Have you ever heard of House Walking?
House Walking: The benefits of a House Walk
Do you know when you Google the word “walking” and look at the images that very very few images are of people walking inside? While you might find a few of people striding through an airport, hardly any can be found of people walking in a home.
Why is that do you think? Probably because people think of walking as an exercise and most people agree that exercise that involves forward movement is best done outside.
House Walking was created by me (and apparently many others after a quick Google search). It is the activity of walking in your house (or apartment stairwell, garage or office building hallway). Essentially, what you do is try to gain extra steps throughout your day by sneaking them in where you can.
Top 10 reasons why you should be House Walking
- House Walking (or any kind of casual walking) burns about 2 calories/minute so 10 minutes of casual walking burns 20 calories or 120 cal/hour.
- You can House Walk any time of day
- You can House Walk while talking to someone on the phone
- You can watch a movie on your smart device and House Walk
- Folding laundry is a great way to get in House Walking by folding a few pieces and then delivering them to the user’s room (repeat, repeat, repeat)
- If you live in an apartment with a covered or enclosed hallway, this is another great place to House Walk
- A garage can provide and excellent place for House Walking.
- House Walking can be done for as long or short or period as necessary
- House Walking can help you reach your overall “Step” goals without heading to a gym or a track
- House Walking can be broken up throughout the day, even 10 minutes an hour will add to your health
Get more ideas of what you can do in 10 minutes
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I walk up and down the stairs and in my garage.
Thanks for your tips will try them
Thanks for the info love to try this
Yes, we can do it, walk on.
I’ve never heard of this, but I do plenty of it!
I agree, the more the better, anytime, anywhere….
I house walk when my legs get restless. Except I live in an apartment. I think I will start walking the halls of the building for extra house walking. Great idea and thanks for the info.
10 minutes is a great way to get you started and isn’t overwhelming. This is the perfect time of year to start house walking. It’s too cold to go out. You can do it while listening to Christmas music, calling up an old friend, or waiting on your sugar cookies to be done from the oven. Plus, it helps relieve that holiday stress. Hope your Christmas season is going well and not too stressful!
I house walk all the time lol
This is such a great post! I never even thought about it. I’m a stay at home mom so It’s pretty much impossible for me to work out or go to a gym. This is a great way to stay a little active.
My place is so tiny, but luckily I have over an acre of yard and it’s here in Florida so I’m outside a lot, especially in the winter but today Hurricane Matthew is already spitting out some rain, but I had never heard of house walking before.
That’s a good idea to house walk. You just need to pay attention.
I live in a place where going outside and walking is actually dangerous, so I rely a lot on house walking! I’m glad to see it’s actually a thing and not something I just made up lol
I didn’t know it actually had a name.
That’s a pretty good idea actually. There’s no excuse available not to walk a little extra when it’s so convenient to do in your own home.
This is great for people that have the ability to walk.
I never considered “house walking” as execrise; however, clearly it is. Going forward, I will try to run up the stairs and walk inside my house more often.
So convenient and easy. I have done house walking before. Turn on the music or even do it during the commercials of shows. You can really customize it to fit your schedule and I like that you know your house, and your ground is level
This is a great way to get exercise! I never really though of it being any type of exercise in the house. But now I do and I am going to live up to the walking I do in my Home! Thankyou so much for sharing this awesome Idea. I need more exercise and this will really Help!
It was so great when I came up with it Carol. Make sure to walk around with your arms over you head if you can. It really helps to make your stronger. Shelley
Walking is very beneficial for overall health. Doctors tell us to keep moving all the time. Walking is the easiest and cheapest way to stay healthy.