How many miles should you walk to lose weight?

Answer:
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.

Walking to lose weight is cardio exercise (mild cardio). 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.

It's important to do cardio exercise at the right intensity. Not too low and not too high.

So, for the free exercise plans to show you how to do it or to advance you further:

  1. Free Cardio Walking to Lose Weight, Plan 1 (the easier plan)
  2. Free Cardio Walking to Lose Weight, Plan 2 (the harder plan)

See the page links, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.
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