Aerobic Fitness Builder

Easy-to-moderate walking used as a steady, repeatable conditioning routine, with recovery kept in view.

A comfortable, repeatable workload lets you notice how your dog responds before anything changes.

Sustainable fitness from activity your dog already tolerates well.

You’ll need

• A regular flat or gently varied route.
• Water for your dog.
• A check of heat and ground surface before you set off.

Your first session

1. Start with a comfortable amount of activity your dog already manages.
2. Keep the route and workload the same across sessions.
3. Watch their movement and willingness, and note how they seem later that day and the next day.
4. Count this within your dog’s total activity, not on top of walks, hikes or fetch.

Things to notice

• Gait and willingness.
• Later and next-day recovery.
• Paw condition after rough or hot surfaces.

• Signs of heat illness, pain or limping, unusual intolerance or a paw injury.
• Dogs with breathing problems (including flat-faced breeds) need veterinary guidance first.
• Any feeding or activity instructions from your veterinarian still apply.