Simple Walking Workouts: Improve Your Fitness and Mental Well-Being with TikTok’s Latest Trend

Of walking work-out is a workout that combines walking with fitness exercises. They are extremely popular on video platform TikTok, where the hashtag #walkingworkout has already been viewed almost 50 million times. The reason for the success? They are nice and simple and require a minimum of effort, but still promise to improve your fitness and mental well-being.

All you need is a sturdy pair of sneakers and you’re ready for a walk to work or in a park. The walking work-outs are so simple that you can easily do them from home with your favorite music blasting in the background. Fitness influencer Sharron Hill already shows how to do this in one of her videos.

“People are shocked that I walking work-outs instead of going out. But in the meantime I happily take 2,000 steps with the help of Mamma Mia and without having to walk in the rain,” it sounds. Granted: that one walking work-outs look a little crazy and look nothing like a normal walk in the park.

That’s because in addition to the steps you take, you also have a series low-impact add exercises that you repeat a number of times or perform for a few seconds. You can also fully adjust the workout to your own level. Just look at the routine of Petra Genco for example.

“Sun walking work-out has many advantages. It improves your condition and coordination and can also strengthen your muscles and bones,” says personal coach Joran Van Gompel. “In addition, it is the ideal training to burn sugars and fat without wearing yourself out.”

The latter is the reason why many people doubt the effectiveness of the training. Don’t you only get results if you train intensively, where you’re dripping with sweat? Not according to Van Gompel: “Sweating is never a good measure to determine how ‘well’ you have exercised. One simply sweats faster than the other.”

“Moreover, your body always benefits from exercise, even if it is at a low intensity. It is true that the walking work-outs are mainly effective in the long term and you do not build up fitness as quickly as with a more intensive training”, says Van Gompel.

In addition to physical benefits, the workouts also have a positive impact on your mental health. In fact, a Harvard Medical School study found that walking releases chemicals, such as the pain-relieving endorphin, in the brain that improve concentration.

Van Gompel: “I always advise people to train outdoors. Especially now that the weather is nice, it provides an extra mental boost. Ideal is one walking work-out of about 30 minutes. If you do the walk outside, stop occasionally at a bench to do extra exercises,” advises the personal coach.

And fitness apps such as ‘FitCoach’ and ‘Walking App’ also have some examples.

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