Health aNd Fitness Guide

To lose weight faster, focus on your arms with every stride, which research has shown can speed your calorie-burn. Try these strategies from Mark Fenton, author of The complete Guide to Wal king for Health, Weight-Loss, and fitness.

• Bend arms to 90 degrees. This makes the swing quick and compact — your feet have no choice but to keep up!
• Trace an arc from your waist to your chest as you swing.
• “Your thumb should brush against your waistband as your elbow goes backward,” Fenton says. This ensures that your arms propel you forward, not flail aimlessly.
• Keep elbows in and don’t let hands cross past the middle of your chest — in front of your sternum. Too much side-to-side motion drags down your pace.