Why do people disregard walking?
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I'm a walker, every since I broke two bones in my ankle and due to plates and screws I have in my left leg now, I cannot run because I do not have full bending range in my ankle. So walking is my best exercise.0
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I don't know you guys.....buy my support team somewhat sucks when I begin to talk about my cardiovascular choice......WALKING. I do Leslie Sansone EVERYDAY and have seen great results but I hate telling people I WALK....because they never have anything good to say about it......but Leslie is NO JOKE.....I usually have an average HR of 150 and reach highs of 166-168 (94%). So I'm sweating and my heart is getting a workout.
Leslie is the only workout I can truly do and STAY COMMITTED to. I can't commit to others....but I want to celebrate and be proud of my walking choice.....ughhhhh.....any walkers out there with great things to say about it? I really need to hear some good things right about now. I'm having one of those days.
Chin up, and don't let other people pull you down. Walking is fine. I love to walk for exercise.
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Seems like there's always people that'll dis some type of exercise. I say, if it works for you, if you enjoy it and if it is indeed making you fitter, then ignore the naysayers.
I do 3 miles three times a week with my mom, have to keep her healthy too! Then I do Leslie Sansone at home too. Because I like variety I also lift at home, throw in some bike riding, try to do some workouts out of comfort zone too, kickboxing, tabata intervals and calisthenics.0 -
I disregard walking because it doesn't generally get my heart rate up enough for my fitness goals. But the fact that walking doesn't work for me and my goals doesn't mean you should give it up! My wife does an old Leslie Sansone walking video and she loves it. It gets her to about 75% MHR by the end of it. So who am I to tell her it's a waste of her time?
Do what works for you: keep on walking!0 -
I love the Leslie Sansone walks. I do all the ones on youtube for free. The boosted walking is great, gets my heart rate up and makes me sweat.
I do the hour long ones usually but if I don't have much time she does anywhere from 1 to 5 miles, so no excuses. I have lost 57lbs doing Leslie walks. So, I am with you on this one0 -
Exactly!!!!! You feel me....ughh0
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I've never heard of Leslie Sansone, but if her vids work for you, then rock it! Walking is low on the exercise totem pole only by people who don't do it. I sometimes hike Lake Miramar in San Diego, which is about 4 mi with all of the cut outs, which are all steeply uphill, in about 1:20--I'm exhausted afterwards! Walking is great exercise--don't let anyone tell you different. :smokin:0
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Personally, I have always walked a lot and I managed to get fat anyway. Maybe I'd have gotten twice as fat without it, who knows, but for me, walking is just an incidental part of my day, not my exercise routine.0
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also in for the walking. My wife and I walk 3.5 miles together 3-4 times per week, and we'll hike a few miles on the weekends. I also enjoy running and am working towards getting my cardiovascular (and shin!) strength up to be able to actually run a whole 5k. But they're two different types of exercise. Walking is relaxing, we can talk about whatever since neither of us is out of breath, and we just get to enjoy the scenery and the company as we go. Running for me is more like conquering a challenge. My HRM says I burn more when I run (my HR gets up into the 180s versus *maybe* 130 walking uphill when it's warm outside) but it's not so much of a difference to make me discount walking.
I say if you enjoy it, do it. I know it has helped me lose weight.0 -
I expected rudeness.....you are the ignorance I speak of.....THANK YOU for proving my point.0
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" Why do people disregard walking?"
They don't. Or more to the point if they do, they are just flat out wrong. When done daily, it can really be effective.0 -
Personally, I have always walked a lot and I managed to get fat anyway. Maybe I'd have gotten twice as fat without it, who knows, but for me, walking is just an incidental part of my day, not my exercise routine.
Actually you got fat from eating more than you burn, not from walking or not walking.0 -
I don't know why people disregard walking. But I know we have a lot of MFP's that swear by their fit bits, upbands or nike fuel bands. I am one of them. I count steps all day long and try to get in as much as walking as possible, and I try standing 10 minutes of every waking hour. I do wii fit yoga or barre3 for 10 to30 minutes every day as well. I applaud the people who "lift heavy" or "run and train for marathons". To each their own fitness plan!0
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I had problems with my BP so had to give up pilates, zumba, bootcamp - the only thing I could do was walk so I started a couple of miles once or twice a week - now 9 months later I walk at around 3.5mph and do 12 miles a week. I go straight after work and go walking with friends or on my own. We change our routes so that we have banks to walk up and stairs to go down. Walking along with counting calories is helping me lose weight from all over. Walking is FREE so I don't know why people would diss it!!
My starting pace was around 2mph so you can see in 9 months how much it has improved and 2.7 miles used to take me an hour to walk, now this same distance takes me 40 minutes so for anyone who doesn't believe that walking makes a difference they don't know what they are talking about!!
Exercise - find something that YOU like and that you know you can MANAGE/STICK WITH and ENJOY :flowerforyou:0 -
We love to walk. We go hiking around the countryside with the dog for miles and miles in all weathers.
It's a pleasurable activity and we love being outdoors.
Personally I could never walk in front of my TV, as for me the whole attraction is to be outside in fresh air.
I also don't think you can quite compare outdoor walking to walking in front of your TV, as you're not dealing with any changes underfoot in the way you would outdoors, not use the core strength you would if you actually had to look where you're going, but whatever floats your boat.
