I RECENTLY STATED HILL WALKING TO MY ACTIVITY WORKOUT, I BEGIN

WITH SMALL HILLS AND TAKING LONG STRIDES WHILE GOING

FORWARD  & LEANING INTO THE STRIDE.  AFTER 2 WEEKS I HAVE

 NOTICIBLE DIFFERENCE IN MY LOWER BODY. THE BOOTY STARTING TO

FILL NICE AND FIRM (QUOTING MY FIANCE) I DO RECOMMEND THAT YOU

BE WELL INTO YOUR ACTIVITY ( WEEK 5 or 6) PLAN BEFORE TRING THIS

ONE.

hey mzzleolady234,

I also walk in my neighborhood where there is one very large hill to climb and a couple of smaller ones, too.  I too notice that after walking (this is my 4th week of it) I feel a lot firmer in my abs. and legs.  I totaled my walk and it is 3 miles exactly.  I believe this hill walking is much better than walking around a track on flat surface.  Keep up the great work!!!

susan602000

Hi mzzleolady234, 

Thanks for writing and welcome to the alli community!  It sounds like you're really benefiting from increasing the intensity of your workout by adding in hills to your workout! Any time that you increase speed or resistance to your workout, you burn more calories and begin to increase your fitness level by challenging your cardiovascular fitness!  

The additional benefits are as you stated!  Nice firm and strong muscles!  Continue to challenge yourself each week by incorporating new fitness goals and challenges.  Begin to add in 2-3 minutes of jogging/running while you're out for your walk, run up the hill, etc.  I would also encourage you to begin to include strength training into your weekly regimen. By doing so, you'll become metabolically more efficient b/c muscle requires more energy to function than fat!  Therefore the more muscle vs. fat you have, the more calories you'll burn all day long, even while at rest! The alli website provides helpful, animated demos for a full-body workout!  Try to perform ST 25-35 minutes per session, 2-3 times per week!  You'll really love the esthetic benefits it will provide!  You'll begin to see long, lean shapely muscles! 

Work hard and stay positive!

Kelli