Do you count walking as exercise?
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Anonymous
| I want 1-3 miles per day. Should I count this as exercise? |
Anonymous
| When I was fit no. It was recreational. Now that I’m out of shape it’s exercise. |
Anonymous
| I told my doctor I walk 2-3 miles a day and she counted that as exercise and seemed satisfied. Call it “urban hiking”. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely!! |
Anonymous
| Yes, I have a foot injury and am not allowed to do any recreational walking. I miss it. |
Anonymous
| Of course! My HR goes up to 140 when walking so why wouldn’t I? |
Anonymous
| Absolutely |
Anonymous
| Yes if you challenge yourself. No matter what level your fitness is, you can find ways to amp up your walks so that it's challenging. Example, I walk on the weekends - between 4-5 miles, lots of stairs and hills. By the time I return home I am toast. On my other days I lift weights and do barre or pilates. |
Anonymous
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A neighborhood walk to run an errand or walk to the metro for my commute - no.
A 5 mile walk on the treadmill with speed at 4.5 mph and incline at 10 for the duration - yes. |
Anonymous
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It depends. Just starting out, definitely count it. The more fit you get the less benefit you'll get out of it without doing something to increase the intensity.
I don't count it for myself since my HR never gets above 100 and I don't enjoy just walking-I'd rather run. |
Anonymous
Agree with all of this. Power walking at Orange Theory definitely is exercise. Stroll around the block or walking the dog I don't consider exercise. |
Anonymous
| Yes |
Anonymous
| Meh, I walked around the airport for an hour today with my suitcase instead of just sitting at the gate. I feel like that counts!! I was moving quickly and pulling my suitcase, so my HR did get a little elevated. Certainly better than sitting on my butt for that time! |
Anonymous
| Not really I mean I walk my dog 2 to 3 times a day but on those days I don’t say that I exercised. It has to be more strenuous for me, or even something strength based like Pilates to say that I exercised. |
Anonymous
| It’s actually better for you than running. It just takes too long. Don’t tell runners that because they’re psycho. |