11-16-15, 10:07 AM | |
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My legs looked their best EVER when I was doing a lot of walking. (Like 4 to 10 miles a day of power-walking.)
I'm a runner and a cyclist and I also like to lift at the gym and with Cathe workouts at home, but I was recovering from surgery and walking was the only thing I could do for a few months -- couldn't get over how lean and cut my legs got from just walking. I'm not sure if it would be enough over a longer period of time though. But it did give my legs incredible shape and definition at the time -- really amazing. Note: I tend to carry any fat around waist, hips and upper body -- NOT my legs, so YMMV.
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11-16-15, 10:18 AM | |
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Walking seems to work some of my muscles in a way that other things just don't do. If I slack off on walking, I really feel it once I get going again.
For me, propelling my own body weight through space does a lot more than walking workouts in front of the tv. Maybe it's just easier to increase my pace?
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11-16-15, 10:47 AM | |
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I walk my dogs 3x a day almost every day and have been doing so for almost a decade. It does not seem to do anything for my hips, butt or thighs. The only thing that has ever slimmed my lower body is running. If I am on vacation visiting family and sitting around a lot my injured hip and hamstrings hurt from not walking enough but aesthetically I notice no difference from our walks. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. I am more of a pear shape though too.
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11-16-15, 11:57 AM | ||
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11-16-15, 12:43 PM | |
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I think walking can definitely shape your legs & butt if you do lots of hills. I don't think it's as effective if the terrain is flat.
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11-16-15, 01:05 PM | |
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Pam, I think that's a really good point about hills.
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