Walking: Outside leg muscles good, but everything else flabby. What else can I incorporate into my walking to gain overall fitness?

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I try to walk as much as I can, mostly about 3 times a week, I seem to be averaging about 5km to 7km in distance, then stop.

My outside legs are toned, but my inside legs, stomach and arms need some serious work. What can I add to my walking to work these areas?

To give you more info, I’m 52, weigh 10 stone 5lb, and I am 5ft 4”.
Doing my best to have a varied and healthy diet also, but it’s the toning I’m more interested in.

What would you recommend? Please advise.

Walk faster, and some intervals much faster or even a jog, and include hills (or if you live somewhere flat, stairs)

A Pilates or yoga class once a week would help with toning as well

Thanks @AuntieStella. We live in a hilly area, and do our best to incorporate the steep inclines in our walk.
I think we do need to walk faster, and will start doing that.

Yes to Pilates or any YouTube exercise class. Adriene yoga and Jessica Smith have fans on here and seem v good to me.

Very simply have you thought about wrist weights and swinging your arms ( a bit) as you walk. Also is there a Nordic walking group near you? A more thorough workout for the same effort. I've tried it a couple of times. Once you learn the technique and know what size poles you need you can pick them up pretty cheaply in decathlon and strike out on your own if you're not too keen on too.
Walking is a great exercise 😀. I'm 52 too and walking is now a great part of my regime, even though I run and cycle too. It really can't do any harm and can do an awful lot of good and is so sociable.

I've always been a walker. At one point I was walking 40 miles a week, minimum, at about 4 miles an hour. I was also on a low calorie diet (I kept to 800 cals a day for a month before increasing it gradually to 1400 cals. I was the lightest I've ever been (got down to about 8 2 - BMI of 19.5) but I was still flabby (dress size 8).

I now jog, about 14 miles a week. I no longer walk anywhere - the day's I don't run I barely make it to 7,000 steps. I'm also technically low-carbing, but that's rather fallen by the wayside, though I'm keeping up the high fat part of it, so my calories are far from restricted. Although I'm hovering around 8 and a half stone I'm the most toned, and slimmest, I've ever been. I'm comfortably a size 6.

Long story short, start the Couch 2 5 K plan and get jogging. You don't have to jog fast (I jog marginally quicker than I walk), it will still work wonders.

Weights made a difference with me. I lost over a stone (5ft and was 9.5 stones) with a combination of 5:2 diet, swimming 2 miles 3 x week and weights once or twice a week. Doesn’t have to be overly heavy weights (I often did squats with a tin of beans in each hand) just lots of reps - it’s not like I was after the ‘ripped’ look!

Thanks all, you’ve been very helpful.

@Time: I’m still flabby despite my BMI being what it should for my height/weight. I have now invested in a book about power walking, so it’s a start. Got a good deal from Amazon, used but in very good condition, for £2.79 free p&p.

I might jog at some point, but for now, I’ll stick to power walking.

@That: I think I’ll get some weights (I think they have some in Aldi/Lidl).

I’ve got my Fitbit which will help, and the weather is supposed to be good the next few days, so I’m going to give it a go 👟👟.

@Gym: there is a walking group near me. I’m going to start solo and gain some speed (so I don’t show myself up 😁), then eventually join up.

There are a lot of nice places where I live, so it’s a pleasurable exercise at least. Luckily it’s hilly, so it’s a start.