Sunday, November 26, 2006

MOTIVATION FOR WALKING

Probably, staying motivated for a certain activity will be different for different person. Walking is no different. We have different motivators for our walking as exercise.

Staying out in the sun in the midst of nature and enjoying the ambience is one of the greatest motivator of walking which no other form of exercise can give.

Another unique advantage of walking is meeting people and actually socializing with them is another great motivator. Many walk only to meet their friends and have a good time with them.

Our life is full of daily routine of chores and jobs. Most of them are to be attended at all cost even if we don’t want to. These activities actually consume a lot of emotional energy and make us feel tired. A break from this boring routine is a welcome relieve. We look forward to walking which we make free only to ourselves. So our modern lifestyle is another motivator if we look a bit critically.

Have you noticed; when a person is under stress he generally makes some physical movements. Walking is a great stress reliever as I have discussed in my earlier blog. You will automatically like to walk if you are under any kind of stress.

The health benefit of walking is the greatest motivator for most walkers. We want to stay healthy and fit for us and for our dear family members. Staying in shape to be able do the things we enjoy. To indulge in some fun and excesses which are not possible for a person who is not fit and healthy.

In my opinion walking is addictive. Many of my friends agree to it. If a regular walker does not walk or have to skip his walking for the day, he feels upset. I believe it is due to the production of certain chemical endorphins in our body as the result of walking. The feel-good chemical releases the stress in us and makes us somewhat euphoric.

You can make a list the benefits that you will derive if you spend one hour in walking and the reasons for not wanting to walk. Now try to remove the reasons for not wanting to walk. You will find there are many benefits of walking as exercise and will outweigh any excuse for not doing it.

Continue walking, the surest way to health.

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