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How Far Do You Need To Walk To Lose Weight?

By Bonnie Archer

Please talk to your doctor before starting any exercise or calorie cutting routines.

For weight loss and good health, our US Surgeon General recommends that adults are physically active for at least thirty minutes most days of the week. This would burn roughly 150 calories, which would burn 5 pounds in 6 months. If you walked at least 5 day per week you would reduce our disease risks. This would be considered the minimum daily requirement, regardless of weight.

Most weight loss programs recommend building up to an hour a day (most days of the week) of moderate physical activity. This burns approximately 300 extra calories, leading to losing 10 pounds in 6 months. This level of physical activity is also associated with even lower health risks for major diseases.

If you were to add intervals of speed walking you would burn substantially more calories. Or you could add walking sticks to burn more calories build arm muscle along with leg muscle and add more to your cardio wellness.

To do Intervals you simply do a 5 minute warm up of slow walking then speed walk or jog for one minute (or however long you feel comfortable doing it) Then simply go back to walking until you catch your breath. Then do another interval the same as before. Do as many as you feel comfortable with and be sure to do a ten-minute cool down slow walk before you are finished.

Paying attention to what your eating is also important to lose weight. An extra candy bar or bag of potato chips each day will reduce any weight loss you may have walked off. To lose weight, you have to eat fewer calories than you burn. At first it may be hard to guess your calorie intake accurately. To help with this it would be a good idea to keep a food diary for a few days. Often we eat more than we realize and if you are keeping track then you will know for sure just how much you ate.

Your weight loss achievement will be due to eating fewer calories than you burn off each day.

Remember, if you have a medical condition, are overweight, over 40 years of age or haven't exercised regularly for a long time, check with your doctor before you start any type of exercise program.

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