Fun with Fitness – Dog Walking
Amanda Lynn Mayhew-Hare, Fitnees Trainer & Model
Dog Walking for Fitness
Dogs make a great walking companion, a great personal trainer and this a great way to motivate yourself to walk longer distances and more often. A trusty pet dog would never let you down and in fact would remind you daily that a walk is intended.
Not only is this exercise beneficial to you but also to your dog. Walking helps to improve your overall health and fitness and is a great way to lose weight, tone your muscles, strengthen your heart and instill a general feeling of well-being and positive self-esteem. Your walk can be as social or as independent as you want. Change it up often, grab your neighbor’s dog if you do not have one of your own, put an ad in the paper and become the local dog walker. Make a few extra dollars while putting in your cardio hours.
Here is a list of things walking can do for you:
- It burns calories
- It can help towards maintaining a healthy weight
- It helps to boost your metabolism
- It helps to reduce body fat
- It boosts your energy levels
- It strengthens your legs
- It helps to strengthen the immune system
- It improves your circulation
- It lowers your blood pressure
- It helps to prevent and control diabetes
- It promotes positive mental health, including higher levels of self-esteem
- It helps you to manage stress and release tension
- It helps to improve the ability to fall asleep quickly and sleep well
- It may motivate your children to walk more if that’s what they see you doing and provides an activity to share with family members and friends
- It can be done almost anywhere
- It’s more environmentally friendly than driving
- It’s free
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Amanda Lynn Mayhew-Hare
Personal Coach
