Walking To Lose Weight

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It’s often the way that when doing something as apparently simple as walking for weight loss and all the other benefits which regular walking brings into one’s life, some people do it wrong. Like it or not, we are all individual, and lifestyle and physical factors make a difference in several ways to the walking to lose weight regimen perfect for you.

Factors which affect weight loss:

fitness level

weight

sex

age

height

lifestyle

health

 

In particular height and weight affect calories used in any particular activity such as running or tai chi. Since it takes an additional 3500 calories burned to lose one pound of fat this can make a difference when counting calories.

Body composition will also affect the number of energy units used daily and when exerting yourself. Men and  heavier, taller, fit people burn more calories. As weight is lost the calories burned for an exercise is less than when you weighed more.

Another one of the reasons why the intensity, or form, of exercise requires constant changing is to prevent the body accomodating the new level of fitness, streamlining its performance and using less calories in the process.

The recent study reporting a precise measurement for what constitutes moderate exercise is a great benefit for all of us who walk to lose weight. The required 150 minutes in a week of moderate exercise is equivalent to 3000 steps in 30 minutes. This is a brisk walking pace.

Pedometers are so important as a weight loss tool. They help you keep track of activity; motivate you into walking every day; into doing more to get the steps or distance or minutes higher. Now by counting steps and the time you do them in you know if what you’re doing qualifies as “moderate exercise”

Variety is also very important when exercising to prevent weight maitenance rather than weight loss. This information on steps takes away the differences caused by heights and the effect on individual distance and time achievements, and accordingly is a great way to start an weight loss program. A stroll for some is a rapid walk for others so combining number of steps with the time it takes gives everyone an understanding of the term “moderate”.

However to achieve weight loss over time, changing between types of exercise is very benefcial. This is why many walkers on weight loss programs combine any number of differing activites within their exercise program. A good example comes from the Leslie Sansone’ Walk Away the Pounds dvd. Here Leslie says that 2 miles in 30 minutes daily is all you need when walking to lose weight. However she adds lots of additional movements including step and arm variations including using her weight loss balls for a high calorie burn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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