Does walking help reduce stomach fat

Hi I’ve got 20kg to lose and it seems my weight is going down but it’s going down and up and down and up and down. I’ve lost 43kg but I’ve got 20kg extra I’d like to lose so I’d be 63 kg. Does walking reduce stomach fat if walking 8km for 90 minutes 3-7 times a week? What things reduce stomach fat and love handles?

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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Hi I’ve got 20kg to lose and it seems my weight is going down but it’s going down and up and down and up and down. I’ve lost 43kg but I’ve got 20kg extra I’d like to lose so I’d be 63 kg. Does walking reduce stomach fat if walking 8km for 90 minutes 3-7 times a week? What things reduce stomach fat and love handles?

    Unfortunately for many of us the stomach is the last to go. A calorie deficit determines weight loss, and any exercise including walking can help you reach your calorie goal. It's also just generally good for you!

    Congrats on your success so far!
  • William54321
    William54321 Posts: 652 Member
    All exercise reduces weight in calorie deficit. For tummy to get shape again takes stomach muscle build to reshape
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Hi I’ve got 20kg to lose and it seems my weight is going down but it’s going down and up and down and up and down. I’ve lost 43kg but I’ve got 20kg extra I’d like to lose so I’d be 63 kg. Does walking reduce stomach fat if walking 8km for 90 minutes 3-7 times a week? What things reduce stomach fat and love handles?

    Losing more weight. No exercise can spot reduce fat. The midsection is primary fat stores for many so it's a first on, last off proposition. For myself, it was the last 5-10 Lbs that made the most difference in my midsection.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Those last 20kg will make the biggest difference to your waist line.

    If you are just starting walking I would encourage you to build up to your 90 min a day slowly.

    Do alternate days to begin with at a strolling pace building up your time to 90 min. Once comfortable with the alternate days add short walks on the ‘rest’ days.

    While doing your walks concentrate on good posture, engage your abs. Strengthening your abs, and good posture, will help the excess weight look better on your body.

    (Sorry I don’t know how to say that better, but from experience my belly looks much better when I’m not slouched when standing or sitting with the same amount of fat)

    If walking is going to be your major form of exercise, you would benefit from getting fitted for a good pair of walking shoes, not running shoes.

    You may also want to look at alternating walking with some type of resistance training to help with muscle retention, this will help shape your body, plus maintain muscle and bone density.

    Cheers, h
  • ashleygroizard
    ashleygroizard Posts: 181 Member
    Sine 2015 I’ve lost 44kg and in a year I’ve lost 22kg and in 4 months I’ve lost 10kg. Is that good?
  • ashleygroizard
    ashleygroizard Posts: 181 Member
    Those last 20kg will make the biggest difference to your waist line.

    If you are just starting walking I would encourage you to build up to your 90 min a day slowly.

    Do alternate days to begin with at a strolling pace building up your time to 90 min. Once comfortable with the alternate days add short walks on the ‘rest’ days.

    While doing your walks concentrate on good posture, engage your abs. Strengthening your abs, and good posture, will help the excess weight look better on your body.

    (Sorry I don’t know how to say that better, but from experience my belly looks much better when I’m not slouched when standing or sitting with the same amount of fat)

    If walking is going to be your major form of exercise, you would benefit from getting fitted for a good pair of walking shoes, not running shoes.

    You may also want to look at alternating walking with some type of resistance training to help with muscle retention, this will help shape your body, plus maintain muscle and bone density.

    Cheers, h

    What is resistance training? Is that bike riding?
  • ashleygroizard
    ashleygroizard Posts: 181 Member
    All exercise reduces weight in calorie deficit. For tummy to get shape again takes stomach muscle build to reshape

    What is a calorie deficit? I think I’ve been told before but I forgot. I don’t really understand the calorie deficit.
  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    All exercise reduces weight in calorie deficit. For tummy to get shape again takes stomach muscle build to reshape

    What is a calorie deficit? I think I’ve been told before but I forgot. I don’t really understand the calorie deficit.

