Walking

Yes. 2-3 years ago I lost 100 pounds. the first half of that was strictly via walking (no running, no gym). I worked up to 15,000-20,000 steps a day. I didn't really go for speed very often just, getting in my steps. Note that I didn't START at 15,000 and most was walking my dogs which I needed to do anyway I also walk for most of my errands (no car)

Walking on an incline treadmill or outside is about 95% of my cardio. I throw in a short jog (usually the last 1/4mile) if my knees can take it just to get a bit of the interval training benefit.

I shoot for around 16.5min/mi walking and around 14.5min/mi if I'm able to jog that time. 3.6mph and 4.1mph respectively. Nothing too crazy.

Do about the same, 3-4 miles during the week (every other day as I also do strength training). Weekends I like to eat a bit more (a lot more actually...) so I go for 8-9 miles.

You can never jog and still lose weight by just walking. Walk until you feel comfortable pushing your body harder. I'm trying to lose another 15lbs or so before I really start to push my jogging/running distances.

I love walking. Its awesome for you and will save your knees. Why not do some sprinting like up hills or 30 sec sprint walk for 2 min to switch it up.

I think its a great workout. I do it a few days a week. Im pushing a double carriage so 80 lbs. i sprint up the hills and flats too.

Walking is my main form of exercise, aim for at least 3x per week. Occasionally get a little exercise doing something different, not often though. I walk for anywhere from 1/2-1hr, depending how much time I have.
Been doing this for 6 months now, and in addition to eating at a deficit each day, have lost 22.5kg so far.

I have had a fit bit for almost 5-1/2 years.
Total miles (most of it from walking & hiking, but some from elliptical machine) just over 16,000 miles.
I have walked in -30F (actual temperature with wind chill factor in the -70F area) and 98F with 79 dewpoint, just this past Friday. I gotta say, I much prefer the colder weather over what we had on Friday. I hate the heat and humidity.

asmitty1992 wrote: »

Has anyone lost weight keeping up a good walking streak. If so how long and far are you going?

I am a 64 yo female. I power walk 5 miles 5 days a week at a 4 mph pace. Doing that along with calorie restriction has allowed me to reach my goal weight of 120 lbs. The first 2.5 months were just dietary changes. I've been power walking since March. I feel that walking has really benefited me

i've walked every day this year. at first only q mile and gradually increased to 4, but ran out of time to do more and it got hot outside so i joined a gym. now i do 3 miles at 3 mph each day and am slowly raising yhe incline to get my heart rate where i want it. this is a great walking calorie calculator that includes many variables

http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/walking-calorie-burn-calculator.shtml

I started this journey in March...I couldn't do a whole mile at once on the treadmill...now I do 2 miles with no problem...I'm down 57 pounds in 104 days and marching on for the next 57 pounds...I stay a little under my 1200 cal limit and do about 12,000 steps a day...

iowalinda wrote: »

asmitty1992 wrote: »

Has anyone lost weight keeping up a good walking streak. If so how long and far are you going?

I am a 64 yo female. I power walk 5 miles 5 days a week at a 4 mph pace. Doing that along with calorie restriction has allowed me to reach my goal weight of 120 lbs. The first 2.5 months were just dietary changes. I've been power walking since March. I feel that walking has really benefited me

In part, that's because you've maintained a brisk pace, especially for a 64-year-old woman.

I've said before that walking, as most people do it, doesn't provide a lot of bang for the buck. It's better than sitting on one's duff, but in terms of exercise, it's pretty minimal. Keeping a brisk pace definitely helps though, especially for people who are in their later years of life.

I started out by mostly walking and lifting weights. I quickly reached the point of diminishing returns when it came to walking though, so I started carrying heavy weights, hiking briskly uphill, and so forth. Now I do long endurance races, some of which last eight hours or so.

I go to the gym 4x a week but my husband and I love to walk and go on a long one once per weekend. Since we go for so long and over lots of hills I burn a lot more there than at the gym. In the past I have lost weight from just walking so it can be done. The gym/interval running is more efficient for me at the moment though.

asmitty1992 wrote: »

Has anyone lost weight keeping up a good walking streak. If so how long and far are you going?

if my spouse drops me early to work, I usually can do 3m in an HR and still have 30m before I have to clock in.