Planning for Walking to Lose Weight

Planning is often mentioned when discussing diets or lean cooking but rarely talked about when discussing exercise for weight loss health/fitness. Walking to lose weight can become bogged down if the walker considers it to be a one step process. It isn’t!

Because of this it can also come undone when the other layers of requirements are added if the whole basis of walking for the walker has been its ease. Adding 20 minutes a day is generally easy -remembering to do it being the biggest problem for most at this point.

After that it is the refinements to the walking to lose weight process which continues the weight loss and health/fitness increases, as well. The first step is to get going and become a regular walker. Then once this is established start reducing the calories and volume of food eaten. Continue to upgrade the walking to lose weight process.

What is required:

starting;
adding to the time or intensity level;
watching what you eat;
make sure you drink enough;
correct any mistakes e.g. eating too little;
add to the variety to stress muscles for higher calorie burn;
repeat the process.

Stress, worries, physical changes- all have a detrimental impact on our bodies if we let them. Avoiding letting them requires strategies to avoid this. It is far easier to correct these as you go then try to back track and undo the cumulative effects of long term physical well being neglect. This of course is different from, although may include, medical care and wellness which often overlooks physical well being as a criteria.

The simple process of walking to lose weight can introduce general well being along with the weight loss which also contributes its own health benefits. However once you had successfully added the twenty minutes walking to lose weight each day, the game moves on- now it is time to do this twice a day, or add in an hours walk on the weekend, etc.

So even if the first walking to lose weight times are to be 20 minutes a day or one hour 3 times a week, progress to 20 minutes twice a day and an extra hour and a half walk on the weekend. If you’re not up to that yet, allocate 5 hours a week- 30 minutes walking a day (3.5 hours) and 1.5 hours for preparation. During that time (which will eventually, once your body adjusts to the exercise, be walking to lose weight time) think about: where you are going to walk; who might be interested in walking with you for one off walks or regularly; what you could do while walking e.g. listen to podcasts; do you want to use a pedometer; would a group of some sort be beneficial, online logs or motivational sites?

So even if the first times are to be 220 minutes a day or one hour 3 times a week, allocate 5 hours a week- 30 minutes walking a day (3.5 hours) and 1.5 hours for preparation. During that time which will eventually once your body adjusts to the exercise will be done walking think about where you are going to walk, who might be intereste din doing walking with you for one off or regualr evetns, what you could do while wlaking e.g. listen to pod=casts, do you want to use a pedomteer, would a group of some dort be beneifical, online forues, logs or motivational sites.

There is a lot to refine to determine exactly how you can get the best results for you. We recommend our newletter which is for those who want more positivity and energy in their lives daily! Sign up for The New Walker on the right hand side column and become part of the new-style walking to lose weight community.

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oni posted at 2010-3-22 Category: walking to lose weight

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