By now most of us know about the many health benefits of walking.  New data indicates that if you varying your walking speed you can actually lose more weight.

Ohio State researchers discovered that exercisers who varied their pace over the course of a walk burned 20 percent more calories than those who kept a constant speed. The working truth there is acceleration and deceleration require more energy than maintaining momentum, and the more often you change speeds, the more you accelerate and decelerate.

Study authors say to do fun and weird things as you walk to burn more energy such as walk with a backpack, walk with weights on your legs, walk for a while-

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: Gareth Anscombe (L) and Liam Williams of Wales walk out for the warm up prior to the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Australia and Wales at Twickenham Stadium on October 10, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Bardens - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 10: Gareth Anscombe (L) and Liam Williams of Wales walk out for the warm up prior to the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Australia and Wales at Twickenham Stadium on October 10, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Bardens - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
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then stop and repeat or even walk in a curve as opposed to a straight line.  What ever works right?   (UPI)

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