Veloped Sport

The Veloped Sport will be your faithful supporter when you practise the world’s most underrated physical exercise – walking. Walking is probably the closest thing to perfect exercise, and it’s a great way to stay in shape and to lose weight.

With most exercises you run a great risk of overexerting yourself, but fitness walking keeps you going at the right intensity. By pushing the Veloped Sport you will both increase the training effect, and also use a little more energy, when compared with normal walking.

Heart rate/Age diagram showing recommended exercise intensity for health/fat burn effect.

The intensity level of fitness walking is optimal for improving your health, while at the same time achieving a high fat burning effect. Increasing the pulse rate, for instance by running, will on the one hand improve the cardiovascular effect, but at the same time the intensity will force your system to switch to mainly glycogen for fuel instead of fat.

For a maximum combined health and fat burn effect, the ideal pulse rate is 55 – 70 % of your maximum heart rate, please see the diagram to the right. So if your aim is to lose weight and improve your fitness at a steady rate, fitness walking is an excellent choice. You can exercise a little longer each time, and instead of wearing yourself down you will enjoy faster progress when working towards your personal goal.