Anyone else jump start weight loss with lots of walking/running?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure it will really help you lose weight. That said, walking and running is great for keeping your heart and lungs healthy and I do it partially to combat my family history of heart disease.

Cardio is important for health. Most trainers recommend a balance between strength and cardio. Cardio helps with weight loss in that you are burning calories. It does not do as much for building muscle as strength training but it still plays a role in weight loss. Increase your cardio length or intensity and you will burn more calories. More calories out then in will help with weight loss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure it will really help you lose weight. That said, walking and running is great for keeping your heart and lungs healthy and I do it partially to combat my family history of heart disease.

Cardio is important for health. Most trainers recommend a balance between strength and cardio. Cardio helps with weight loss in that you are burning calories. It does not do as much for building muscle as strength training but it still plays a role in weight loss. Increase your cardio length or intensity and you will burn more calories. More calories out then in will help with weight loss.

Yes, but another argument in favor of strength training is that calorie reduction without strength training often leads to losing muscle along with losing fat. And you do not want to lose muscle, especially as you age. Losing muscle also impact metabolism, not significantly, but over time it has a big impact. That is one of the reason our metabolism decreases as we age; we are losing muscle and also typically becoming less active.

[Anonymous]

NP - Doesn't cardio incorporate strength? I started running on a treadmill (with iFit training) 2 months ago, and at age 45, my legs feel the strongest they've ever been. Glutes and legs are solid (under a fat layer that I'm working on), my core feels stronger, and my back is getting a little definition.

There's no question I've built muscle while running. But is it not as good as muscle I'd build through weights?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP - Doesn't cardio incorporate strength? I started running on a treadmill (with iFit training) 2 months ago, and at age 45, my legs feel the strongest they've ever been. Glutes and legs are solid (under a fat layer that I'm working on), my core feels stronger, and my back is getting a little definition.

There's no question I've built muscle while running. But is it not as good as muscle I'd build through weights?

Of course you will get stronger, but it's all relative. Will I be stronger if i walk every day than if I sit all day, of course.
Also ooking stronger/more tone is a function of body fat % more than anything.

If you do body weight squats and I do weighted squats with progressive overload (increasing weight over time) who is going to be stronger?

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t work for me. I can’t walk or run enough to make a difference.

I jumpstart through IF + no alcohol, no sweets.

[Anonymous]

In my 20’s yes. I lost weight easily just by ramping up the exercise. In my 40’s, I have to significantly change my diet to lose anything at all.

[Anonymous]

OP, i did the opposite. Went on a diet, lost 20 pounds, and then - wow, did it make exercise - running and biking - easier and lots more fun.

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Weight loss is 95% diet.

Too much or too intensive on the cardio has been shown to increase appetite.

https://time.com/2809007/eat-less-exercise-more-isnt-the-answer-for-weight-loss/

[Anonymous]

I too lose weight walking . I walk 45-60 minutes per day super-fast. I am panting and sweating. I also walk up/down steps when my knees will tolerate it.

Food-wise, I only lose weight by cutting back on sugar. That's not enough.

Together, I can lose about 2 pounds per month and it does not disrupt my life nor my love for cooking and eating. I hate gyms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I too lose weight walking . I walk 45-60 minutes per day super-fast. I am panting and sweating. I also walk up/down steps when my knees will tolerate it.

Food-wise, I only lose weight by cutting back on sugar. That's not enough.

Together, I can lose about 2 pounds per month and it does not disrupt my life nor my love for cooking and eating. I hate gyms.

this is not what people mean by 'walking'. people want to stroll and lose weight. it's not happening.

[Anonymous]

My sister's best friend walked 5 miles per day, 6 days per week, for one year. She lost 75 pounds. No special diet. Remember, when you are walking you are not eating.

My sister only lost weight by doing Atkins/high protein stuff. She was not disciplined enough to do steady, daily exercise.


So, you have to figure out what works for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I too lose weight walking . I walk 45-60 minutes per day super-fast. I am panting and sweating. I also walk up/down steps when my knees will tolerate it.

Food-wise, I only lose weight by cutting back on sugar. That's not enough.

Together, I can lose about 2 pounds per month and it does not disrupt my life nor my love for cooking and eating. I hate gyms.

this is not what people mean by 'walking'. people want to stroll and lose weight. it's not happening.

Hmm, I have never interpreted it that way. I see power-walkers in my neighborhood, and i see dog-walking strolling people. I take it the strollers are out walking to let the dog pee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sister's best friend walked 5 miles per day, 6 days per week, for one year. She lost 75 pounds. No special diet. Remember, when you are walking you are not eating.

My sister only lost weight by doing Atkins/high protein stuff. She was not disciplined enough to do steady, daily exercise.


So, you have to figure out what works for you.

Of course you’re gonna see results if you have that much to lose. OP said they are looking for about ten pounds.

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PP here. You would see results no matter if you have 100 or 10 pounds to lose.

The walker friend lost 75 pounds, my sister the dieter-only lost 25 pounds, in the same of time. They were a good support system for each other.

And yes, this is power-walking, not walking the dog.

[Anonymous]

Yes, resolving to walk — and walking — between 12000-14000 steps a day helped me immensely in my journey to lose 15 pounds.