02-18-16, 01:39 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Ohio
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Walking is probably my all-time favorite exercise. If the weather permits, I'm walking. Right now, it isn't permitting.
As far as weight loss goes with only walking vs. other forms of exercise, I don't know that I can answer that. For me, unfortunately, d*#t#ng plays the biggest role. I exercise for the health benefits; not for weight loss. My experience has been that I cannot out-exercise a bad d**t.
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02-18-16, 01:47 PM | |
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Walking also helped my endurance. Back when I had all of the weight on me, I didn't have a car so I used to walk my son to school and it was a nightmare! I would walk and we'd have to constantly stop so that I could breathe. I was totally winded and we hadn't yet reached his school that was just 1.3 miles away! I had to get it right so I would have him walk with school mates and then say, with just 1/4 mile left I would be there waiting and we would walk home. I did this and eventually worked my way up to walking him the whole way to school and back home. I was quite proud of myself.
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02-18-16, 08:46 PM | |
Join Date: Jan 2013
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I haven't seen great gains/losses in terms of weight or aesthetic results... but I don't know anything better for my soul than an hour a day of walking in nature--in whatever weather. It is what I always turn to when I'm stressed out or short on time or recovering from... whatever. Long outdoor walks got me through a family member's hospice care and the immediate grief afterward. (It's also excellent for my work; I'm an author and that fresh air, movement, and scenery cranks up the imagination... and has my whole life.)
The biggest physical benefit I've seen with walking has been in terms of medical lab reports--dramatic decreases in my RHR, cholesterol, and other markers. NO OTHER EXERCISE has ever done that for me. I got those results after my first month of walking, and I was totally astounded.It doesn't keep my weight down, alas. If it did, it might be the only thing I ever did again. Unfortunately, like another poster said, it takes time!! I can't always work it into my day, and especially if I'm heavily training with other exercise, as well. I really hope someday to get to a place where I can get in a long walk AND another workout (well, I probably wouldn't walk and run on the same day). ...But you know what? I'm really glad I saw this thread. I've been struggling a lot this month. Maybe it's time to switch to a walking routine for a few weeks again. I know it would be good for me, in all the ways I don't value enough.
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02-18-16, 09:00 PM | ||
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I think walking combined with some strength work and stretching can be very effective. Right now I am combining walking, rebounding & barre along with yoga & CS for flexibility.
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02-18-16, 09:07 PM | |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Two years ago I got on a Leslie Sansone kick and did her DVDs almost exclusively all year, along with walking outside with my hubby a lot in the summer. That October I woke up feeling odd and worried that I was having a heart attack. Turned out that I absolutely wasn't, but one of the many tests they did at the hospital was a stress echocardiogram.
The person running the test was amazed at how well I did - how long it took me to get as winded as I needed to be on the treadmill (and I never really did). She commented that I must work out a lot because my heart was in such great shape. I was stunned. Leslie? Seriously? Walking only? Wow! |
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