Why do people disregard walking?

I do Leslie too, power walk is great and makes you sweat a lot

I LOVE walking! I walk 2-7 miles each day 5 - 7days a week and have lost 50#. They tell you any exercise is good for you; stairs instead of elevators, park across the lots and walk, walk to work, etc. I walk in the country (where I live) and listen to the sounds and pay attention to the sights as I go along. I notice the seasons, wildlife, and flora change. I usually do a 17 min. mile. average unless I'm walking with the kids then we average 20 and I get to hear about their day and concerns and thoughts. I have people drive past now and wave and tap their horn with a smile. If your fitness buddies aren't supportive of "any" activity you're doing you might need new buddies. Come on over to my side!

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.

Thanks so much for the condescension, but that does not contradict what I said. Many people on this thread are saying that they lost weight from walking alone, and I believe them, but for me, that was already part of my baseline so I had to do something else.

My main form of exercise, and since I got my Fitbit I'm held very accountable.

My work is starting a Wellness thing next week for "steps", even handing out pedometers.

*pats Fitbit*

If walking is your exercise of choice, and is something that you will stick to and do consistently, then that is the best exercise in the world... for you. If everyone is trying to tell you some other exercise is better than walking it doesn't matter how good it is if it's not something you enjoy doing and will stick to, consistently.

The calorie burn difference for the same amount of time between walking and "most" other cardio exercises is negligible in the end. Especially if you don't enjoy, or won't stick to the other exercises.

Walking is a good all around cardiovascular exercise no matter what anyone tells you. In other words. If walking is what you like, have at it!!! :drinker:

I am a walker... I attempt running when the mood hits me or when I'm really feeling the extra energy. However, the vast majority of my cardio is walking. As long as you are moving, and it's working for you, don't let other people's views on walking bother you. YOU know what works for YOU.. YOU are seeing the results that YOU are working for.

I have said it a thousand times, and I'll say it a thousand more...to each their own. My husband LOVES running (like, seriously.. he's addicted to it).. he meets me at the back door every time I get back from a run/walk, and asks me if I enjoyed the run. If it weren't for the added benefits of the run for me, I wouldn't do it, period. I would MUCH rather be walking.

50 lbs is proof positive that the walking works, so keep on keepin' on!

Great job!

I don't bother with tracking walking because I do so much of it just to get places. I don't drive so I take the city bus, and they often get me somewhat close, but not quite to where I need to go. I easily put in a good 3-4 miles a day just getting to my destination. (And sometimes when I miss the bus I just walk all the way downtown to catch the next bus I need or walk for 30 minutes along the bus route and stop to catch the next one that comes by).

Only time I count walking is when I purposely go walk with a friend for exercise sake.

Walking is a great exercise. I guess since it's easy for able-bodied people to do it's often considered no big deal.

Same here. I live in New York and me and boyfriend are always exploring so I easily get in 3 or 4 or more miles in every day. The only reason I don't log it as exercise is because it is something I do every day and my body is so used to it. Plus, the calorie burn from it is probably lower now that I have lost weigh.

Like others have said, as an exercise it's a little too boring for me. I like running where I can try to break my fastest speed. But I cool down with walking and it's so peaceful after a run. Do what works for you!

I love to walk - I walk my dog and always us my runkeeper to monitor how far I go as well as my calorie burn. I do aerobics classes in the mornings but get out and walk at night - your moving, your sweating and you feel good thats what matters... dont let others bring you down...

I walk everyday and have great results , love the fresh air, all the different things I see. I wouldn't stop walking for anything. I go to the gym but I hate just staring at the walk or someone being fake... So keep on walkin..

I walk everyday for 2.5 to 3 miles and have had great results. Sometimes I will jog/walk if I want to get my heart rate up a little bit and have lost 25lbs. Stay consistent!!

If anyone tells you walking is anything other than great exercise, immediately stop listening to them. They don't know what they are talking about.

I love, love, LOVE to walk! My city has some substantial hills and scenic routes with stairs, so I make it as easy or intense as I feel like it on any particular day. When winter hits, our high school opens the doors for "hall walkers". The only downfall to that is I can't bring my beloved dog in the school...who misses walking with me on the snowy, cold days.

Do what you love and it will serve you well! Don't let the nay sayers bring you down!!

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Walking is amazing! I lost 20 lbs just walking before! I LOVE IT!! Keep it up!!!

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...

You can't understand that others might prefer something different than you?? I find that extremely odd.