Fitness Healthways Journal: Turn Your Walk into a Run and Double Your Calorie Burn

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Easy steps to run your butt off.
Beginners welcome!

Warm up to running.

Here's all the motivation you need to up the pace on your next walk: Minute for minute, running burns about twice as many calories as walking. Run instead of walk to cut your workout time in half. Or better yet, replace your 30-minute walk with a half-hour run to get double the results!

Easier said than done — we hear you. So here's a simple plan you can use to transition from walking to running. It's designed specifically for would-be runners over 40.

And for that extra kick in the pants you need to get your butt out the door and on the road, read Jill's story. She used to hate running, but now she's addicted.

Gear up and get moving.

One of the perks of running is that it doesn't take much gear. Get some shoes, shorts, and a good sports bra and go! (Here's advice from the experts at Runner's World on how to buy the right running shoes.)

Once you get into a groove, however, you'll discover all sorts of products that belong in your life — like this nifty armband so you can run with your phone, this Yoga for Runners fitness DVD to help you strengthen and boost your ability with complementary training, and this comprehensive runner's guide to losing weight — and keeping it off.

See you on the track, trail, or treadmill,
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