Walking considered strength training?

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  • BasicGreatGuy
    BasicGreatGuy Posts: 868 Member
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    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    BasicGreatGuy wrote: »
    999tigger wrote: »
    Just no. No to the muscle as well.

    For the purposes of MFP logging, walking would be better placed in the cardio category, if that is the point of the OP's question.

    Muscles and strength are built up by walking, in addition to working the cardiovascular system. If the question asked is generally speaking, it is both.

    Let me guess--you don't lift.

    What leads you to believe I don't lift? Nothing I have said would indicate any such thing.
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
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    christinev297 wrote: »
    Take a look at walkers and endurance runners. They are always incredibly lean.

    Not always true.
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
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    kkenseth wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Take a look at walkers and endurance runners. They are always incredibly lean.

    Not always true.

    23strides-span-600.jpg

    They be jacked, brah!
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
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    longtimeterp wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Take a look at walkers and endurance runners. They are always incredibly lean.

    Not always true.

    23strides-span-600.jpg

    They be jacked, brah!

    You're right. All walker and endurance runners look like Olympic athletes. My bad ;)
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    DavPul wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    bcalvanese wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    bcalvanese wrote: »
    ENDURANCE TRAINING!!!

    NOT STRENGTH TRAINING!!!

    You're yelling. Stop yelling.

    hahaha

    I just cant believe such conflict about a basic fitness concept.

    It's funny... :)

    I don't think there is, everyone says no, except the people who being sarcastic who say yes, but mean no!

    Your lips say no but your bulky legs say yes

    Seriouysly, my legs were flabby twigs, then about 18 month old, I studdenly start developing these monster pistons, haven't stopped since!!
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
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    kkenseth wrote: »
    longtimeterp wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Take a look at walkers and endurance runners. They are always incredibly lean.

    Not always true.

    23strides-span-600.jpg

    They be jacked, brah!

    You're right. All walker and endurance runners look like Olympic athletes. My bad ;)

    runner+vs+sprinter.jpg
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
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    This might be considered weight training?
    fat-man-running.jpg
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited August 2015
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    DopeItUp wrote: »
    Definitely strength training. Don't listen to these chumps.

    Hey, who're you calling a chump?

    While walking is an excellent exercise, and it does often help us with endurance and building stamina, but it is not strength training in the sense that it builds muscle.

    Strength training is lifting weights, and usually heavy ones at that.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
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    BWBTrish wrote: »
    It all depends

    If you are walking ...away from a cheesecake it is "strength"
    When you walk away from your mother in law it is "endurance"

    Yessssss!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    kkenseth wrote: »
    longtimeterp wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Take a look at walkers and endurance runners. They are always incredibly lean.

    Not always true.

    23strides-span-600.jpg

    They be jacked, brah!

    You're right. All walker and endurance runners look like Olympic athletes. My bad ;)

    They all look pretty lean to me..

  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
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    christinev297 wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    longtimeterp wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Take a look at walkers and endurance runners. They are always incredibly lean.

    Not always true.

    23strides-span-600.jpg

    They be jacked, brah!

    You're right. All walker and endurance runners look like Olympic athletes. My bad ;)

    They all look pretty lean to me..

    That doesn't begin to encompass the number of people who walk and run though. That's an elite few...I'm not saying that runners aren't lean, but you can't make the over generalization that all are because walking and running are correlated with being lean, but not necessarily causal. Walking and running won't make you lean : a caloric deficit will. I know some pretty awesome Ironman athletes that are overweight.
  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
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    LOL at this thread.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    No, walking is cardio...
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    christinev297 wrote: »
    I've been walking over 10 miles on most days for months. I have noticed zero definition in my legs :disappointed:

    @christinev297 I can't understand how you can't see definition in your legs from walking, since I began walking regularly 3 yrs ago within 3 months my leg were lean and muscly... and since I began running, even more so :smile:
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,574 Member
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    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I've been walking over 10 miles on most days for months. I have noticed zero definition in my legs :disappointed:

    @christinev297 I can't understand how you can't see definition in your legs from walking, since I began walking regularly 3 yrs ago within 3 months my leg were lean and muscly... and since I began running, even more so :smile:

    Because her body is not yours?

  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    The runners are usually very lean. Serious runners, anyway.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I've been walking over 10 miles on most days for months. I have noticed zero definition in my legs :disappointed:

    @christinev297 I can't understand how you can't see definition in your legs from walking, since I began walking regularly 3 yrs ago within 3 months my leg were lean and muscly... and since I began running, even more so :smile:

    Because her body is not yours?
    Ok :smile: but I did have really soft squidgy pudgy legs beforehand ...
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,574 Member
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    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    RunRutheeRun wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I've been walking over 10 miles on most days for months. I have noticed zero definition in my legs :disappointed:

    @christinev297 I can't understand how you can't see definition in your legs from walking, since I began walking regularly 3 yrs ago within 3 months my leg were lean and muscly... and since I began running, even more so :smile:

    Because her body is not yours?
    Ok :smile: but I did have really soft squidgy pudgy legs beforehand ...

    So do I. I live in NYC and don't own a car. I tried running. I lift heavy weights. Still jiggly.

    Ugh writing this just made me frustrated about it lol
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
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    @arditarose ahh bless, think we all have body parts we're not happy with...for me its my jelly belly :/
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
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    bcalvanese wrote: »
    kkenseth wrote: »
    bcalvanese wrote: »
    ENDURANCE TRAINING!!!

    NOT STRENGTH TRAINING!!!

    You're yelling. Stop yelling.

    hahaha

    I just cant believe such conflict about a basic fitness concept.

    It's funny... :)

    Walking is a good exercise because it is better than nothing. That is all

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