Walking success?

coors1582

Has anyone lost weight with walking about 30 minutes a day? I have cleaned up my diet and really like being outside but I tried running today and just about died! Brisk walking is probably more my speed but I'm looking to tone legs and lose some pounds. Thanks!

LazSommer

If you don't overeat, sure.

sunnybeaches105

It's certainly a good start. Just make sure you stay within a calorie deficit. As you lose, you may want to explore strength training to retain more muscle mass and even recover some you already lost from a sedentary lifestyle, but simply walking is good for you and helps develop the habit of exercise. Keep it up!

CincyNeid

When I started losing weight I used walking as my "gateway drug" into exercise. I started walking .25 miles a day, did that for a few weeks. Then I bumped it up to .50miles a day, did that for a few weeks, then went to 1.00 miles a day and got up to about 3 miles then decided it was time to start running. So I down loaded c25k & Strava and the rest was history.

The trick is a calorie deficit, you need to burn more calories than you eat.

mikeschratz

When I lost over 50 lbs, it was right after shoulder surgery and I couldn't do anything but walk. I started at 30 minutes brisk walking, but with time, keeping my calories where they should be which helped me lose weight, the walking got easier and I could go further. I am not a runner either, if I'm running, you should think about keeping up cause something bad is getting ready to happen.
StandUp Paddle boarding is my thing now. But without starting off with the walking and losing the weight, I wouldn't be able to do the things I am doing now.
Friend me if you like, I have been where you are....

SueInAz

You can lose weight without any exercise at all by simply eating fewer calories than you burn every day. A brisk 30 minute walk every day is a great start for an exercise routine. You might throw some 10-15 second slow runs in periodically just to shake things up, too. In all likelihood, when you tried to run earlier you were just going too fast; it's a common problem. You want to be running slowly, not sprinting, to build endurance; a really easy jog.

ereck44

SueInAz wrote: »

You can lose weight without any exercise at all by simply eating fewer calories than you burn every day. A brisk 30 minute walk every day is a great start for an exercise routine. You might throw some 10-15 second slow runs in periodically just to shake things up, too. In all likelihood, when you tried to run earlier you were just going too fast; it's a common problem. You want to be running slowly, not sprinting, to build endurance; a really easy jog.

^This

75poundstogo

I have a fit bit and try to walk daily. I typically burn 200 calories in 30 mins, 400 cals in 1hr, 600-700 calories in a 1.5 hr walk. Not bad! I also do a lot of circuit training and swimming which are higher intensity but i cant do these every day.

Dont under estimate the efficency of daily/very regular walking.

Fyi i am a 20 something female weighing 207lbd, 5'6

meritage4

It's been my main form of exercise (I add in some biking and swimming and yoga). 45 lbs down since Feb.
I now walk faster and further than I used to.
I add in stairs or hills frequently.

Don't limit yourself to 30 minutes. Go longer sometimes.

And if you want to take up running start slow. Run 10 steps once on your walk. That's it for a week.
Then run 10 steps 2x with walking in between for a week. When you are up to running 5x each walk you could start the Coauch to 5 k or a learn to run program at a running shoe store.

Running gives you a bigger bang for your time but it isn't necessary.