Women's Fitness Guide

We all want to look and feel our best, so our Women's Fitness series provides you with your own personal trainer in bookazine form. Each edition focuses in on one aim, using expert advice from fitness professionals and nutritionists to help you reach your goals. You could try out the Women's Guide to Running, the Best Body Bootcamp, Tone up in Ten Minutes, Get Your Body Back – and numerous other titles all dedicated to helping you feel fitter and healthier at your own pace.

Women's Fitness Guide

Welcome

Why walk? • From getting you fit and toned, to preventing a whole range of illnesses, here are all the amazing reasons you should start walking today!

Get started

Walk slim MOT • Make sure you’re fit to get in shape with this quick and easy health check

Perfect your techinque • Walking may be second nature, but perfecting your technique and posture is key to walking slim

Choose your shoes • From barefoot to tone-up, there’s a shoe out there to help you meet your goals

Walk fit

Turn your walks into a workout • Take the next step and use your walks to really improve your fitness levels

Warm up to walk • Get ready to walk with these easy moves

Cool down • Ease out your muscles with these tried and tested moves

How the plan works • This easy 6-week power walking plan will get you fit, slim and toned

Week: 1 • In the first week of the 6-week plan, start gently but stay focused on your goal

Week: 2 • You’ll start to notice improvements. Don’t slack – even if it’s raining!

Week: 3 • You’ll be feeling fitter and more toned, and able to cope with longer walks this week

Week: 4 • The walks are shorter this week but the workout is challenging – it will be worth it!

Week: 5 • The pounds are falling off and you’re feeling fit – the plan is really working!

Week:6 • Well done! You’ve reached the final week and you should be proud of the new you

Walk On

Indoor training • Handy and weatherproof, taking your walks indoors has benefits

Nordic walking • Burn more calories and tone your upper body by adding a pair of poles into the mix

Eat slim

Healthy eating • Follow these simple diet rules and you’ll soon be looking and feeling your best

TAKING IT FURTHER