How long should you walk a day to lose weight?

Ashlie Arigo asked, updated on October 29th, 2022; Topic: how to lose weight
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"What's most important is finding a type of activity you like and will do." If you are using walking as a tool to help lose weight, Bryant recommends walking for at least 45 minutes per day most days of the week.

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Otherwise, how can I slim my legs by walking?

According to The Stroke Association, a brisk 30-minute walk daily helps in controlling high blood pressure and in reducing the chances of stroke by 27 per cent. More importantly, brisk walking can help you tone your legs and reduce thigh fat. Walking tones your calves, quads and hamstrings and lifts the glutes.

Apart from that, can you lose inner thigh fat by walking? While you might think that squats and lunges are the key to toned thighs, in fact these can often make our legs bulkier in the long term. ... 'Walking is the absolute best exercise for getting rid of overall excess fat, including your inner thighs,' she said.

So anyway, how active is 12000 steps a day?

Sedentary: Less than 5,000 steps daily. Low active: About 5,000 to 7,499 steps daily. Somewhat active: About 7,500 to 9,999 steps daily. Active: More than 10,000 steps daily.

What is a good distance to walk for exercise?

If you're walking for your health, a pace of about 3 miles per hour (or about 120 steps per minute) is about right. That's a 20-minute mile. To walk for weight loss, you'll have to pick up the pace to 4 miles per hour (or 135 steps per minute), a 15-minute mile.

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Does slow walking count as exercise?

Slow walking as a form of meditation and centering differs from walking for exercise; it's not a cardio exercise meant to raise your heart rate. However, there are indeed physical benefits. Surprisingly, walking slowly 2 miles per hour burns more calories than fast walking 3 to 4 miles per hour.

Should I walk everyday or rest?

As we age, it takes longer to recover from exercise. Walking too much without proper rest can cause old injuries to flare up, like a bad knee or a sore lower back. The CDC and other health organizations generally recommend at least 30 minutes of walking daily, 5 days a week.