Up your activity levels without disrupting your day using this walking expert’s insights
Walking is one of the most accessible ways to weave exercise into your weekly routine. But whether you’re aiming for a daily step goal on one of the best fitness trackers or just trying to up your activity levels, it can still be hard to fit it in.
To help you sidestep this issue, walking expert and WalkActive founder Joanna Hall has shared her three top tips for walking more and squeezing some extra mood-boosting movement into your day.Walking expert Joanna Hall’s top tips for boosting your activity levels1. Piggyback an existing habit
Everyone has habits, whether it’s checking your phone first thing in the morning or getting a coffee on your way to work. Whatever it may be, it’s a constant in your life, and Hall says you can use these daily behaviors to up your activity levels.
She suggests « piggybacking » a set number of steps or minutes of walking on the back of a certain habit. For example, if you always have a coffee first thing in the morning, consider pouring your coffee in a travel mug and taking it for a wander around a park.
“It might be that morning habitual cup of coffee, letting the dog out at lunchtime, or getting up from your desk and making a cup of tea mid-morning, » Hall says.
“You’re already doing the activity every day, so you already have that pattern and habit established in your body.
