Fae Luminous
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I'm wondering how much fat I will burn walking 2.4KM a day from my Girlfriends house to the station de cegep every single day.
Walking,etc
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Fae Luminous
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Well I weight 230-240. The walk is about 2.4KM and sometimes I walk up to 4KM a day. This is currently done in 26+ weather so it's quite hot.
Do you have any tips for this?
My goal is around 180 within the next 5-8 months.
Do you have any tips for this?
My goal is around 180 within the next 5-8 months.
KaraCooks
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Well again, no one can tell you for sure. In *general* .. if you are walking at a brisk pace (say 3.5 miles per hour or faster), you can estimate you'll burn 130 calories a mile or so. But again, that doesn't take into account your heart rate or anything like that.
For most people (and again this is a very general estimate), moderate intensity cardio (like brisk walking) will burn anywhere from 300 to 500 calories per hour. And again, that's very general and doesn't take into account your heart rate or general level of fitness and so forth.
Any exercise you do that gets your heart rate elevated for 20-30 minutes is going to help you lose weight, but walking and exercise alone won't do it. The most important part of losing fat is what you eat. You can walk until you fall over, but if you're eating non-nutritious food or too much food, you won't lose fat.
So you need to make sure that you balance proper eating with your walking.
For most people (and again this is a very general estimate), moderate intensity cardio (like brisk walking) will burn anywhere from 300 to 500 calories per hour. And again, that's very general and doesn't take into account your heart rate or general level of fitness and so forth.
Any exercise you do that gets your heart rate elevated for 20-30 minutes is going to help you lose weight, but walking and exercise alone won't do it. The most important part of losing fat is what you eat. You can walk until you fall over, but if you're eating non-nutritious food or too much food, you won't lose fat.
So you need to make sure that you balance proper eating with your walking.
Fae Luminous
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Alright well do you have any suggestions for work outs or anything like that?
The diet part I can take care of easy. If I keep myself busy I can go a day without eating, lol. Not that I would, but you get the point.
The diet part I can take care of easy. If I keep myself busy I can go a day without eating, lol. Not that I would, but you get the point.
KaraCooks
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I'll tell you what ... 
Start by reading the stickies in the various forums.
You'll get a lot more information from them than you will piecing together questions one at a time.
Also, I cannot stress eating HEALTHY. The fact that you even mention going a day w/out food makes me wonder if you do have a handle on your diet. At your current weight you need to be eating around 2500 calories of healthy food per day in order to lose weight. Add your walking in to that and you should be on the right track.
Start by reading the stickies in the various forums. You'll get a lot more information from them than you will piecing together questions one at a time.
Also, I cannot stress eating HEALTHY. The fact that you even mention going a day w/out food makes me wonder if you do have a handle on your diet. At your current weight you need to be eating around 2500 calories of healthy food per day in order to lose weight. Add your walking in to that and you should be on the right track.