Walking on the spot

amycharris45

Does anyone have views on walking on the spot? With a desk job and no chance to get out in the evening I’ve benn walking on the spot or doing laps of my living room to get my steps up and just keep moving. Someone said to me this was ‘cheating’, but to me as long as I’m moving and not just sat, it’s got to be a win?

KateTii

I'm not sure if calorie burns would be exactly the same, but any movement is movement! It's still more movement than sitting on the lounge.

tirowow12385

You burn 1/3rd less calories compared to walking, it's not cheating unless you're using Fitbit and you're in one of those distance challenges and you " walked" more than people who walk, lol.

GottaBurnEmAll

If you have limited space, try a Leslie Sansone walk at home video which incorporates some other movements to make up for the limitations. They're on youtube.

mazcor536

I do it all the time. As you say, movement is movement and any movement is good!

Machka9

Have you got stairs in your house or at work? I take 5 minutes now and then at work and go climb several flights of stairs. At home, my house is on quite a slope with stairs so I go outside and walk up and down sometimes.

FeliciaFancy

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

If you have limited space, try a Leslie Sansone walk at home video which incorporates some other movements to make up for the limitations. They're on youtube.

I just had at a look at one of her walking workouts, I love the look of it for a quick home workout

SabAteNine

I did some Leslie Sansone videos a few years ago, having the same problem back then. They work you up pretty good, especially the 45' ones where you also use weights.
You can try them out and see if they are a good fit for you.

choppie70

Jessica Smith also has a lot of walking videos on YouTube. I actually prefer her over Leslie Sansone now... I think its the voice

amycharris45

tirowow12385 wrote: »

You burn 1/3rd less calories compared to walking, it's not cheating unless you're using Fitbit and you're in one of those distance challenges and you " walked" more than people who walk, lol.

I do have a FitBit but not in any challenges, it’s more competition with myself to see if I am do better against myself. I can see how it could be ‘cheating’ then, but as someone is tied to the house a lot it does feel like I’m doing the best I can to keep moving rather than being sedentary. I’ll take 2/3 over 0/3 any day!! x

krael65

Walking in place is fine. It's not cheating. It's movement. And it's all good.

Johnd2000

I do jogging on the spot and what I laughingly call “dancing” (which involves a lot of marching on the spot). I also do step exercises at various locations around the house. My HR tracker suggests I’m getting a reasonable cardio workout, for my age, and I’m finding that eating back half the calories MFP gives me is about right.

If I had to go out to exercise, let alone to a gym, I’d be in terrible shape.

Lounmoun

Are you in some kind of competition with rules that you must move from one location to another? If not then it is not cheating to move however you want.

I walk around inside my house every day for exercise from one room to another. I probably go faster outdoors.

There are many walking workouts on you tube by different people. Leslie Sansone, Jessica Smith, Pahla Bowers for example.

SaunaSuit

I wake up/ turn on the computer and do (5K with a Twist! 3 1 Mile Walk at Home! - YouTube) or figureRobic or Qi-gong, Jane Fonda, Jazzercise, these simple things everymorning 15min after awake and I have lost 70lbs. Since January.

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Just have fun that is all that counts:

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Change your routein just done one of these a day with in a week everyday 3 to 5 days a week. I am starting this program this week for myself!

glassyo

All my exercise is walking so yes, according to my fitbit, it counts.

Any kind of movement burns more calories than just sitting doing nothing. Even if it's not a lot.

motivatedmartha

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

If you have limited space, try a Leslie Sansone walk at home video which incorporates some other movements to make up for the limitations. They're on youtube.

I often use these on days when the weather is too awful for outdoors and think they are very good. You certainly feel like uou've done something and they vary in length so if you only gave a few minutes you're still good to go. Pacing at work, or while cooking is at least increasing your activity, got to be better than sitting