Lifestyle change, Wellbeing
How To Turn Your Love For Walking Into A Cardio Walkout.
A reflection on improving health and wellbeing as a beginner walker.
“After a day’s walk, everything has twice its usual value.”- G.M. Trevelyan.
I love walking! It does not matter whether it is in nature or cityscapes. Walking helps me to relax and unclog my mind while getting some valuable exercise in.
Inherently I seem to be a bit lazy and preferred flat ground when walking. I strolled around casually in nature absorbing the stunning, calming, and soothing scenery. I gave steep hills a miss opting for gentler slopes instead.
Consistent daily walking helped me to become more fit and shed a couple of pounds in the process after doing nearly no exercise for a couple of years.
My friends and colleagues noticed the change in my physical appearance and commented on the weight loss. Now that's what I call extrinsic motivation as it flattered me tremendously.
The kind compliments motivated me to reflect on how I could turn my love for walking into a cardiovascular walkout, pardon the pun.
