8 Ways To Strengthen Your Abs During Your Walking Workout

Engage your core

Strengthen abs and improve stability by tightening your ab muscles, pulling your belly button toward your spine while walking.

Incorporate incline walking

Walking on an incline engages abs and glutes more intensely, improving stability and balance; ideal for treadmill workouts without holding on.

Include power walking

Boost cardiovascular fitness, body composition, and muscular strength by walking briskly with exaggerated arm movements and increased stride length.

Perform walking lunges

Stabilize and engage core muscles by stepping forward into a lunge position, incorporating them into your walk until fatigue, followed by walking rest breaks.

Take squat breaks

Enhance core and hip challenge by taking breaks to perform squats, using neighborhood features like gutters or driveways for deeper squat positions.

Walk backward

Challenge balance and core muscles with backward walking (retro walking), safely incorporating it into your routine to diversify and enhance core engagement.

Wear a weighted vest

Increase workout intensity and core engagement by wearing a weighted vest or rucking with a loaded backpack, alternating with holding it like a suitcase.

Do side shuffles

Boost core strength and stability with lateral movements, performing side shuffles for 20-30 seconds in both directions before resuming regular walking.