A friend of mine was moaning about how unfit he was. He knew the reason for this was the TV switch or as some say a couch potato. So I told him that if he chose to sit in front of the TV all day stuffing himself with cakes and ice creams what did he expect!
Today, in the real world, huge numbers of adults and children are obese or overweight. According to the so many government agencies from all over the world heart disease kills millions of people every year.
There are many reasons for this. The time spent watching TV is just one. Working for long periods in jobs where you are sat in front of a computer all day and an increasing reliance on the car are others.
And as, my friend, you know you're not as active as you should be, you may come out in a cold sweat every time the dreaded word 'exercise' is mentioned.
But here's the thing, you don't need to worry. There is an activity you know only too well that offers the perfect solution to being unfit. It's called fell walking!
Just imagine for a moment what the ideal fitness plan would look like:
It would be easy to do and enjoyable for its own sake. It would provide a wide range of health benefits like:Reducing the risks of heart disease, diabetes and minor illnesses; Controlling or reducing your weight; Reducing your blood pressure; Reducing your risk of injury; Reducing stress and improving your sleep; Improving your posture
It would be cheap and wouldn't involve the purchase of lots of equipment, in fact you could start off today without having to buy anything
Fell Walking is all of the above. It's the ideal solution to the problem of inactivity.
And when not on the fells you can practice almost anywhere. It can stop your body going into further decline just by walking a bit more each day, forget the car and walk to the train station All you have to do is increase the amount of walking you already do on an average day.
Then you need to do it regularly, making it part of your daily routine. And that's all it takes to achieve a basic level of fitness!
The wonderful thing about walking for fitness is that you can do it anywhere: at home, in the gym, almost anywhere or, for the more adventurous, in the great outdoors. And places like Cumbria will help you set some walking goals once you see the landscape and realise that the only way you can see more is to walk to the top of one of the many fells it will encourage you to walk more in your spare time. And then once back on the fells you will achieve your goals of climbing higher and higher getting fitter and fitter
And guess what its all free.You were made for walking. Make it what you do best and make your body your best friend! In the real world, walking can get you fit. It's the ideal way to survive fitness.
So what are you waiting for? Get walking and fell walking today.
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