You can easily get fat in your upper arm and hard to get rid of it.

Thick upper arms make your upper body look big,

and you can’t hide them even when you wear clothes.

But did you know upper arm exercises just by walking?

That is what we call pole walking.

Pole walking is a simple but more effective exercise developed by a sports doctor.

You walk with 2 special poles in your hands.

While you burn about 280kcal per hour by normal walking,

pole walking burns about 400kcal.

Furthermore, you can use 99% of all your muscle

and therefore basal metabolism is increased.

Now we will introduce some tips for pole walking.

Upper arm exercises by walking!
5 tips for pole walking

1. warm-up exercises with poles

If you suddenly start exercises, you might get unexpected injures.

This is true for any exercises.

You should flex muscles around your shoulders and arms

if you want to exercise your upper arms.

Also, stretch your leg muscles and Achilles tendon,

which you don’t use often in daily life.

Now we will introduce you warm-up exercises using poles.

Put the poles on both sides of your body

and move the shoulder joints like breaststroke so the shoulder blades are stretched.

This is a good warm-up for upper arm exercises,

and it also works for stiff shoulders and neck.

Next, hold up the poles above your head and place your feet shoulder-width apart.

Breathe out slowly and bend your body to right and left for 4 seconds each.

It is good enough if you feel comfortable. Breathing properly clears your head as well.

2. Focus on the upper arms

It’s not efficient if you just hold poles and walk.

Straighten your posture, keep your eyes to the front, and then focus on your arms with poles.

Be aware of pressing the ground well with poles at every step.

This movement is the most important for upper arm exercises.

This is also effective for your breast.

Great dual effects!

3. Pace

You should do pole walking on a little faster pace using your all muscles.

Try pushing the ground hard especially for your upper arms.

It would be even less effective than normal walking

if you do it lazily or with no attention.

Walk slightly faster so you can pay attention to your posture and upper arms.

4. Enjoy walking

You should be attentive no matter what you do.

Reluctant exercise gives you a lot of stress and no good result.

If you want to make your upper arms thin effectively by pole walking,

it’s ideal to do it for 40 minutes at a time, and 4 times a week.

But it’s not necessarily the case if you are busy or sick.

Try walking in a relaxed way, enjoying the view and fresh air,

while you are still aware of your posture and upper arms.

Maybe you can have some route options to refresh your mind sometimes.

5. Do it effectively

Pole walking is a fullbody motion,

so you don’t need to do it for a long period of time.

If you normally do an hour walking,

you can do pole walking only for 40 minutes.

Other exercises for the upper arms may require tools such as dumbbells,

and therefore it’s not easy to do it outside.

On the other hand, pole walking is easy to start,

takes shorter time, safe and still effective.

Summary

How did you find pole walking?

It doesn’t sound popular yet,

but there are many groups in different areas that enjoy pole walking together.

Pole walking simply means walking with poles,

but it’s very easy and effective upper arm exercises in a short period of time.

Why don’t you start it?

Maybe you are not so conscious about how you walk, but it includes many important factors to make your legs slim.

You’d better learn the right way of walking first before doing hard exercise or stretching.

If you consider walking a kind of exercises, each of your steps would make you sure that you can have slim legs.

Five Tips of Walking
for Skinny and Beautiful Legs

1. Find Shoes That Fit

However careful you walk, you could hurt your feet far from having beautiful legs if your shoes aren’t fit for you.

Thus, choose the shoes that fit your feet.

First of all, it is important to find the shoes that fit the size of your feet.

Unfit shoes could give you a shoe sore or make it difficult for you to keep the right way of walking.

In addition, you should avoid high heels and thick-soled shoes as much as possible

because you would shift your weight to the toe and lose your balance.

It is important to find the shoes that fit you so that you wouldn’t get tired even if you walk for a long time.

2. Know Your Walking Habit

Have you ever been conscious of whether your heels or toes touch the ground first during walking?

Many of you usually don’t know your walking habit, but it’s important to know it.

Bad ways of walking for slim legs are dragging your feet or walking too fast.

Also, it is not good that your toes touch the ground first.

The right way of walking is to have your heels touch the ground first and shift your weight forward.

At first, your walking might be awkward if you walk with care.

However, you’ll get used to walking naturally in the right way if you are careful about walking every day.

If only you learn the right way of walking, you can get rid of leg swelling, body wastes, and excess of fat; as a result, your legs become slim.

3. Walk Slowly

It is effective for making your legs slim to have your heels touch the ground first and shift your weight forward during walking.

However, it’s rather difficult at the beginning,

so you’d better walk slowly until you get used to it.

Even if you walk slowly, it’s effective for slim legs as long as you keep the right way of walking.

You can try the following simple training to acquire the right way of walking at home or in your idle time.

First, cross your hands behind your back and slightly shift your weight backward.

After that, step one foot and slowly shift your weight forward.

At that time, another foot is naturally uplifted, so then, shift the foot forward.

Although it is a simple way,by repeating it, you would learn the right way of walking spontaneously.

4. Posture When Walking

Sometimes you may look down unknowingly during walking.

If you look down, you tend to bend your body forward and lose your balance.

Looking down is not only bad for skinny legs, but also lead to a hatched back and make the entire body balance worse.

It is the best to pull your chin in and look straightforward as your gaze when walking.

If you feel it difficult, it’s easier to look five-step forward.

In addition, it is good to talk with somebody during walking because you are often encouraged to look up.

It is also the first step to the ideal eyes’ looking that you are careful of not looking down when you walk with somebody.

In addition, it is good to talk with somebody during walking because you are often encouraged to look up.

5. Make Steps Wider

Many women tend to walk with short steps.

It may look cute, but it is far from having slim legs.

You should make your steps wider if you want slim legs.

However, you don’t have to walk with too wide steps.

Please keep it in mind to make your steps a little wider than as usual.

At first, you can walk smoothly if you aim at something as a mark on the street and adjust your steps as you feel easy.

Summary

If you want skinny legs, you should change your way of walking.

The right way of walking is the first step toward skinny legs.

It’s important to find the shoes that fit you and know your walking habit.

Please keep it in mind to walk slowly and look straightforward. Also, wide steps can shape up your entire legs.

Let’s make it a practice to walk in the right way; as a result, you can get skinny and beautiful legs!