I disregard it in the sense that I personally don't eat back walking calories. I track my walks but it's not an activity that requires fuelling in the way that my other training would. But it's pleasurable and good for your health overall.0 -
walking is brilliant exercise! I went for a brilliant 4 miles walk, yes it took me almost an hour but I burned around 390 calories, watched the sunset, walked along the seafront and then through the woods, it was fun and my legs felt so much better for it.
I aim to run, cycle or walk at least 6 days a week
Sometimes I'll choose to walk the 2 mile journey into town instead of driving if I'm not in a rush, or I'll park a mile from work and walk the rest of the way
Walking is my go to exercise if I have blisters or I am tired or hurting from the previous days workout
Whatever works for you just stick to it! x0 -
It is a giant joke because you paid money for a DVD about Walking. Instead of just going outside and...walking.
I have to say I see some truth in that statement.
Unless I were severely agoraphobic or lived in the desert I don't understand why anyone would prefer to do leg lifts in front of the TV over being outdoors but maybe that's just me...0 -
It is a giant joke because you paid money for a DVD about Walking. Instead of just going outside and...walking.
I have bought these at the advice of my sister as they incorperate a bit of low impact arobic activity in some of the videos. They have also come in handy on rainy days when I can't get outside. I have used in my office at work during my lunch hour on bad days as well. I think another reason is for those who can't handle the Texas summer and can't afford a treadmill/gym membership. I would never say it's a joke, the joke is doing nothing and complaining about why you're not improving.0 -
Walking is great! It is a very important part of my exercise routine:
- I used walking to burn calories when I was still 95+ kg, which was quite a while since I came down from 106 kg. I did not feel like running at that weight, so I decided not to frustrate myself and just go for regular walking. People already mentioned it here: the best exercise is the one that you keep doing.
- Now that I am lighter, I still take walks. Once or twice per week I take a 1-2 hour walk with a friend - it's nice to talk while walking and I can burn some calories and stay fit at the same time. I could do this on exercise days or non-exercise days.
- I also walk alone once or twice per week on days that I don't swim, run or do athletics - I think it's good to move every day and I like it as a moment of relaxing.
- I often walk to the city centre (4-5 kilometre back and forth), the supermarket (1.5 km back and forth), university (depending on the building, 1-3 kilometre back and forth) or my garden (2 kilometre back and forth). Otherwise I would take the bike for these distances, but when I have the time I like to go walking, which fortunately is most of the times for the shorter distances.
Because of this, I think I walk about 20-40 kilometre per week. A few years ago I'd walk only 5-10 kilometre per week, so you see that this is a lot more and it should make a difference in terms of burning extra calories and exercising my muscles. I think all this walking has helped me a lot to lose weight during the last 7 months.0 -
walking is GREAT!! and well done on doing so well I also love Lesley Sansone plus Jessica Smith does great walking workouts too - youtube is just great for variety
Keep up the great work!
and yes some of us have to make do with indoors cos it hardly EVER STOPS raining lol - I'll go outdoors when I can for a walk but indoors is better than nothing 0 -
I LOVE walking! Doesn't feel like I'm exercising and I love to walk in the nearby forest, countryside, etc.0
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Keep up the good work. I do Leslie Sansone videos as well and can burn a good amount of calories while doing them because my heart rate stays up.0
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When I was on restricted workouts last year, speed walking hills did my body some real favors. I got the curvy thighs and tighter butt I wanted.0
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Im getting back into Leslie Sansones 5 mile fat burning walk. Monday is the start of me doing it 3 days a week plus three 20 in kettlebell circuits a week. It really helped slim down my legs when I did the walking a few months back and its one of the only workouts I can stick to and by the 3rd mile im sweating and tired but push myself.0
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Walking is my main exercise ... every day after work in whatever weather I do about 7km by walking straight past train stations I could use but choose not to.
Great not just for burning some energy but for mental health, getting in touch with your surroundings and all that.
I also take the stairs over lifts everywhere and I work in 2 tower blocks. Soon adds up ...0 -
People definitely underestimate racewalking, specifically. Either that or they just know it looks ridiculous (which it will, if you're doing it right) so they figure it must not do much. Because only activities that make you look cool burn calories and build muscles!
Walking an 11 min/mile (what I get up to) is WAY harder than jogging a 10 min/mile. On my HRM, that's usually a difference of 185 bpm vs. 165 bpm.0 -
I DON'T!!!
I do a different thing every day,
and walking is part of my exercise.
ITS GREAT!0 -
I love Leslie Sansone!!!! I tell people all the time about her. She is a great way to get into exercise.0
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I have lost lots of weight just by walking in the past. One of my bosses used to go for a walk during his lunch break every day and dropped like 30 lbs in a few months doing so. I love to get outside and walk at a park or walk up and down some hills. It's a great stress reliever for me. Feeling the sun on my skin and the wind on my face is a mood booster. I love it.0
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The same people who trash walking as exercise are the same morons who will trash you for bench-pressing 80lbs instead of 250lbs, or for doing Zumba on your XBox 360 at home instead of in a Zumba class.
Doing "add-ons" to walking just makes sense - build muscle, etc while doing another simple activity just makes sense.
The "incidental" steps I track using my Fitbit Flex just add to my overall calorie burn, and to my overall health and well-being0
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