Why not unfold your inner origami by taking one step forward? 

Humans are complicated, constantly evolving, folding and unfolding ourselves. The trick in the folding and unfolding, is revealing and reaching out, for a beginning. Why not reach out and start your exercise self-exploration with a program designed specifically to, “Walk Off the Weight,” by Elena Rover writing for Fitness magazine. Elena gives us three easy tips to turn up the heat on your walking and toning program. And maybe in the process some inner voice or passion will be revealed through the process of starting.

Turn up the fat-melting, flab-fighting benefits of your usual walk with this fun, simple plan from walking pro Tina Vindum. Learn the optimal pace for calorie-burning and start toning your arms, abs, and butt with every stride. Lace up now to lose the jiggle fast!

Alternate these two get-trim walks throughout the week — the sculpting is ingeniously built in!

1. 30-Minute Upper-Body Blitz

Forget hand weights or park-bench push-ups. You can walk your way to sleek shoulders, a sculpted back, and toned arms without them by doing these upper-body exercises while you walk.

2. Get a Firmer Butt in 30 Minutes

Surprise: Your average walk is not a workout for your derriere. Use these rear-sculpting moves on your walk to get a better butt fast.

3. Hit the Right Pace:

Aim for a walking speed that’s about 75 percent of your maximum effort, meaning you can speak in choppy sentences. Depending on your level, that may be a very brisk 4.5 miles per hour (which burns 403 calories* an hour) but — and here’s the golden rule — try not to let it dip below 3 miles per hour (211 calories an hour). That’s the point at which women drop below the moderate-intensity exercise zone, the minimum you need to do to get cardio benefits from your workout.

*Calorie burns are based on a 140-pound woman.

We are all, constantly unfolding, growing and starting. That’s what makes life beautiful, never stagnant, alway open and opening to the unseen. Often this momentary opportunity is within us but we must first make an initial effort – a first step. I love when people discover walking and take a first step toward exploration and the unfolding of their inner origami.

MikeZ_damn how do you fold this blasted thing?

Please consult your physician before starting any exercise or weight loss program.
Your physician is your very best resource.