Mindset, Wellness, Podcast
Frank Ring
75 Things to Do While Walking

UPDATED: I’ve come up with the top 75 things to do while walking (#29 will truly surprise you). I’ve done all of them and they’ve kept me walking, entertained, and in great shape! It’s a funny thing when I tell people I really enjoy walking, they tell me it’s so boring. Quite honestly, I don’t get that!

75 Things to Do While Walking
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My Virtual Walk Around the United States

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My Virtual Walk Around the United States

It’s appropriate that I post this on the last day in May as the monthly topic in my book Walking Inspiration is on tracking your progress on your way to health and fitness. My 16-year virtual run around the United State is a great example of tracking progress! Keeping a record of your walking miles will provide you with a wealth of information on your fitness progress. This brings me to my “Virtual Walk Around the United States” and how I’ve tracked my running, now walking miles, since January 1, 2004.

Weekly Walking Tips and Inspiration Show 6

Weekly Walking Tips and Inspiration Show 6

The Weekly Walking Tips and Inspiration Show is your first step to good health. The Weekly Walking Tips and Inspiration show is created by Frank S. Ring the author of 3 books on walking. Walking for Health and Fitness, Fitness Walking and Bodyweight Exercises, and Walking Inspiration. Each show will focus on walking and the health, wellness, mindset, emotional, and spiritual benefits you can achieve by simply putting one foot in front of the other. Weekly walking tips, news relevant to health and fitness, and inspirational quotes will make up most of the show along with Frank's stories on his walking journey.

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Spike Carlsen, Author Interview: A Walk Around the Block

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Spike Carlsen, Author Interview: A Walk Around the Block

Watch my interview with noted author Spike Carlsen as we discuss his latest book, A Walk Around the Block. "We read books about climbing Mt. Everest, going down the Amazon, and going to the moon but we don't know much about the world right outside our door." -Spike Carlsen. Spike took time out from doing national media to become the first guest on Weekly Walking Tips and Inspiration, my weekly walking YouTube show.

11 Reasons to Love Walking

11 Reasons to Love Walking

Getting out and walking is so important especially if you spend so much time indoors during this Covid-19 crisis. But even before the crisis, many people might have been reluctant to walk for exercise thinking “that something I only do while on vacation.” I’m I right? How many of you will take a walk after dinner while away on vacation? Then, You come back from vacation all refreshed and get right back into the work routine that got you stressed out in the first place.

Just Maybe it was that daily walk the had you refreshed as much as being away? Have you ever thought about the mind-body connection and walking?

Holiday Gift Ideas for Walkers

Holiday Gift Ideas for Walkers

Gifts for the walker in your life. DON’T FORGET TO TREAT YOURSELF!

The holiday season is approaching and now, more than ever, your health and fitness have come front and center during the age of Covid-19.

No worries, shopping for your walking family members or friends is easier than you think. These gift ideas for the walking enthusiast will bring a smile to everyone’s face.

Exercises to Improve Ankle Mobility

Exercises to Improve Ankle Mobility

Ankle joints are indeed our standing foundation. And their mobility denotes the elasticity of the ankle joints, their surrounding ligaments, tendons, and muscles. The flexibility and elasticity of the ankle joints and it’s surrounding muscles help us to complete our daily locomotive tasks easily.

Walking Destination - High Point State Park

Walking Destination - High Point State Park

I love coincidences and I’m amazed how often they happen in my life.

So, how does a coincidence wind up in a post about walking in High Point State Park? It all began late last summer when I received an email from John Zaccone the creator of the app Walk the Distance. John read my website bio about My Virtual Walk Around the United States and wanted my input about his app. Basically, when you use Walk the Distance, the walking and running mileage measured by your health app is transposed onto a map of the Appalachian Trail. In effect, you are doing a virtual walk (or run) of the AT.

Starting a Walking Exercise Program

Starting a Walking Exercise Program

STARTING A WALKING EXERCISE PROGRAM: Starting a walking exercise program is as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. Start slowly and gradually work up to increasing the distance you walk. As a beginner, aim for a certain amount of time, then set your watch and go. Enjoy the walking journey, it’s well worth the effort.

How to Breathe While Walking for Better Health

How to Breathe While Walking for Better Health

Your breath, more specifically your breathing, is a powerful weapon in your healthcare arsenal. But, it’s an area of our health that we often take for granted. In this post, I’ll show you how to breathe while walking for better health so you can fully take advantage of one of the best and easiest activities to improve your overall health...walking.

Weight Loss Benefits of Interval Walking

Weight Loss Benefits of Interval Walking

As I wrote in my book Fitness Walking and Bodyweight Exercises, walking combined with bodyweight exercises gives you a great interval training workout. In effect, the short burst of bodyweight exercise ramps up your metabolism and supercharges the weight loss benefits of interval walking. Think HIIT – high-intensity interval training.

How to Treat Lower Leg Pain at Home

How to Treat Lower Leg Pain at Home

Walking for Health and Fitness will show you how to treat lower leg pain at home quickly and easily, how to pamper your legs so they always feel great, and how to prevent pain in the future. A simple yet effective strategy for relieving and preventing lower leg pain. Prevention of lower leg pain. Types of injury and causes of lower leg pain. Treatment for lower leg pain at home. Dangers of sitting and its effect on your lower legs. How to pamper your lower legs. Prevention of lower leg pain. Stretching after you walk.

How to Walk Away From Back Pain

How to Walk Away From Back Pain

“In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” That’s according to Benjamin Franklin. I’ll add a third thing to his list… Lower Back Pain!

If you are currently experiencing back pain or have at any time in the past this article is for you.

If you’ve been fortunate enough never to have a back issue keep reading because this article will tell you how to continue staying pain-free

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Coronavirus Facts and How Walking Keeps You Healthy

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Coronavirus Facts and How Walking Keeps You Healthy

Life-Saving Benefits of Walking
As you’ll read in this post, older adults with underlying health issues are at the greatest risk of getting sick from the coronavirus. Unfortunately, if you are currently in ill health this isn’t good news for you.

With the serious threat of coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s now more important than ever to get into and stay in good physical condition! Walking for Health and Fitness has focused on walking as a way to do just that. Walking is the easiest way to get in shape and stay in shape. That’s the tagline of my site! It’s important at any age but now we know this is especially important for older adults (65+). Coronavirus facts and how walking keeps you healthy…

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Walking Inspiration Book Release!

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Walking Inspiration Book Release!

In these trying times, we all could use some inspiration. I have been working on Walking Inspiration since early January. I never thought I'd release it during a crisis time in this country and the world... but maybe the message in this book will inspire you towards a healthy and fit lifestyle through walking in order to overcome the times ahead.

 

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