shadey_lady
04-30-2006, 12:21 AM
I recently started to walk about 3 miles atleast once a day. My dog ( great dane) keeps me at a pretty brisk pace. will this help me to lose weight all over or should i be going at my orbitrac as well?...
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shadey_lady
04-30-2006, 02:42 PM
hi ...so as long as i watch what i eat walking should take the weight off?...I am also wondring how much faster it would happen if i do the orbitrac as well?....thank you
boicrazy3188
04-30-2006, 02:49 PM
3 miles is more than enough to lose weight! I lost about 5 pounds a month without changing my diet and just walking a mile a day.
shadey_lady
04-30-2006, 08:07 PM
wow thats awesome!...thanks for the info it really gives me hope! did you lose weight all over?
Anonymous84
05-29-2006, 01:15 AM
This is very encouraging. I just started walking 4 miles a day. That's the mark I set for myself and if I still have energy I do more. I try to go at a brisk pace to get my heart rate up and some laps I jog the straight and walk the curve. I'm looking forward to seeing results. I've been improving my eating habits so hopefully I can stay disciplined.
Moonsoft
05-29-2006, 12:50 PM
Actually, it seems weird, walking is best for weight loss than running.
Running uses the carbohydrates eaten on that day to keep the body moving in a fast pace, using very few fat, and as soon as the carbohydrates are over it starts eating the lean muscle you have, resulting into a reduction of calories needed for each day, turning even dificult to loose weight. I had this gym teacher, female 23 years old which ran for 2 hours straight at 8 pm, and she said that as soon as she gets home she eats 400 grams of bread to recover from the training. The point is that people who run, usually 90% of the calories used are carbohydrates and immediate fats. A small percentage of that is the actual stored fat we have in our bodies.
Walking uses carbohydrates too, but 15% of the energy comes from our deposits.
I was working in Mcdonalds for a month 3 hours a day and I lost 2,5 kilograms of fat. The whole time I was walking, cleaning the floor, frying potatoes, etc. These exercises are much more effective than running. And I was eating 2400 calories a day, which means I didn't have to do a very low caloric intake.
If there is anyone who goes to the gym here, if you are burning 500 calories running, try burning 500 calories walking, it might take like 1 hour, but it's more effective. Tested by me.
Running uses the carbohydrates eaten on that day to keep the body moving in a fast pace, using very few fat, and as soon as the carbohydrates are over it starts eating the lean muscle you have, resulting into a reduction of calories needed for each day, turning even dificult to loose weight. I had this gym teacher, female 23 years old which ran for 2 hours straight at 8 pm, and she said that as soon as she gets home she eats 400 grams of bread to recover from the training. The point is that people who run, usually 90% of the calories used are carbohydrates and immediate fats. A small percentage of that is the actual stored fat we have in our bodies.
Walking uses carbohydrates too, but 15% of the energy comes from our deposits.
I was working in Mcdonalds for a month 3 hours a day and I lost 2,5 kilograms of fat. The whole time I was walking, cleaning the floor, frying potatoes, etc. These exercises are much more effective than running. And I was eating 2400 calories a day, which means I didn't have to do a very low caloric intake.
If there is anyone who goes to the gym here, if you are burning 500 calories running, try burning 500 calories walking, it might take like 1 hour, but it's more effective. Tested by me.
bluejbirdie
05-29-2006, 01:02 PM
It IS true That Running will Burn a Higher percentage of the Calories from Carbs then from Fat. but over all you will burn more total Calories from Fat.
Also Running( or any other Cardio for that matter) Will Only draw energy from Muscle in VERY RARE Circumstances. this should not be a concern.
The Important thing is Burning Calorie Period. If it comes from Fat or Carb really does not matter. Throughout the day you r body is always burning a Percentage of Fat And Carb (Glycogen) The Lower Glycogen is the more Fat that will be burned. At the End of the Day it all evens out.
What ever Burns the most calories is wha is important...not if it comes from Fat or Carb.
Also Running( or any other Cardio for that matter) Will Only draw energy from Muscle in VERY RARE Circumstances. this should not be a concern.
The Important thing is Burning Calorie Period. If it comes from Fat or Carb really does not matter. Throughout the day you r body is always burning a Percentage of Fat And Carb (Glycogen) The Lower Glycogen is the more Fat that will be burned. At the End of the Day it all evens out.
What ever Burns the most calories is wha is important...not if it comes from Fat or Carb.
Moonsoft
05-29-2006, 01:05 PM
i would like to believe but running doesn't work for me, i gain weight if i run, i get too hungry, i guess everyone's diferent
I only said that because I read it on a magazine
I only said that because I read it on a magazine
Podee
05-29-2006, 01:25 PM
There is no research to indicates that running burns certain types of calories such as from carbohydrates versus fat. I have exercised all my life and have observed no such thing.
How are carbs stored in the body? As glycogen. Or converted to fat. Or cnverted to muscle. Is there some magical storage unit in the body called "carbs"?
The simple fact is that any activity burns carbs and hence required calories. Fat is calories. Glycogen is calories. When you exercise, the body burns the glycogen first, then when depleted turns to fat. The body does not know whether the exercise is lifting weights, running, walking or having vigorous sex. All these activities require calories, and the body always first burns away the stored carbs, which are easiest to convert to energy, THEN the stored fat. Always in that order.
So, the more vigorous the exercise, i.e. running versus walking, the more chance your body will deplete all the stored carbs such as in glycogen and then go on to burn fat.
As far as the increased appetite due to running versus walking, this is simply because with running the body has a much greater chance of depleting the stored carbs, and would rather be fed than go through the more involved process of converting the fat to energy. You can walk but if you never get hungry, this is probably because your body has so much stored glycogen that it doesn't even get depleted enough to make it crave more. So if it never gets depleted the body never even starts burning the alternate food source - fat.
How are carbs stored in the body? As glycogen. Or converted to fat. Or cnverted to muscle. Is there some magical storage unit in the body called "carbs"?
The simple fact is that any activity burns carbs and hence required calories. Fat is calories. Glycogen is calories. When you exercise, the body burns the glycogen first, then when depleted turns to fat. The body does not know whether the exercise is lifting weights, running, walking or having vigorous sex. All these activities require calories, and the body always first burns away the stored carbs, which are easiest to convert to energy, THEN the stored fat. Always in that order.
So, the more vigorous the exercise, i.e. running versus walking, the more chance your body will deplete all the stored carbs such as in glycogen and then go on to burn fat.
As far as the increased appetite due to running versus walking, this is simply because with running the body has a much greater chance of depleting the stored carbs, and would rather be fed than go through the more involved process of converting the fat to energy. You can walk but if you never get hungry, this is probably because your body has so much stored glycogen that it doesn't even get depleted enough to make it crave more. So if it never gets depleted the body never even starts burning the alternate food source - fat.
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