8 ways to improve your walking and weight loss results

　　swing arms

　　Swing your arms as you walk to help you go faster and burn more calories.

　　small steps

　　A good way to increase your fat burning rate is to walk with your legs slightly elevated. Take 100 steps and then recover for 1 minute. Then continue to step 100 times. This time try to do it 5 seconds faster than last time. Repeat 12 times. On your way to work or school, you might as well find a path with small steps, so that you can burn more calories for the same distance.

　　Use ski poles

　　Using ski poles allows the upper body muscles to participate in burning calories, and can account for 20%. Place the cane 45 degrees behind you and use the reaction force of the ground to propel you forward.

　　Walk along the road

　　The average walking pace is to stretch out the legs, with the heels touching the ground first, and then the entire soles of the feet. Now you're touching the ground from heel to toe, but with a more springy stride. When your toes reach the ground, lift off the ground quickly, as if a bullet is loaded. Experts tell us this gets your calves, hamstrings and muscles involved in the exercise - the more muscles you use, the more calories you burn.

　　avoid steep hills

　　But don’t think that steeper hills are better at burning fat. “In fact, walking at a constant speed on a gentle hillside is much more useful than slowing down on a steep hillside," experts said.

　　stand up straight

　　When your body is standing straight, your back and hips are able to work more powerfully. This way you'll burn more calories when you walk quickly. Keep your spine straight, then keep your ears and shoulders in line with your butt.

　　Incorporate short bursts of high-intensity exercise

　　Simple movements like push-ups and sprinting quickly involve more muscle areas in a calorie-burning exercise. When you're walking, stop and do one minute of movement every five minutes. In the long run, this will also help your metabolism.

　　increase strength

　　Walking with a one-pound dumbbell in each hand can significantly increase your calorie burn.