Walking can be a great, sweat-inducing workout with some tweaks.

These are the trainer-approved walking workout upgrades to try.

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Walking has quickly become the workout of the moment.

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The best trainer-approved ways to upgrade your daily walks

1.

Seek out hills

When youre planning out your walk, venture toward an area you know has some hills.

Finding a hill and power-walking up it is the perfect way to fire up your glutes.

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Think about squeezing your glutes and keeping the weight in your heels.

Add some weight

Carrying some weight on your back turns an evening constitutional into a full-on workout.

Carrying an extra load on your walk will automatically make you breathe harder.

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Just confirm to keep your core engaged.

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Take the stairs

Tallman says theres no need to execute the stairs.

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Even walking them gets your heart rate up, taking your workout to the next level.

Bring along dumbbells

Instead of wearing weight in a backpack, you could bring along some dumbbells.

Add in lunges

Another simple way to boost your walk is to add in walking lunges.

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Walk for five minutes at a fast pace, then throw in one minute of walking lunges.

Repeat as many times as you’re free to, Tallman says.

By the time you get home, your entire body will be feeling the burn in the best way.

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