As we get older, we tend to spend more time working than playing. Yet, it is so important to find balance in order to stay healthy and vital. One way to add balance is by including physical fitness into your daily routine. After a tough work day or class schedule stress can increase causing cortisol—a stress hormone released by the adrenal glands—to accumulate in the belly and cause abdominal fat. At the end of your work day or even in the middle of your day during your lunch time, taking a 15 – 30-minute walk can help you clear your mind, reduce stress, and prepare you for the next phase of your day.

A walking workout is a good low-impact exercise for conditioning the heart and for toning the legs and buttocks. But, did you know that it can, also help to flatten your belly?

Here are 5 tips to walk away your belly fat:

1. Practice good posture. Try not to slump your shoulders forward or arch your lower back as you walk.
2. Stand up straight with my shoulders back and suck in my belly button to tighten your abdominal muscles.
3. Swing your arms as you walk to keep your hips and shoulders in alignment and maintain your posture.
4. Add cross-body and overhead punches to fire up your oblique and transverse abdominal muscles to get sexy toned abs.
5. Intensify your walking workout with weights. Hold a 2 – 5 lb. (or more if you can handle it) weight in each hand or wear wrist weights to tone your arms along with my waistline.

So, for a surefire low-impact total body workout that blasts belly fat, try a walking workout.  You can walk inside on the treadmill or outside in the beautiful sunshine (don’t forget your sunscreen!). 

All you need to get started is good pair of running or walking shoes, and you’re ready to start walking that belly fat away!