Beginner & Senior Friendly 10-Minute Walking Workout with Weights

Get in your best shape with this easy 10-minute home walking workout!

Perfect for beginners, seniors, and anyone in their second season of life, this low-impact routine promotes weight loss, reduces stress, and boosts balance and mobility. Walking is FREE, requires no equipment, and offers big benefits, from heart health to mood-boosting endorphins. Start your home walking routine today to feel stronger, healthier, and more energized—no gym required!

10 Reasons to Start A Home Walking Routine

1. It’s easy, just 4 basic steps and we always return to walking.
2. It’s FREE!!  That’s right!  You don’t need to go out and buy the latest and greatest treadmill or weight system.  There’s no fancy equipment necessary.  Just show up and start walking!
3. Walking reduces stress. Studies prove that just 30 minutes/day of moderate exercise helps reduce stress by lowering cortisol levels.  Cortisol is a stress hormone that can cause excess weight gain and depression. 
4. Walking builds strength.  Walking uses all the major muscle groups in the body to move.  Bonus: walking has been proven to be one of the best exercises to improve lower back pain!  
5. Walking improves mobility.  Ever heard the saying “motion is lotion”?  When we move our bodies healthily and safely, we lubricate our joints.  Subtle joints and healthy, strong muscles are essential to staying active in all stages of life. 
6. Walking gives you an endorphin boost!! Boom!! Hello, Happy Hormones!!!  While cortisol levels decrease, healthy, stress-reducing hormones increase when you move your body.  And Dang It…walking just feels good!!  Move it, smile, work it, repeat!!! 
7. Walking improves heart and lung capacity!  Your heart is the most important muscle in your body!  Take care of it!! The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes/week of moderate to intense exercise.  That’s about 30 minutes 5 days/week.  Which is very doable.  Consider working out in smaller increments to achieve your healthy heart goals! 
8. Walking improves circulation.  Moving the body helps move blood back to the heart.  Walking can help reduce swelling and pain in the lower limbs and aids in decreasing unsightly and painful varicose veins. 
9.  Got a sniffle? Feeling a bit run down?  Walking helps boost the immune system by sweating out toxins and increasing lymphatic drainage.
10. Finally, the number ONE reason you should start a walking routine is it is soooo darn FUN!!!!  When you walk and feel better in your own skin, you just cannot help but smile and have fun!!  This is the single best way to improve your health!