30-Minute Fat-Burning Power Walk

 

MINUTES

WHAT TO DO

RPE*

0:00–3:00

Warm up slowly

2–3

3:00–5:00

Increase to a moderate pace

4–5

5:00–8:00

Speed up and lengthen your stride; your breathing should be faster

5–6

8:00–10:00

Do walking lunges

7–8

10:00–12:00

Walk at a moderate pace

4–5

12:00–17:00

Alternate 30 seconds fast; with 30 seconds moderate

6–8; 4–5

17:00–18:00

Repeat walking lunges

7–8

18:00–20:00

Recover

4–5

20:00–26:00

Alternate 1 minute fast; with 1 minute moderate

6–8;

4–5

26:00–30:00

Slow pace to cool down

2–3

 

*Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is based on a scale from 0 to 10, 10 being the most challenging.

 

Borrowed from FITNESS magazine, August 2006.