Walking 4.5 mph

noodlepoodley
noodlepoodley Posts: 4 Member
edited November 25 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok so according to myfitnesspal if I eat my rda whilst walking 2 seperate 1 hour 4.5 mph walks I can lose 3 lbs a week, anyone know if this could be possible I'm 20 years old so young I just don't want to get my hopes up in still doing to do those walks every day but would 2 lbs be more accurate or would the 3 be possible?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Hi and welcome to MFP!! 3 pounds a week will be very hard to sustain. Weight loss occurs from being in a calorie deficit and exercise is for health and well being. read this

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10257474/starting-out-restarting-basics-inside/p1

    best wishes
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    Wow. that's running for some folks.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    Wow. that's running for some folks.

    Yea, that too!!
  • noodlepoodley
    noodlepoodley Posts: 4 Member
    I know that seems fast but that just seems to be my way of power walking that's comfortable without over exerting myself, is it ideal to lose 3 a week?
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    noodlepoodley wrote: »
    without over exerting myself

    What does that mean? Exertion is not a bad word.

    Are you suffering health issues?

  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Have you actually timed and measured an hour walk you've done and determined it averaged 4.5 mph? Because that would really be bookin' it and for a long period of time. Especially if you plan to do it twice a day.

    I walk relatively faster than I run. My 5k run is around 33 minutes. Last year I was running a race and picked a power walker up ahead to try to pass. Good grief that guy was fast. It was comically difficult to pass him and then I could still hear/sense him not too far behind me.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,698 Member
    noodlepoodley wrote: »
    walking 2 seperate 1 hour 4.5 mph walks

    Do you mean 4.5 kilometre/hour walks?

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