Did you know it's now easier to lose
weight than ever and you can lose up to 212 lbs just like Barbara
Richter did.
What I found amazing was that this was done primarily by walking. Yes
WALKING..... not running, jogging or anything strenuous.
If you're skeptical, I don't blame you, but let the bathroom scales
speak for themselves.
Quite simply, skiers in Finland have proven that blasting away fat
faster can be accomplished by walking.... but there's a catch. Isn't
there always? However this one is no big deal.
All you need for your daily walk is a pole, or two. Nothing complicated
or hi-tech, nor expensive. A simple Pole... a walking pole. And walking
with this pole can burn up to 52% more calories than walking without it.
In Finland, during summer months, Olympic skiers still need to keep in
shape. But since there's no snow, they use a pole specifically designed
to keep them in shape. What these Walking Poles do is...
a:) Force the skiers to engage more muscles as they walk, (thus burning
more calories).
b:) Relieves pressure from their backs, hips, knees, ankles and feet
(making the walk less taxing but with full workout benefits).
A 2 year study conducted by Asher
Health Labs, found that overweight people who got marginal results
from "plain" regular walking really started to melt away the pounds
once they walked with the Pole. Fat disappeared not just from their
legs and thighs, but also from arms, backs, bellies and necks.
More
Effective Than Jogging For Losing Weight
They observed that "Pole Walking" was
more effective than jogging. Over
a 10 week period, pole-walkers lost on average 8lbs and 6 inches morethan joggers.
One participant, ordered by her doctor to lose weight, or spend
her life in a wheel chair, swore she could do just anything to lose
weight, except walk.
After being obese for 34 years her
joints were shot... she suffered terribly from bad ankles. Left
with no choice but to lose her excess weight, she participated in the
study to find that the Pole not only made walking possible for her, but
also eased a lot of the joint pain while she walked. So much so that
she eventually dropped 212 lbs. "The Pole just takes so much stress off
the joints" she commented, "and each day I just went a bit further."
Mind you this did not happen overnight. "It took the better part of 21
months but I don't believe I could have done it with dieting alone,"
she added. The pole made the difference.
Better
Than Sit-Ups For Flattening Stomach
Another participant who'd been
struggling for years to get rid of her
belly fat could not lose those last 12 lbs. She did sit-ups 3 times a
week and nothing happened besides getting lower back pain. She was
delighted to find her tummy perfectly flat and toned in just 25 days.
My opinion: a walking pole is one of the
best investments you could make in your weight loss or fitness program.
Costs range between $20 - $200 and up. You do NOT need an
expensive designer model. The less expensive ones are just as effective.
Safer
Gentler Way To Stimulate Calorie Burning
Furthermore, the pole helps you maintain
perfect posture and brings
into play other muscles and parts of your body which do not normally
engage when walking without the poles. It's also safer than normal
walking since the pole can help you maintain balance and reduce impact
on your lower body by 26%.
The Bottom Line: Walking with a Pole can burn off 16lbs - 20lbs a month.
