Walking Counts as Exercise. A Personal Trainer Shares Why

Sunshine is returning and so is outdoor activity. Now is the perfect time to take a stroll around your neighborhood block or your local park. And if you need more inspiration, you can get in on a trend like the "hot girl walk" or "mental health walk." Depending on your speed, walking may not immediately trigger a workout on your fitness tracker like jogging or climbing the stairs would. Because of that, people on the internet are divided on whether walking is really a workout at all. We talked to a personal trainer for their take on the benefits of walking and how to take your routine to the next level. What is the hot girl walk trend? During the pandemic-blighted summer of 2020, TikTok personality Mia Lind was feeling isolated and coping with negative thoughts. So she started to go on four-mile walks to think about gratitude, her goals and how hot she is. Inspired by rapper Megan Thee Stallion's song Hot Girl Summer, Lind coined her outings "hot girl walks" and started sharing them ... Read full article.