Is walking enough at a brisk pace for 30+ mins a daily a good way to lose weight?

I lost 75 lbs and reached my goal weight with a simple combination of eating less and moving more. Walking is a good cardio workout, especially if done at a brisk pace or on an incline. I even bought a treadmill for those days when the weather doesn't let me walk outside.

I walk every day. Usually 30-90 minutes. Great exercise, free, easily adjusted, and especially lots of fresh air. I live out in the country so quiet and peaceful to boot.

Jakeemblem123 wrote: »

Just looking for some general input on what are the best methods of losing weight cardio wise that don't include gyms walking etc

Will appreciate any input x

I lost 110 lbs my first year doing not much more than walking briskly and staying on my calorie goal set by MFP. So yea, it's good exercise, and can earn you some extra calories daily.

Bob314159 wrote: »

Pay attention to your food. Exercise is for health, not weight loss [unless you work out a lot]

Yes and no. I get 50% of my daily calorie burn from walking and other NEAT. So, while I certainly do pay attention to what I eat, physical activity has made a very significant contribution to my weightloss (and will allow me to eat a reasonable amount at maintenance).

To the OP: As long as you don't increase your calorie intake to compensate for the extra calories burned when walking then, yes, walking is a great way to increase calories out and lose weight. Unless you're very heavy, it won't create a huge deficit. But if you were maintaining your weight on what you were eating before and don't change your eating habits, you could feasibly lose 0.5 pound/week just by adding a daily 30 minute walk.

I love walking, it's my only form of exercise. I aim for a minimum of 15k steps a day, most of those are brisk pace. I get very few steps from my regular day to day living, less than 2000 most days. So anything above that is purposeful exercise.