To prepare, Dutch 23-year-old beauty Kroes, who says she normally eats what she wants because she exercises often, goes on a strict sugar- and carb-free meal plan and spends many extra minutes a day jumping rope. “For other fashion shows you can be skinny, but for Victoria’s Secret, you need definition,” says Kroes, 23. - By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, AP

I’m impressed. Like most lingerie models they recognize that they have to be fit. Note that she says that she “exercises often”. Even for models it takes effort to look healthy and fit. Like she says, other fashion models are skinny. They simply don’t eat and they don’t have a shape. I find that look unattractive. The VS models are popular because they are fit, shapely and sexy.

Listen to what Kroes says. She has a fabulous body because she exercises a lot, she goes on a strict healthy diet and she does extra fitness work. If you want to be fit and healthy, there you go.

The workout is definitely not hard core. I think it is within the reach of most anyone who needs to get fit, lose weight and get in shape. Here is the workout plan from Yahoo titled “Get a Summer Bod in 4 Weeks”

1. Walk for 20 minutes at a moderate to intense pace, increasing your speed a little every five minutes or so. Then do one set of walking lunges (10 on each leg) bending deeply at the knee with each stride. Next, walk quickly for 5 minutes, and then repeat walking lunges. Repeat 5 minutes of fast walking, followed by walking lunges, 2 more times. Finish with two sets of 10 push-ups.

2. Do 10 abdominal crunches followed by 10 leg lifts on each side (lying on your side). Repeat three times. Then, do 25 jumping jacks followed by 30 seconds of running in place (kicking your knees up high). Repeat 3 times.

3. Walk for 5 minutes, jog for 2 minutes. Repeat 4-5 times.

4. Walk your heart out. Go for a 60-minute walk along the beach, in a lovely neighborhood, or hit the streets for an urban trek, but keep a steady, moderate-to-strong pace for the entire walk.

I still don’t think walking is all that great, unless you add hills or some other resistance. I like that the author says to walk with a moderate to strong pace though. There are many people this workout could benefit that can only walk so I can’t be too harsh about it. I just think that when people start walking they tend to take it easy when the intent is too really move it.

The thing I love about this workout is the walking lunges. I do a ton of those a  exercise classes like boot camp and during my solo workouts at the gym. Lunges are fantastic for your legs and glutes.

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The good thing is most people start off walking to get themselves back into shape and to build up their endurance. This is perfectly fine but I’m not a huge fan of walking either. I think it’s a good place to start but if you want to get in shape you have to do more than a simple walk. I’m sorry but you have to do more. But it is a great fitness activity.

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These walking workouts are great if you are morbidly obese. Are just starting out an exercise routine. Are an older citizen. No, I do not think that someone that is 70 pounds overweight needs to jump out there and start running or riding a bike long distances. I think that walking is the beginning. Not the end. Unless you are too old or impaired to do much more than engage in a walk, you need to aspire to work towards something more than a brisk walk.

If you have never exercised before. Sure, go out and start by walking. But at some point think about jogging. Bike riding. Heck you could walk rugged trails. That is certainly a workout. Walk for a week or so and up your goal to do something more. I’m just not in the group of people that believe a simple walk is going to do much. Yes, something is better than nothing. But I think more is needed to be fit.

I just think it says a lot these days that to get people thinking about being physically fit that the best we can do is suggest that people walk. I guess anything more is just too hard.