How to Slow Walk Like Andy Lassner

Andy Lassner, an executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, has started a movement called "The Slow Walking Movement". The objective is to walk slowly at a controlled, comfortable pace for 20 minutes 20 days each month. 

Before we talk about how Andy walks, let's dive into the benefits of slow walking.

The Benefits of Slow Walking.

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• "Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder confirmed that people burn more calories per mile walking 2 miles per hour than walking a moderate to brisk 3 to 4 miles per hour."

• Obese people burn more calories per mile due to moving more weight over that distance.

• Slower walking is easier on the joints

• Slow walking also reduces the loads on the knee joints as apposed to running

How Andy Lassner Slow Walks.

He simply slow walks for 20 minutes 20 days per month. Bare in mind that Andy is the busiest producer out there, and him taking a rest day, does not mean you should too. 

The pace should be comfortable and easier to maintain through out the whole 20 minutes. Andy even said in one of his videos: 

"It's a steady, it's a  purposeful walk... I don't care how slow it is. Feel like you have a purpose, and your purpose is to feel good about yourself."

"Look at the feet, one in front of the other, slowly,never in a rush... Just slow, study, slow study... "

By and large, when you walk pick a comfortable pace so you can walk comfortably in for 20 minutes. If you want to challenge yourself, do so gradually and for just a few minutes at a time at first. Andy sometimes does a 3.1 speed on a 3.5 incline. Don't feel the need to up the pace. Walking under 3.0 is fine.  


It is also important to rest to allow the muscles to recover and to rejuvenate. 



Remember what Andy said" 

"...if you have missed few days of walking, or if you felt lazy, let's not be angry at ourselves today. Let's be nice to ourselves. And we start right now by walking, by moving slowly for 20 minutes."  

Again to quote Andy Lassner, "It's a movement, it's a way of life. I don't like to think of it as a diet, or fitness or exercise. I think of it as a lifestyle. Don't run when you can slow walk. What's the rush." 

Whether you are slow walking outdoors or on a treadmill, the important thing is that the workout stays the same: 20 minutes for 20 days each month.
Sometimes it is inconvenient to walk outside due to weather conditions or one simply does not feel the need to walk outside. Just make sure you get an affordable treadmill and walk. 
 
You don't have to get the most sophisticated treadmill out there. 
I have attached 2 of the most highly rated and affordable treadmills I managed to find on amazon. You can buy them, or use them as a reference to get one of your own choosing.

A Facebook follower on our page asked me what slow walking is going to to do for me as apposed to jogging or running, considering I have a bad knee.

• Firstly, as stated above, slow walking is easier on the joints. If you have a bad knee or your overall leg joints hurt, slow walking is ideal. 

• Secondly, slow walking is a first step into the world of fitness, although one can just stick to slow walking, because the body is able to recover much faster, and thus allowing you to slow walk the next day with little or no soreness. 

• Thirdly, with slow walking we are able to exercise often and for a long period of time. So we are relying on volume over intensity.

Jogging is an intense exercise compared to walking, therefore the body requires recovery afterwards. 

With slow walking the intensity is so low, that you are able to do the same exercise the next day, because the body did not undergo an intense workout that requires you to rest the next day. 

It's walking, we do it everyday. As result, you are exercising/moving your body more often than someone who jogs only once or twice a week. That's the meaning of volume over intensity. We are preserving our joints for the long run (no pun intended) and burning calories on a daily basis. 

Join the Slow Walking Movement. 

The slow walking movement is small, but it is growing rapidly. 
People are highly motivated and eager to start to slow walk. In the comment section, fans are sharing their heartwarming stories of what made them start to walk.

Cancer survivors, senior citizens who are using rollator walker to slow walk, overweight people, car accident survivors, or folks who just want to move every day and needed that little push. Someone to motivate them. 

That's why, I,  as a  fan of Andy Lassner, started this blog to share with you the knowledge, and most importantly stories of people who overcame a lot but found the drive to slow walk.

Look, you are not alone. Whatever stopping you from achieving your goal; either losing weight or summing up the motivation to move, we are all in the same boat. Just remember, One step at a time. If cancer survivors or a senior citizen with rollator walker can slow walk, so can you.

Words of Encouragement from Andy Lassner:

"I got up and I got on this treadmill because I love you. and that's my commitment to my follow slow walkers. I have hit my goal weight a couple of times in my life. You know what's interesting when you hit your goal weight? you are still you, and those things that are bothering you inside about yourself, self-doubt and that low self esteem, does not change because of a number. So you may as well enjoy the weight you are at today. Love yourself, and then you will love yourself when you get to that magical number, because really, it's just a number."

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Happy Slow Walk/ We Got This.