Have you ever felt cursed by a "slow metabolism"? Do you wish you could boost your metabolism? You can! This article will give you some basic tips on how metabolsm works and three pretty simple things you can do to increase yours.

Losing weight seems to be a modern-day obsession. The abundance of high-calorie junk food, our sedentary, TV-watching lifestyles and our media-fed idolization of anorexic celebrities all contribute to our packing on the pounds and then wanting to miraculously take them off.

What is the "average" walking pace or speed for women and men? Also, what is the difference between average walking, brisk walking, speed or powerwalking and racewalking? Find out here.

Interval training is quite popular these days for a reason: it works. If your walking (or any cardio) workout has stalled or hit a plateau, or if you want to lose more weight or tone up faster, intervals can certainly help. .

Jeff Alt, author of “A Walk for Sunshine”, had hiked parts of the Appalachian Trail a few times before he decided he wanted to walk the whole trail, all 2,160 miles of the trail. Read my review of his book here.

Join the 100 Mile Walking Club! Read this article for details, then lace up your shoes and get started.

What's the big deal about walking 10,000 steps a day? Read this article for why and how you should do it.

Walking: the Ultimate Exercise for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil and Mark Fenton is a primer on why and how to walk for your health, weightloss, and aerobic conditioning.

How's your stamina? Can you keep up? Do what you used to do without paying the price the day after? If you need more endurance, read this article for building it with walking.

How many calories do you burn walking? This article will help you find out.