Where to Walk.

Choosing an ideal place or area to walk is important as it serves to keep you at walking and not give it up. The place to walk should be such that it suits you by way of convenience and ambiance.  It should be a place you look forward to going everyday. Choose your best walking place. For example, a walk in the park would be great. There can be several reasons how and why you can do it. 

5 Tips to Choose the Best Place to Walk.

1. The walking place should be in the close vicinity of your house or office. This ensures convenience. This is important though you may not realize it. This is because you have to plan your walking routine in a way that it stays a permanent feature. A place which you reach by travelling long distances is just not going to work out.
2. If you can find walking clubs or walking groups which you can adapt to, will make you more enthusiastic to visit your walking place everyday.  This will make walking an enjoyable exercise and will contribute immensely to keep you walking everyday.
3. Always walk on even ground. An uneven surface will put additional burden on certain leg muscles which can cause muscle strain. There is also an additional unwanted strain on your foot and ankle  which can get strained. Secondly, you will not enjoy the walk. Enjoying the walk is essential as it will keep you at it and will not let you leave it early.
4. Walking uphill or on a rising slope is not advised especially after the age of 40 years or before if you are prone to a heart disease. It causes extra load on the heart and can precipitate a heart attack especially if you are prone to it and exposed to Risk factors contributing to a heart attack. And it is not worth it as the advantages of walking up a hill are not so great so as to expose yourself to that risk.Remember that every 20 seconds a person in U.S. has a heart attack and every 34 seconds a person dies of a heart attack in U.S.
5. Always choose a place in your vicinity which gives you  relatively fresh and unpolluted air. A coast to coast walk along the sea shore would be great for that cool, fresh non polluted breeze coming in from the sea or some such place which is away from vehicular traffic and pollution.

Pictures of ideal walking places.

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