| Exerstriding for More Than Weight Loss |
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I've been walking for years and I don't need to lose weight. Why would I want to Exerstride? While maintaining a desired body weight is a positive step toward maintaining good health, there is much more to good health than that. While walking can help you maintain a desired body weight and contribute to good cardiovascular health, it does little to maintain the strength and endurance of important muscles in the trunk and arms. The American College of Sports Medicine and other experts now recommend that people do weight training or resistance exercise several times per week to maintain their upper-body strength and muscle tone. Exerstriding is an effective way to work the large muscles of the upper body against resistance as you walk. You won't have to join a gym or health club or buy expensive weight training equipment and you can accomplish both aerobic fitness and muscle conditioning goals at the same time. In addition, few people realize that it is possible to maintain exactly the same body weight as inactivity or age brings about a gradual loss of muscle mass and a corresponding increase in body fat. You don't have to "pump iron" to maintain healthy muscle mass, you just need to put all your major muscles to use regularly. That's really what Exerstriding is all about. |
