Will walking help me?

[Anonymous]

if i walk at 3.0 mph for an hour 4 days a week will that help with weight loss? im going to start walking at an elavation too... i really hate running

[Anonymous]

Losing weight (assuming you have a fair amount to lose) is about time spent active, not about physical exhaustion. So walking for an hour would be preferable to running for 15 minutes.

Quite frankly you're probably better off walking than running anyway if your stamina won't allow you to jog for 30minutes +.

[dogbert444]

Good speed to walk at. An hour is very good! 4 days a week also good.

In 1 hour, you should burn about 350 cals. 3500 cals is roughly equivalent to 1lb in weight. So you should lose about 1lb every 10 days just from the walking.

[Asker]

thank you

[dogbert444]

No probs! There is one other thing. After 20 mins of walking, stop for ! minute. Your body will learn to keep burning cals at the same rate as when walking as it will soon understand that there is more walking to come. Eventually, it will carry on burning at the same rate for a further half hour after you've finished, just in case you decide to start walking again.

[LittleSally]

Yes, but the faster you are the faster it will help you and the better condition you'll be in. =)

[Asker]

thanks , whats a good speed to walk?

[LittleSally]

I say the speed at which you break a sweat after a few minutes. That may be speed walking or jogging... Depending on your body.

[Asker]

thanku

[LittleSally]

No problem. =)

[LittleSally]

Thank you =)

[ThisDudeHere]

Yes, sometimes it's best to not go overboard right from the beginning and start with the easy stuff. One step at a time.
Pun intended.

[Asker]

thankyou

[Dubhlann]

it certainly can't hurt. The important thing is to get your heart rate up. If you're walking hard enough to get your heart rate up... then yes.

[Asker]

thanks

[ichot]

Hardly.

You'd have to restrict much more calories than if you were to run instead.