Walking 10km

niamh211
niamh211 Posts: 150 Member
edited November 26 in Fitness and Exercise
Is walking 10km four times a week good for weight loss?

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  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    Of course! Will help you burn calories and combined with eating at deficit, will definitely assist in weight loss.

    Do you have a goal in mind? Weight or fitness goals and plans?

    My only other question is, are you sure you want to walk 40km a week? That is an awful lot of time as walking 10km should take at least 90mins. I don' t think you need to do that much unless you absolutely love walking.

    Don't get me wrong, I love long walks and take one a few times a month but I just can't free up that kind of time on a consistent basis. If your plan is simply to lose weight, eating less and walking is definitely a winning strategy. Some other forms of exercise that challenge the heart a little more are encouraged (assuming you are physically capable of it).
  • niamh211
    niamh211 Posts: 150 Member
    Well I do love walking so I'm ok with this amount
  • niamh211
    niamh211 Posts: 150 Member
    How many calories would I burn if I'm 115lbs
  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
    niamh211 wrote: »
    How many calories would I burn if I'm 115lbs

    Depends on your age, general fitness level, how fast you're walking, whether you're going uphill or are walking on flat terrain, etc. I'm sure there are formulas based on body weight and walking speed, but remember they're just estimates.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Pawsforme wrote: »
    niamh211 wrote: »
    How many calories would I burn if I'm 115lbs

    Depends on your age, general fitness level, how fast you're walking, whether you're going uphill or are walking on flat terrain, etc. I'm sure there are formulas based on body weight and walking speed, but remember they're just estimates.

    The calories burned comes down to weight x intensity. The energy requried for walking is fairly well established. Figure out how far you go over what period of time to find your pace (with minutes per km/mile).
    MFP's walking estimates should be fairly decent estimations.
  • niamh211
    niamh211 Posts: 150 Member
    Oh great thanks all
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    niamh211 wrote: »
    Is walking 10km four times a week good for weight loss?

    It's thought you were trying to recover from your ed not lose weight?
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    niamh211 wrote: »
    How many calories would I burn if I'm 115lbs

    About 40 cals per mile assuming flat and level. I'd disagree with the assertion above that calorie expenditureis about intensity, it' about mass and distance. Going faster means you can cover more distance by time, but it doesn' make a significant difference to expenditure by distance.
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