10,000 steps

tjsims8
tjsims8 Posts: 46 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Is it enough exercise for a 180lb Pearson to lose weight ?

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  • Teabythesea_
    Teabythesea_ Posts: 559 Member
    Weight loss is done through a calorie deficit. Getting your steps in is good, but not necessary.
  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited May 2019
    you don’t need to exercise to lose weight. just need to eat in a calorie deficit. weight loss happens mostly in the kitchen

    exercise IS good for fitness and health (physical and mental) so if 10,000 is doable go for it!
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    tjsims8 wrote: »
    Is it enough exercise for a 180lb Pearson to lose weight ?

    If you are trying to lose weight thru exercise alone, this is going to be a tough road.

    Let's say you burn an additional 350 calories thru exercise each day. If you don't eat more than usual (difficult to say unless you are actively tracking your intake) then in 10 days you will have lost 1 pound.

    The problem is as you become smaller your calorie burns diminish. It will take longer to lose that 1 pound.

    Because you essentially have to track your intake anyway, and because weight loss is just the first step (think maintenance).....it's far better to track portions and learn good habits than it is to exercise just for weight loss.

    Exercise is something we should do to stay healthy. Hopefully, it becomes a good habit for maintenance.
  • pierinifitness
    pierinifitness Posts: 2,231 Member
    You’ll get more efficient results working both sides of the equation - calorie reduction and calories burned from exercise and getting your steps and increased lifestyle activities.

    Unless you have health issues preventing the latter, you will be shortchanging yourself taking a calorie reduction approach only.

    My two cents based on my own results.

    Wishing you the best.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
    The only steps that will help you lose weight are those that are IN ADDITION TO what you were already walking. If you were already getting 5,000 steps a day, then you would be adding 5,000 steps. This is a little over 2 miles a day, which would burn 120-150 calories per day. If all your food calories remain the same as before, this will help you lose a little over 1 lb a month. Calorie burn for walking is bodyweight x .33 x miles per a commonly accepted formula, or at your current weight about 60 cals per mile.

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