do not require expensive equipment, and you'reoff. Learn more or order at www.lesliesansone.com. Leslie Sansone has sold over $200 million in videos over the past quarter-century. USA Today ranked one of her recent fitness videosas the top seller of 2004.
