Is running enough?

lottieelsie2016
lottieelsie2016 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello I'm new here so please excuse my lack of etiquette or knowledge on how to use this thing. I'm 5'3 and weigh 9.7 stone, I would like to lose one stone. I am calorie counting and eating clean. I am also running three times per week for about 40 mins average... I do 1.5 minute run then walk for 1 minute. My heart rate seems to go into the 140 zone when I do this... Do you think that is enough exercise? Thank you for your help X

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  • lottieelsie2016
    lottieelsie2016 Posts: 8 Member
    edited February 2016
    Bad wording sorry!
  • lottieelsie2016
    lottieelsie2016 Posts: 8 Member
    edited February 2016
    Does this even make sense?!
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    edited February 2016
    Weight loss is dependant on you calorie intake.
    Eat less calories than you burn in a day and you will lose weight.

    So nobody can give you an answer when we don't know your caloric intake or what your total daily energy expenditure is.

    You can run 500k a day, but if you eat more than your body burns in a day, you will actually gain weight.
  • skinnyBySpring24
    skinnyBySpring24 Posts: 2 Member
    Agree with the message above me
  • lottieelsie2016
    lottieelsie2016 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you my maximum calorie intake is 1200 at the moment,
  • meganmoore112
    meganmoore112 Posts: 174 Member
    My sister stays slim through only running. But she runs 5+ miles nearly every day including one day of 10+ miles. She's slightly insane.

    In my personal experience, running only for exercise never got me where I wanted to be with my goal. I think I always ate too much. I'm having much better success sticking to my calorie goal with 3 days of strength training and 3 days of cardio, including running.
  • Aed0416
    Aed0416 Posts: 101 Member
    I am a runner. It is my exercise of choice and a hobby I enjoy. At the mileage you are doing I do think running is enough. As long as you are seeing a gradual progression in weight loss and a decrease in your walking:running ratio. However once you really start to build your base running without strengthening your muscles by cross training is a recipe for injury. Hips strength as well as conditioning of hamstrings and glutes will help improve your performance.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Pumping iron generally gives more bang for the buck when it come to burning more calories 24/7. For cardio, it seems shorter HIIT WORKOUTS are the new recommended practice. Research the Sprint 8 program. 20 mins max.
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