    When you burn more than you eat. So for example my current calorie needs are 2570, and with a 500cal deficit I get 2070cal a day to lose weight.
  • ashleygroizard
    ashleygroizard Posts: 181 Member
    All exercise reduces weight in calorie deficit. For tummy to get shape again takes stomach muscle build to reshape

    What is a calorie deficit? I think I’ve been told before but I forgot. I don’t really understand the calorie deficit.

    When you burn more than you eat. So for example my current calorie needs are 2570, and with a 500cal deficit I get 2070cal a day to lose weight.

    So if I eat 500 calories less I’ll lose weight?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,570 Member
    edited April 2019
    Those last 20kg will make the biggest difference to your waist line.

    If you are just starting walking I would encourage you to build up to your 90 min a day slowly.

    Do alternate days to begin with at a strolling pace building up your time to 90 min. Once comfortable with the alternate days add short walks on the ‘rest’ days.

    While doing your walks concentrate on good posture, engage your abs. Strengthening your abs, and good posture, will help the excess weight look better on your body.

    (Sorry I don’t know how to say that better, but from experience my belly looks much better when I’m not slouched when standing or sitting with the same amount of fat)

    If walking is going to be your major form of exercise, you would benefit from getting fitted for a good pair of walking shoes, not running shoes.

    You may also want to look at alternating walking with some type of resistance training to help with muscle retention, this will help shape your body, plus maintain muscle and bone density.

    Cheers, h

    What is resistance training? Is that bike riding?

    https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/resistance-training-health-benefits

    "Resistance training increases muscle strength by making your muscles work against a weight or force.

    Different forms of resistance training include using free weights, weight machines, resistance bands and your own body weight."


    All exercise reduces weight in calorie deficit. For tummy to get shape again takes stomach muscle build to reshape

    What is a calorie deficit? I think I’ve been told before but I forgot. I don’t really understand the calorie deficit.

    When you burn more than you eat. So for example my current calorie needs are 2570, and with a 500cal deficit I get 2070cal a day to lose weight.

    So if I eat 500 calories less I’ll lose weight?

    500 calories less than your maintenance level ... each day.
  • suzannesimmons1
    suzannesimmons1 Posts: 58 Member
    fh1951 wrote: »
    Dilvish wrote: »
    fh1951 wrote: »
    If you have already lost 43kg (that’s around 17 pounds for us non-metric folks)

    17 lbs? uh your math is way wrong, dude. 43 kg is almost 95 lbs.

    Anyway to the original poster, I think you know what you need to do. Any exercise is better than none but losing fat in certain areas can be a challenge. The thing to remember of course is to ensure you are in a calorie deficit so tracking what you eat is important.

    All I can say is this: the body tends to get used to an activity if it is done for any long duration. The body adapts. Many people trying to lose weight almost always reach some kind of plateau.

    It is at this point where you need to look at diet (carbs, fat and protein) and make some adjustments (reduce carbs and add protein) but also you need to change up your exercise routine.

    Believe me I know. I've been "water walking" in the local pool for going on 10 years and only until I changed it up did it start making a difference on the scale. Simply walking longer did virtually nothing to the waistline so I added swimming laps and using water bells (barbells for the water). It hasn't been a huge leap but the weight started coming off.

    Keep walking but consider adding resistance/weights to your regimen. Toning or building more muscle is the absolute best way to lose fat because muscle burns 3 times more calories. Cardio (walking) is great for overall health but is rated second to weights/resistance when it comes to sustained weight loss.

    And finally, remember that weight loss is a slow journey. You need to understand that in order to keep the weight from coming back is that you need to adopt changes in your lifestyle to keep going. If you simply stop exercising and reducing your intake when you reach your target weight, it will all slowly be gained back. What you are doing now needs to be a part of a healthy lifestyle not just a quick weight loss regimen.

    oops, yes multiply x 2.5 instead of dividing 🤓

    There are 2.2 lb to a kg not 2.5