Q. I'm trying to do a walking diet. How fast should I walk? I'm curious how a Korean medicine clinic would recommend.

Walking exercise requires a more nuanced approach—it's more about clearing internal waste than burning calories. 1. Assess your body's 'waterways': Start with a light walk to feel your condition. In Korean medicine, sticky, stagnant waste is called phlegm-fluid (dam-eum). If you have much phlegm-fluid, walking too fast can leave you heavy and fatigued. 2. Find a 'slightly breathless' pace: where you can talk but not sing. At this speed, ki and blood circulation improve, helping to resolve blood stasis (eo-hyeol). 3. Maintain a gentle sweat: walk until you feel a mild warmth, but avoid heavy sweating that depletes body fluids (jin-ak) and weakens ki. 4. Adjust timing to digestive state: if you have spleen deficiency (bi-heo) with weak digestion, walk about an hour after meals rather than on an empty stomach to ensure energy reaches the digestive organs. 5. Cool down with stretching to preserve ki: slow down gradually; abrupt stops disrupt ki flow and increase fatigue. Dieting is ultimately about balancing your body—consider whether your body is ready to accept exercise. Feel free to visit for personalized advice.