Walking

You wont build muscle from walking. I walk 10kms a day, everyday. No extra muscle to be seen on me.

Plus building muscle while eating in a calorie deficit is hard to nigh impossible.

geraldine_kohn wrote: »

Hi!
I have using my fitness for about 2 yrs on and off! I plan on this time being the best and hopefully last! Since March 2017 my dr has put me on a diet pill which really working. Since the pill I lost 60lbs, however total it is 86lb. I started about three weeks ago walking 20 minutes a day and now I am up to 30 minutes! I was wondering how long before I can see results like building muscle?

It will be a VERY long time before you see muscle from walking.

Start climbing stairs ... like lots of them. Then you might start seeing some muscle development. I started noticing a bit when I was climbing 25+ flights of 20 stairs 5 days a week.

Or get out cycling. Cycling intervals and cycling up hills will build a bit of muscle. But you've got to put in some effort for that to happen.

I do a lot of walking in my day to day work. I average 11k steps most days just at work , so adding more walking seemed like it would not really do much and it was hard to find motivation to walk more after work. I was mistaken. This summer I started going with a friend to a local park once a week ,on my day off, to walk. The park has some pretty rugged trails with climbs that can equal as much as 22 flights of stairs. On my friend's reccomendation I started using a set of RealNodic trekking poles. The poles take a lot of the strain off of my knees on the hills and they increase the benefits of my walking, giving my upper body a workout. The crazy thhing is , at first, I gained weight. But did not see any indication oif it in the fit of my clothes. I have to guess that I gained muscle. I regularly walk 3 miles and even did a 6 mile walk on very difficult terrain this fall. I have noticed huge improvements in my stamina, strength and have seen muscle definition in my legs and shoulders. An I am now starting to lose again.

I also recently started taking my old dog on these walks and she has done really well and is now a great motivator. I find myself more eager to go to the park on other days, even after a long day on my feet at work.

Maybe walking won't make you look like a body builder but it can be a great way to get in shape. Find a place to walk that challanges you. Useing trekking poles for a better workout is well worth investing in.