Walking a form of cardio?

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  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Walking is Cardio and it is a great workout for everybody . I found out that walking my HR reaches 188 while even doing insanity can't go up there... Find your limits then you will see that as soon as your body gets used to it you can increase speed until you can incorporate even some running..

    188 bpm while walking?? I'm calling shenanigans.
  • dorrymc
    dorrymc Posts: 36
    Well done OP. Great start. I love walking too and love going to the gym. It is mood & weather dependent. My walking is encouraging me to think about starting to run in 2014. For me, the great thing about walking is that I can do it OUTSIDE in the fresh air. Walking through my local park and on to the beach. My body knows I've been moving afterwards but my head feels clearer. For me the whole health & fitness thing is about more than just losing weight although that's been going well. I'm trying to make healthier choices with food, drink and activity. There's a lot of conflicting info out there so I do read it but I try to keep it simple and generally eat less and move more most of the time. All the best with your journey:smile:
  • Phaedra2014
    Phaedra2014 Posts: 1,254 Member
    I lost my first 90 pounds with ONLY walking. No jogging, no running, no weights, no push ups. Just walking 5 days a week. Then I added all the other types of exercise once my joints could handle it.

    I still love to walk and go for long walks as often as possible.
  • BeyMe
    BeyMe Posts: 43 Member
    I'm not sure why some of you felt the need to make snarky comments. I'm quite positive you all started some where too. There is no need to come in here on your high horses.

    Thank you to the people who actually had something helpful to say.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    I'm not sure why some of you felt the need to make snarky comments. I'm quite positive you all started some where too. There is no need to come in here on your high horses.

    Thank you to the people who actually had something helpful to say.

    Please, please trust me when I say that the best thing to do is not acknowledge it.
  • BeyMe
    BeyMe Posts: 43 Member
    I'm not sure why some of you felt the need to make snarky comments. I'm quite positive you all started some where too. There is no need to come in here on your high horses.

    Thank you to the people who actually had something helpful to say.

    Please, please trust me when I say that the best thing to do is not acknowledge it.


    Thank you.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    If your goal is to burn more calories and get healthier, walking is an excellent choice. It is 'cardio' if your heart rate gets elevated. Regardless, it's better than sitting.

    Yes, running burns more calories. Running uphill in sand wearing a weight vest burns even more. Does that mean we all should only be running uphill in sand with a weight vest?

    It's better for your body to do something you like consistently than something you don't sporadically.
  • MissSaturday
    MissSaturday Posts: 784 Member
    Walking is Cardio and it is a great workout for everybody . I found out that walking my HR reaches 188 while even doing insanity can't go up there... Find your limits then you will see that as soon as your body gets used to it you can increase speed until you can incorporate even some running..

    188 bpm while walking?? I'm calling shenanigans.

    yep max 188 bpm and avarage of all workout 147. did it yesterday 30 minutes walking, speed 4.5 (don't know if my tradmill is in km or miles.. i think km) .. after the first 20 minutes when i get tired the hr starts to flash up. i wear a polar tf7.. and i am 100lbs heavier than you :D the polar says that my maximum heart rate is 196. bpm so let's believe him
  • nuttyfamily
    nuttyfamily Posts: 3,394 Member
    I didn't read all the replies as I already saw some elitist attitude responses.

    When I lost my initial 50 pounds, my only form of exercise was walking. I'd always work on going faster and longer.

    I wear an HRM now. I burn around 80 calories for a one mile walk and almost 100 calories for a one mile run. You are still burning calories and it is a good form of exercise.

    It is a great place to start. No shame in walking.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,009 Member
    Walking is great... it is the foundation to any balanced exercise program.
  • HexyleneGlycol
    HexyleneGlycol Posts: 56
    I think walking is an amazing form of cardio. You can strap on your headphones and enjoy it while you burn a crap load of calories. I combine walking with aerobics and weight lifting and it does the trick. I cannot run or do those intense workouts that people are always saying you need to do in order to lose weight because its too hard on my joints and the way my body is built I just simply cannot run. Calories burned are still calories burned no matter how you burn them so dont listen to those people!!!

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