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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That other post ridiculing walkers made me so mad. I’m overweight and have been trying hard to lose it. Doing 2 walks a day, about a mile each, which includes some hills and I also do bursts of speedier walking to get my heart rate up. It’s nothing impressive but people have to start somewhere. And then I see a post dedicated to making walkers feel stupid?  What is the point? Why kick people when they’re down? This approach has never made anyone get healthier quicker.

As for OP, I can’t seem to get past 8k steps a day. I don’t get how you have time for 20k![/quote]
There are a lot of arrogant jerks on DCUM but lots of supportive people, too. Two walks a day, on hills, with intervals of speed, is a great start to getting in shape. Try adding 5 minutes to your walk each week. You have already done the hardest part-- which is just getting started and creating the habit.[/quote]

Agree 100%.  Ignore all the people in this thread that are being negative.  They suck, and they can take their smug attitude and shove it.

I posted earlier in this thread about how I started with walking.  And it was not easy at first, at all.  I was so beyond a normal weight; my lower back was killing me.  I started with 1-1.5-mile walks whenever I could around April of last year when I started working from home because of the pandemic.  Usually early in the morning.  Continued that throughout all of last year and into the fall.  Fell off the wagon with the hooch and food very specifically twice, and the data shows that. During this time, I also got a Fitbit charge 4 to track my steps all day, since I can wear that and work at the computer vs. an apple watch or similar where I cannot.  I found that I could hit 10,000 or so with one to two walks and also pacing around while on conference calls etc... in my home office.  Other stuff like yard work helps get the step count too, and also the increased HR counts.

The last time I fell off the wagon in October / November when it got cold and I didn't want to be outside to walk, I got myself a treadmill (admittedly a Peloton Tread+, which I appreciate was a very expensive purchase).  On that, I started with the power walking and hiking programs in late December / January. From there, I progressed to walk + run classes, and now I am almost exclusively doing running classes except for days where I really need a lower impact.  I think I am at a point where I could probably do a 25-minute 5k on the tread at 1.5% to simulate running outside.  I am even sprinting at like 11mph, which is ludicrous. I also do the strength / circuit training classes and boot camps on there.

I have lost 50+ pounds doing this, along with diet and overall lifestyle changes. I also have gotten my resting heart rate down to between 53-55. This also started because of a high blood pressure scare, and I don't even bother checking it, because I know it continues to improve.  And I am a lawyer at a big law firm - to give some perspective on work commitments.  Admittedly, I am a 40-year-old male, which changes the calculus here, but not by much.

So, in closing, walking [b]definitely can make an impact on your weight[/b].  And it is like an entry level drug to fitness, which is even better!  And, even if it is where you chill and crank, good for you!  Just do you and be confident!
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