90 minutes cardio every day?

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silverpen

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hey i have recently doing 3 walks everyday of 30 minutes each - so i do a total of 90minutes walking each day, is this effective/enough cardio for weightloss.

my walking pace is very fast and in some of the walks i do some running as well. every couples of days i also add some weight training but i'm unsure as to whether i'm doing enough exercise to stimulate weight loss.

my diet is healthy.

silverpen, :) thanks !!
 
silverpen said:
hey i have recently doing 3 walks everyday of 30 minutes each - so i do a total of 90minutes walking each day, is this effective/enough cardio for weightloss.

my walking pace is very fast and in some of the walks i do some running as well. every couples of days i also add some weight training but i'm unsure as to whether i'm doing enough exercise to stimulate weight loss.

my diet is healthy.

silverpen, :) thanks !!
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I don't know. For me, I'd say no; walking is not very effective for me in terms of weight loss. I can burn more calories in 20 minutes on the elliptical than I can in 1 hour of walking. I don't know what you weigh, but I burn maybe 260-275 calories in an hour of very brisk walking. I also do strength training 5-6x a week. I've lost 28.2lbs since early July.

Saying "my diet is healthy" isn't enough info. I keep a food journal to get a good general idea whether I'm burning more than what I'm taking in.

Please give us more info; I don't think anyone here can answer your question with the info you've given us.
 
sorry!

im about 69kg and 163ish cm tall

my diet is brekky like weetbix or something which is healthy, lunch a wholegrain salad sandwhich, dinner chicken dishes or something..and snaks during the day is spread out with usually about 2-4 pieces of fruit and sometimes a weight watchers muesli bar

i completely pump it during my walks and do on and off jogging within them
 
also my goal is not really a weight in particular ..im basing it on clothin fit and size id like to drop about 1-2 dress sizes from an aussie 12/14 to aussie 8/10


and for weight training i use 5kg each free weights and pretty much do everything with them...working amrs, back, legs etc doing squats, lunges and heaps of arms exercises with them

thanks!
 
If you enjoy that much walking then fine. But doing 90 minutes a day of steady state cardio is not my bag nor is it necessary. IMO you could do a more taxing and intensive routine for 20 minutes and get better fat burning results. But if long walks is what you like and aren't really up to anything more strenuous 90 minutes walking is better than 90 minutes watching TV.
 
I would advise you to keep a food diary. Fitday.com is free and lets you track activities, weight, food, body measurements, etc.

Also, to get more answers it might help to translate the kgs and cms and Aussie sizes into lbs, feet and inches, etc. It seems most of the active posters on the board are American and we still don't use the metric system here.

I'll do it for you this time:

69kg = 152lbs
163cm = 5'4"
Aussie size 12/14 = US size 8/10
Aussie size 8/10 = US size 4/6
 
txsqlchick said:
I would advise you to keep a food diary. Fitday.com is free and lets you track activities, weight, food, body measurements, etc.

Also, to get more answers it might help to translate the kgs and cms and Aussie sizes into lbs, feet and inches, etc. It seems most of the active posters on the board are American and we still don't use the metric system here.

I'll do it for you this time:

69kg = 152lbs
163cm = 5'4"
Aussie size 12/14 = US size 8/10
Aussie size 8/10 = US size 4/6
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Mmm... can't believe people don't know the conversions between kg/lbs and feet/cm... im from Aus but I know my weight in stones/kg/lbs!

Anyway.. OP.
If you ENJOY walking/running by no means stop it! I know PLENTY of people who have lost HUNDREDS of pounds just by walking. I dont think you need to do 90 minutes though, that seems a bit excessive. Maybe doing 60 minutes of fast walking would be sufficient?

Also. You will see much more results with proper nutrition. You dont need to count calories, just eat when your hungry and stop when you are content. Easy to say but this is actually very hard! Make sure you are getting lots of fruits and vegetables (2 fruits, 5 veg per day), good fats (from avocados, olive oil, nuts/seeds), lean proteins (lean red & white meat, natural peanut butter, nuts, eggs, dairy), complex and fibrous carbs (always go for wholegrain instead of white) and make sure you are drinking plenty of water!

Example of a day (approx 1500 calories)

Breakfast
1/2 Cup Oats made with water (porridge)
1 Banana chopped up in porridge with cinnamon

Lunch
Wholegrain Pitta Wrap w/ Roast Chicken Pieces, Lettuce, Light Sour Cream, Sweet Chilli Sauce. Toasted or served fresh with other salad.

Dinner
200g Grilled Chicken Breast with 1/2 Bag Mixed Lettuce, and other salad vegetables such as cucumber, tomato, carrot, celery. Use a low fat mayonaisse or a low fat dressing on top.

Snacks
Apple
Banana
Tub Low Fat Yoghurt
Handful of Almonds, Macadamias or any other raw unsalted nut
 
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