Slow Down

Mar 28

Many people think walking is too low level of an exercise to have any physical or orthopedic benefit. The philosophy of “go hard or go home” is regularly applied in the gym setting but going TOO hard TOO fast may get you where you don’t want to be, fast. “Beach season” is right around the corner and everyone wants to lean out quickly to show off all the hard work they put in earlier in the year. So we “go hard” and run ourselves into the ground doing cardio until we turn red in the face and throw up because “you aren’t working hard enough if that isn’t the case”.

Be SMART about your programming and incorporate walking sessions. 30-90 (building up to higher end) minutes on the treadmill is a great place start. Remember, I did use the word “incorporate”, implying you are adding it to training.

You want to get serious about getting lean? Start a two-a-days pattern by walking for 30-90 minute aerobic workout and 4-6 hours later getting in an anaerobic weight training workout (or vice versa ). Any type of aerobic exercise will do but I do prefer walking on a treadmill with a slight incline because we get certain benefits such as full foot striking which you do not get on an elliptical (wiggle your big toe!).

Not only is walking one of the most fundamental weight-loss tools but it can also spark recovery and be a protective mechanism to help avoid future injuries to the spine, hips, and other regions of the body.

Laura Dapito

Likeletter Projects offers professional freelance graphic design services including professional website design (such as company websites, blogs, and e-commerce website design and development); brand identity and logo design; traditional print media such as postcards, flyers, banners, brochures, as well as and custom invitations, announcements and posters. The studio is run by art director, graphic designer, and web producer Laura Dapito who also enjoys creating custom typography, hand-lettering, and offers stylized illustration services. She has over 10 years of experience working with, in, and for design studios, educational institutions, and boutique agencies. Laura has been running her practice as an independent consultant via Likeletter Projects for over five years with a steady client base. Since the inception of Likeletter Projects, Laura has worked with a broad range of clientele including established and start-up fashion brands, beauty and skincare products, electronics, hospitality, beverages, liquors and spirits, artists, musicians, pastry chefs, and medical/health services. Likeletter Projects, Inc. offers a special versatility when it comes to style and execution, as well as expert level executional skills for print and web media. We specialize in the creation of visual assets to aide the development of our clients’ social media presence. Our services are optimized to help with smaller businesses and start-up brands. Laura founded Likeletter Projects upon years of design experience in marketing, advertising, and studio environments — focusing primarily in design and concept execution for print collateral, package design, in-store, sales presentations, and advertising campaigns. Likeletter Projects offers clients a quality of work that is cultivated from Laura’s experience as an Art Director for high-profile brands (GAP, Donna Karan/DKNY, Cîroc Vodka, Juicy Couture). That experience is uniquely balanced by Laura’s natural curiosity for social technology, her DIY sensibility, and production-centric design execution skills.

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