switching from turbofire to normal walk

marinashakeel

hi, i am a 20yr old female with a 5'0 height currently at 126lbs and wanting to lose 24-26lbs.. i was doing turbofire for previous three months.. for those of you who have no idea about turbofire, its a beachbody program of 12 weeks with different workouts.. anyways so now i was thinking if i switch to normal walking everyday for 1-1.5 hr will i still lose weight? i mean during turbofire my heart rate was shooting and suring walking now, because i have so much endurance i am rarelty breathless or sweating.. i dont know what to do.. i want to stick to walking for now and dont want to do any other program.. any suggestions?

smantha32

I lost 50 pounds just walking.

marinashakeel

I lost 50 pounds just walking.

and how much pounds do you need to lose? i actually have only 50 pounds to lose and the problem is that i dont know why but i believe after doing turbofire i wont benefit from walking because i doesnt get my heart rate up

Debbie_Ferr

To lose weight, I believe it comes down to this:
80% consumption (ie what you eat)
20% activity/exercise

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/105516-is-weight-loss-80-diet-and-20-exercise


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smantha32

I lost 50 pounds just walking.

and how much pounds do you need to lose? i actually have only 50 pounds to lose and the problem is that i dont know why but i believe after doing turbofire i wont benefit from walking because i doesnt get my heart rate up

I need to lose another 30. I believe walking will still get your heart rate up.

Weight loss doesn't take hard exercise as people are led to believe. Consistent exercise helps.

bwogilvie

and how much pounds do you need to lose? i actually have only 50 pounds to lose and the problem is that i dont know why but i believe after doing turbofire i wont benefit from walking because i doesnt get my heart rate up

Walking burns calories, even though it doesn't get your heart rate up. It burns them more slowly than more intense exercise, but it still burns them. I burn about 4 calories a minute when walking 3 mph. I burn about 12 calories a minute when running at 7 mph. If I want to burn 100 calories, I need to run for 8.3 minute or walk for 25 minutes.

The advantages of moderate to intense aerobic exercise are in cardiovascular fitness and endurance, not weight loss per se.

marinashakeel

and how much pounds do you need to lose? i actually have only 50 pounds to lose and the problem is that i dont know why but i believe after doing turbofire i wont benefit from walking because i doesnt get my heart rate up

Walking burns calories, even though it doesn't get your heart rate up. It burns them more slowly than more intense exercise, but it still burns them. I burn about 4 calories a minute when walking 3 mph. I burn about 12 calories a minute when running at 7 mph. If I want to burn 100 calories, I need to run for 8.3 minute or walk for 25 minutes.

The advantages of moderate to intense aerobic exercise are in cardiovascular fitness and endurance, not weight loss per se.

this is very well explained! thanks

Iwishyouwell

People who tell you walking doesn't get your heartrate up aren't walking fast enough.

I love walking. I am an avid speed walker, particularly during times of maintenance. I walk at a race-walker pace that often out performers joggers or slow runners, but the muscles used in walking at that speed are more involved than even running. I burn off an insane amount of calories, get my heartrate up to the kind of levels I've seen in high impact, intense cardio sessions, but I'm able to sustain it longer as I typically walk 8-10 miles at a time. I am drenched in sweat during a walk, even if I walk during the dead of winter. My wife, who was making nice progress at her C25K program, joined me on a walk and could not keep up even though she was jogging. She couldn't believe how winded she was within the first 4 minutes of trying to keep up and I had to keep stopping and slowing down for us to finish together.

Walking at any pace is beneficial, but if you have the desire, you can turn walking from a slow paced cardio session to a high impact workout that requires an incredible amount of energy.