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Walking

asmitty1992
asmitty1992 Posts: 71 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone lost weight keeping up a good walking streak. If so how long and far are you going?
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  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i started walking when i started losing.
    all that matters is that you eat at a deficit to lose weight.
    i lost my first 20lb my first time around while doing long walks.

  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    edited June 2018
    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)
  • Scottgriesser
    Scottgriesser Posts: 172 Member
    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.
  • Strongfitmama100412
    Strongfitmama100412 Posts: 90 Member
    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.

  • Leannep2201
    Leannep2201 Posts: 441 Member
    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.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    Yes! Walking is great. I wear my Fitbit and when I get lots of steps (10k ish) I burn a lot more calories
  • funjen1972
    funjen1972 Posts: 949 Member
    I'm a walker...down 25 pounds from February. I stopped walking due to illness and put the weight on. I'm healthy again, walking and losing it all. I still have a few vanity pounds to go, but I know those will drop eventually if I keep walking and logging.

    I walk more than most now...between 30 and 40 miles per week. The majority of my weight loss done at about 20 - 25 miles a week.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    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.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I walk daily at a brisk clip for at least 30 minutes. It’s very hot here right now so I’m doing my walks around sundown. I’ve lost 33 pounds since January.
  • iowalinda
    iowalinda Posts: 357 Member
    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 :)

  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,989 Member
    My main exercise is walking (with my dogs) every morning. I walk in place when they stop. we walk 2-4 miles
  • hroderick
    hroderick Posts: 756 Member
    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
  • lolly2414
    lolly2414 Posts: 186 Member
    I've been slowly working my way up from 1 mile walks to 2 or 3 mile walks almost everyday. That's probably 75-to- 80% of my exercise through the week. Sometimes I'll do some aerobics, go for a swim, or shoot hoops with my husband and kids, but mostly I walk at moderate-to-brisk speed (and stay under my calorie limit). I've lost about 18 lbs since early May.
  • NewTaxi
    NewTaxi Posts: 85 Member
    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...
  • asmitty1992
    asmitty1992 Posts: 71 Member
    Thanks for everyone’s input!!! I appreciate it! Very inspiring :)
  • spartan_d
    spartan_d Posts: 727 Member
    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.
  • corgarian
    corgarian Posts: 366 Member
    I started walking and eating less in March and im down about 15 pounds. I try to hit 10k steps a day. about 3 weeks ago I started to add 30 min lifting weights 2-3 times a week. That's more for a pleasing shape than weight loss tho.
  • confidenceinrain
    confidenceinrain Posts: 104 Member
    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.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    I love walking but wish it burned more calories lol. It sucks only brining 35-40 per mile
  • WanderingRivers
    WanderingRivers Posts: 612 Member
    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.
  • neugebauer52
    neugebauer52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    With my initial weight of 170 kg - 356 pounds - I could not walk much. Over the last 3 months a gently increased the daily distance walked and by now I can do 2 hours. So far I do not fit onto / into most gym equipment but I have joined their aqua aerobics which I enjoy tremendously and is good for my joints.
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