07-07-11, 05:42 AM | |
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There's no difference, Firm Express and walking are both cardio, except Firm Express would probably get the heart rate up faster, so you'd burn more calories with FE. But they're both cardio. The only difference between walking outdoors and Leslie, is that Leslie claims to do 12 minute miles, but she's totally inaccurate because it takes me 20 minutes to walk a mile (I'm 5 feet tall, short legs, no way I can walk a mile in 12 minutes). Leslie is really going at a much slower pace than when I walk outdoors - i can tell because I feel less exersion.
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07-07-11, 05:48 AM | ||
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07-07-11, 06:59 AM | |
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I don't walk outside. I live semi in the country and the narrow lane that leads to my house has almost no shoulder to walk on. The area has become more popular, so traffic is now fairly heavy and it's downright dangerous to walk along the side of the road.
I agree that Leslie's 12 minute miles don't seem to be as hard as walking a measured mile. She goes by the bpm, but I wonder if that's accurate.
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07-07-11, 08:46 AM | |
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Walking IS a cardiovascular exercise, period. Your heart rate is going to be higher if you take a stroll than if you are lying on the couch and you are conditioning your body, raising your metabolism and doing good for yourself. If you walk faster, your heart rate raises more and you burn more calories.
Walking is also a muscular exercise and is great for the abs/core, etc. You don't have to walk outdoors. I love to but I also love the track or treadmill at the gym, Leslie, or just walking 53 round trips from my kitchen, through living room, down the hall and back (that is a mile, I measured it). Walking is the same as running or jogging, just slower and at a different gait (e.g., both feet don't leave the ground at the same time in walking, in running and jogging there is always a time when both feet are, however briefly, off the ground). Running and jogging aren't for everyone. I like to jog/walk. Since an injury awhile back I have not been able to "run" exactly, but love to jog/walk. Others like to walk/walk/walk at various paces. Racewalking is interesting also. True racewalkers reach speeds that exceed running and are very fit. There are specific rules for this and events (it is not the same thing as speedwalking or athletic walking). If you have a club in your area, might be worth checking out, you need instruction in racewalking. Walk on, sounds great that you want to do that. Walk anywhere and everywhere. There is also the mall. Lots of people here use the mall daily early in the morning just for walking. Just get a pedometer if that is fun for you and try to walk 10,000 steps daily to start, it all counts. Shopping, whatever. Or don't get a ped, just have fun. Walking is great exercise and never let anyone tell you differently. Woot! |
07-07-11, 11:57 AM | |
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I love walking outside. I get to see my neighbors' gardens grow and meet all the dogs. I walk to do my local errands, i.e. pick up forgotten items at the supermarket, go to the drugstore, post office, bank, shoemaker, window shop. I suggest everyone use their odometer to measure how far some places are. Most of my weekend errands are within a two-mile radius.
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