You don’t need to be afraid of the word “fitness”. Maybe it makes you think of chubby childhood memories or hours spent on a treadmill. Once you can overcome these negative connotations, you will be closer to meeting your healthy goals. The information in this article will help you get started quickly.

It is important to take your activity level at work into account when designing a fitness regimen. This is especially important in the beginning. If you work on your feet all day walking may be very easy for you, but adding a few more miles on to your daily total could kill your feet. If you sit at a desk all day, on the other hand, your general fitness level will be low and something as simple as a mile or two walk could be a great way to get you started being active.

To become more fit, you need only put one foot in front of the other. Walking is an excellent way to improve your aerobic fitness level. You will get your heart pumping, and muscles working. You can start small, walking a little bit more every day. Your body will adapt, and soon you will be able to walk miles and miles.

Fitness isn’t something that necessarily has to be done at the gym. Fitness is all about consistency! A good thing to do to get fit and not overwhelm yourself, is a daily one hour walk. For those on the heavier end of the scale, you’ll be surprised by just how much difference a one hour walk every day can make.

If you’ve taken the advice you were given here in the above article, you’ll be on a great path to start changing how you perceive weight loss, fitness and nutrition. Doing so will allow you to enjoy your life and possibly even extend it.