Walking with Power

 Power walking is my favorite form of exercise.   Power walking is defined as a style of walking performed at a steady, energetic pace using pronounced arm movements and brisk, wide footsteps.  This fitness strategy both requires and builds strength.  The benefits include:  

•                weight management

•                improved emotional/mental health (e.g., reduces tension, releases endorphins in the brain resulting in a calmer state of mind) 

•                improved physical health (e.g., lowers risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer;  strengthens joints and tones muscles)

•                convenience
          time efficient and
          low cost

 The way we walk gives the world a peek into our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual well-being.  They take note of our:

•                speed - slow or fast

•                level of  independence - assisted or unassisted

•                gait - lumbered or graceful 

•                form - bent over or straight back  posture

•                focus - behind, to the sides, or ahead

Examine your walk:

•                What can a person learn by studying your style of walking? 

•                What do you tell others by the way you walk? 

•                What steps can you take to learn to walk differently?

          Are you walking with power?

March is Women's History Month.  The 2012 theme is Woman's Education - Woman's Empowerment.   This month,  you are invited to join me in celebrating women whom I consider to be "Power Walkers".  

 Coming:

•                She walked with a limp

•                She walked with crutches

•                She walks with grace

•                She walks with a "wobble"