Ok... I am on a diet I am walking 1 mile a day.?

Question

I weigh 318, I really have had no exercise other than work in about 4 years(I hate to admit) But, I was wondering when I need to increase my walk i have been walking a mile for 1 week now.

Answer 1

You begin doing longer distances or increase your speed when you feel like you can or want to do more. Also, at your size(no offense, I'm a big guy) impact exercises can really be bad on your joints. It is still better than nothing though because I'd rather be alive with bad knees than dead of heart disease with good knees.

Remember that eating right is also a huge part of being healthy. Do not starve yourself as in the long run that will negatively affect weight loss. Eating right will make weight loss go a little slower but if this a lifechanging experience your after and not just a quick fix then it is what needs to be done.

Below are just a couple websites I found quickly and there are plenty of other ones out there and there is plenty of help on the Internet. The days of needing a personal trainer or nutritionest are gone because they have all posted info on the web. Good Luck

Answer 2

Good for you for taking action. The first step is always the hardest. Walking is a great aerobic exercise since it is easy on the joints and 1 mile is a solid starting point. You will begin to feel that mile get a bit easier as your body adjusts to the movement and pace. You can slowly add quarters and halves of miles as you feel the mile get easier, but I would also suggest that you alternate adding distance with adding intensity. For instance, if it normally takes you 15 minutes to walk a mile, try stepping up your pace a bit to make it in 12 or under. Short bouts of intense exercise are sometimes more beneficial than long bouts of moderate or easy exercise. So if you walk 7 days a week, try to make 3 of those walks at a slightly faster pace. That way you will be building endurance and strength. Some light weight training might also be beneficial to help stengthen and tone your muscles to prevent injury, especially if you are just starting a cardio routine. I wish you the best of luck! Keep it up!

Answer 3

Your doing great! For you to get yourself out there and start walking a mile a day, thats fantastic. Many people are too lazy to do that.

I'd say, stick with the one mile for another week. Then, If you feel that you are ready, walk a 1/2 mile extra. If you find that walking 1/2 mile extra is too much, go back to the mile until you feel your ready (or maybe increase by a quarter mile instead).

Or maybe you can say to yourself "When I lose 10bs, I'll increase my walk by 1/2 mile. When I lose 20lbs, I'll begin walking a whole mile a day"...that way you'll have lost weight, and gained energy to walk that extra mile.
Walking is so good for your body. It burns calories, its great for your heart, and best of all its a great stress reliever. Good luck!

**ALso, I read a while back in a nutriton book that I had (I had been taking a course on nutrition in college...)... that you should concentrate on the distance that you're walking, rather than the speed in order to burn fat. If you begin walking too fast, your body will tap into sources (other than fat) for energy. ....perhaps you can try slowing down, and walking longer.

Answer 4

Yes you do need to increase your walk. But it's more about time spent on the walk than the distance. Increasing the heart rate is what will burn the calories and fat. Increase your time by 10 minutes every other day. And really put your butt into the walk. I mean, no strolling. Get out there and walk with purpose. Stand up straight, swing your arms. Get that heart pumping! You should be out there for at least an hour to get fat burning benefits. You can do a lot more than a mile in an hour.

Answer 5

Good Job! Really you are the only person that can decide when you are ready to walk longer. Just pay attention to how you feel and when what you are currently doing starts to feel alot easier then go longer. Sometimes you could even just start by adding a couple extra minutes each week or so. I walk about 4.5 miles per day, but it took me a while to build up to this. Be patient b/c it will take time.

Answer 6

i imagine it truly is an somewhat good initiate :) purely be certain to keep up the burden help plan and keep pushing your self with the exercising, boost the area a touch after a lengthy time period, or you received't get an excellent artwork out once your body has adjusted to the only mile. After a lengthy time period, visit a mile and a nil.5 perhaps 1 / 4 this manner you're nevertheless pushing your self :)

Answer 7

Walking is the best excercise anyone can do. Just keep it up and watch how much you eat at one time and the weight should slowly come off! You'll look in the mirror a few months from now and see a different person! Check out http://kody914.burnthefat.hop.clickbank.net for more info on weight loss.

Answer 8

1 mile is a good place to start. Once the pounds start going down and you have more energy, increase by a quarter mile when you are ready (you can do the extra without, for instance, collapsing).

Answer 9

It is great that you are choosing to take on healthy lifestyle. It's a good idea to up the mileage every so often (your body will tell you when you are ready), but as long as you are exercising and eating right, the pounds should melt off. Keep up the excellent work!

Answer 10

how often do you walk a mile? I would guess that you would start to up it once you felt that it was getting easy. And congratulations on starting to work out. It sounds like you're starting good.