| Can I Keep Fit Just by Walking? |
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I am a former runner who can't run any more because of bad knees. Can I really keep fit by just walking with poles? Yes! I too am a former runner, and I've now been Exerstriding for over 22 years now. I quit running when I realized that by simultaneously working all of the body's major muscles, I could actually accomplish more fitness goals in less time. Webster's dictionary defines exercise as "the act of putting to use." Running and much of what is prescribed by the "experts" and the media as "exercise" involve putting the body to "abuse", rather than to "use." Those that survive these various forms of abuse do get fit, but for every runner who survives years of pavement-pounding forces to get fit, there are ten who will become "former runners with bad knees." Exerstriding is a true total body exercise. Unlike many expensive machines and exercise gimmicks on the market that claim to be total body exercise, Exerstriding actually "puts to use" all of the body's major muscles in a sustained aerobic exercise. Unlike running and other "half body exercises," your heart will work to pump blood to every major muscle in your body, simultaneously improving overall vascular fitness and gradually increasing muscle strength and endurance. While some experts will claim that it is not possible to build strength without "overloading" the muscle, you'll see for yourself the strength-building results of doing thousands of repetitions against relatively light resistance during regular total body aerobic exercise. Over the last 20+ years, at age 60 I've maintained good cardiovascular fitness, lean body mass, overall strength and endurance and healthy joints. I just put my entire body to "good use" as I Exerstride just over two mile each day! |
