How long should you walk to lose weight?

Answer 1

A single step. Every movement requires calories, so, technically, a single step will result in weight loss, and assuming your intake of calories remains constant, you would lose weight in the long-term. Realistically though, a 120 pound person burns about 215 calories an hour walking at moderately fast intensity. A pound of human fat has about 3200 calories, so about 15 hours of walking would burn about a pound of fat- assuming your intake of calories remained constant and all of these calories burned were from fat (not carbohydrates you had eaten, or protein). That sounds a bit depressing for those trying to lose weight quickly- and it is. Higher-intensity exercise such as cycling can burn many more calories per hour- around 600 an hour. More importantly though is what one can realistically continue to maintain over a lifetime. Reducing your exercise level back to a sedentary level while maintaining the same intake of calories will cause you to return to your old weight when you were sedentary. Maintain a small caloric deficit everyday until you reach your goal weight- that is, burn more calories than you consume. When you reach your goal weight, increase your caloric consumption just enough so that your weight stabilizes. The American Heart Association recommends AT LEAST 30-60 minutes of moderate intensity exercise for everybody, everyday, just for good health, more if you want to lose weight. So get moving and remember that exercise is not just a means of dropping weight, it's a means of staying healthy- so get in the habit!

Answer 2

The average person only walks between 3,000 and 4,000 steps per day. For weight loss, aim to walk 10,000 steps per day in conjunction with healthy eating and counting both calories and carbohydrates. Alternatively, use a cardio walking to lose weight plan in conjunction with healthy eating. See the related question, further down this page, for more information about walking to lose weight.

Answer 3

If your question relates to using a pedometer, it is 10,000 steps per day. If you were not using a pedometer it would be too difficult to count 10,000 steps. In which case, you would use a walking for weight loss plan (for either walking outdoors or on a treadmill). For more information and instructions about how to do walking to lose weight, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

Answer 4

Walking to lose weight is cardio exercise (mild cardio). How long you should walk depends on several things, including how fast are you walking. Commonly an average person will burn as many calories walking one mile as running one mile. It is the same distance but one is a shorter cardio workout at a higher rate and the other is a lower rate but for a longer duration.

If all you can manage is 5 or 10 minutes brisk walking then good for you. Simply build up stamina. Just work your way up to 15 then to 20 and so forth. You will find the full instructions for how to do cardio walking to lose weight, plus two free walking to lose weight plans (one easier plan, one harder plan) further down this answer.

You start burning calories, above basal metabolism, the moment you start moving but you don't start burning fat until at least after 20 minutes of a raised heart rate. Before those 20/30 minutes, normal energy and sugars are burnt whereas after that amount of time, the body will be looking at its fat storage for energy. Studies have shown that short walks throughout the day are as beneficial as one long walk of the same total duration.

One of the best approaches when looking at using walking to lose weight is to think of the benefits in terms of both weight loss and health improvements over the long term. Walk briskly for an hour a day over the course of a year and you'd theoretically burn 1lb a week or 52 lbs over the course of the entire 12 months. Walking should be combined with small dietary changes however as this is the real secret to losing weight fast by walking.

So, it doesn't really depend on the miles you walk, more on for how long you walk and at what pace you walk during that time (your heart rate needs to be raised at all times). If you want to burn calories to lose weight, just start moving. Add walks into your day where ever you can. Just get moving. Then build up your walking and your walking pace, as you get fitter.

In summary, walking to lose weight is mild cardio exercise. It is excellent for fat burning when done correctly. The free plans listed below will show you how to do it correctly. When done properly, cardio is the best exercise for weight loss AND health. In addition, it is important to do cardio exercise at the right intensity. This should be not too low and not too high.

So, for the free walking plans to show you how to do it use the live page links listed below:

1. Free Walking to Lose Weight, Plan 1 (the easier plan)

2. Free Walking to Lose Weight, Plan 2 (the harder plan)

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Answer 5

HOW MANY MILES SHOULD YOU WALK TO LOSE WEIGHT


It's not so much how many miles should you walk to lose weight as the how much time should you spend walking and at what speed.

For example, start out with 10 minutes of brisk walking each day for a week. Then add 2 minutes per day for another week. Continue to add 2 minutes to your walking time each week until you are spending 30 to 45 minutes per day at a brisk walk. If you do not add extra calories to your diet, you should begin to lose weight.

There are two kinds of exercise that burn fat, namely, fitness and weight/strength training.

Walking to lose weight is mild cardiovascular (cardio) fitness exercise. Any exercise or activity that increases your heart and respiration rate for a specific period is cardio exercise. There are different degrees from mild to intense. Intense cardio exercises include running, interval training, and graded exercise protocol. Brisk walking is an example of mild cardio exercise.

Here are a few further examples of cardio exercise:

• brisk walking on a treadmill or outdoors
• jogging on a treadmill or outdoors
• running on a treadmill or outdoors
• trampolining
• minitrampolining
• nordic walking
• aerobic dancing
• rowing
• cross-country skiing

Cardio exercise is good for health or weight loss, when done correctly, but only if combined with correct eating habits. The correct way to eat, when walking to lose weight, is to cut right down, or eliminate, refined processed carbohydrates (apart from an occasional treat). Over consumption of refined processed carbohydrates is a major cause of weight gain, obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 Diabetes, Heart disease, high blood pressure and many other diet related diseases. Replace the refined processed carbohydrates with the so-called 'fat burning' foods, and take full advantage of the thermic effect of these foods. You must also drink plenty of water to enable your body to do this.
The themic effect of fat burning foods enables you to lose more body fat, stops you feeling hungry, and helps to control food cravings. If you are unsure what these foods are, at the bottom of this answer you will find a page link leading to a list of refined processed carbohydrates, and a page link leading to a list of fat burning foods, plus more detailed information about the thermic effect of these foods.

The free plans, lists, and information to help you with your walking to lose weight, are given below.

1. Free Cardio Walking to Lose Weight, Plan 1 (the easier plan)
2. Free Cardio Walking to Lose Weight, Plan 2 (the harder plan)
3. Intense Cardio Exercise Plan 3 (in case you later wish to upgrade your cardio exercise)
4. Refined Processed carbohydrates to avoid when walking to lose weight
5. 15 Fat Burning Foods (to replace the refined processed carbohydrates, and more about the thermic effect
   

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Answer 6

3 miles a day

speed walk

every day

every week

Answer 7

atleast for 3 hours or more! Good Luck!