Walking, cont.

here i am at a younger age and a heavier weight-although not my heaviest which was about 180 pounds. what woke me up to the benefits of walking was when i spent a month in florence, walked everywhere and ate 3 large meals a day plus wine and molto gelato. didn't gain an ounce. i promised myself i would keep up the walking once i got back home and for awhile i did. then other things got in the way, didn't have time, excuses. the result-i gained weight, even without the gelato!
these days i walk as much as possible. the best way to increase your energy output* (especially if time is an issue and you're not a runner) is to wear a weighted vest. holding weight in your hands like many people do does not compare. if you can't walk fast, wear weight to boost the benefits.vests that you can add weight to are the best type so over time you can increase the weight. the other easy solution is to do hills or add incline if you are walking on a treadmill.
you may look like a character from "homeland" but a weight vest is an easy way to increase the benefits from your walk.

*calories burned