Walking: This is an easy one and the most suited to both you and your dog if you are new to exercising. Starting walking with you dog is a great low-impact, calorie burning exercise as well as being the most convenient of all the various exercises we will discuss here and remember loosing wait is your business. Here are some ways to increase the effectiveness of walking for you and your dog:- Strive to take your dog on longer walks as much as possible. You may not be able to do this during the work week or in the mornings or evenings but, as a rule, the further you walk your dog, the more calories you'll burn.
- Try to keep a fairly brisk pace. While a leisurely walk is still exercise, you will get better results by keeping up a faster pace (allowing for the occasional sniffing and bathroom breaks, of course).
 - Go for the hills. Walking up hills will increase the workload, also increasing the intensity of the exercise, which will in turn help increase your results.
- Try to keep moving consistently. This can be difficult with a dog who is constantly stopping to sniff everything. To remedy this, try using a long lead, such as 16 foot Flexi lead. This allows your dog to trail behind you somewhat to sniff things. As they get closer to the end of the lead, give them a signal such as a whistle or a tongue click to let them know that their time is running out and that they had better keep moving. It may take a few tugs to get them to learn this but they will learn it. Of course, some smells are extra special and require more attention!
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