Can you lose weight by walking slowly every day?

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-01-31

Let's start by distinguishing between two things:

Add ** note, no more than 140 words (optional) Weight loss is a caloric problem (but short-term dehydration can also lead to weight loss, which is temporary, and not discussable);

Add ** note, no more than 140 words (optional) Body fat loss is a matter of body composition change (usually a decrease in fat mass and an increase in muscle mass). For example, some people have lost their weight, but they don't look thin at all...This is done with weight loss, but not with a change in body composition. For example, some people have not lost weight, or even become heavier, but they look thinner!This is a relatively good completion of the change of body composition!

It's like this comparison chart: the one on the left is light but fat, and the one on the right is heavy but thin. Okay, after this matter is clarified, let's discuss the matter of "whether long-term slow walking can complete weight loss and body composition change". Let's talk about the conclusion first, it's hard to walk slowly!Instead, you should control your diet to a calorie deficit of about 300-500 calories per day. Here's why:

The amount of calories burned per kilogram of body weight per hour depends on several factors, including the individual's weight, gender, age, body composition, health status, activity level, etc. In general, a normal adult burns between 1-2 calories per kilogram of body weight per hour when walking slowly.

See, the calorie consumption per kilogram of body weight per hour is too low and too low....To achieve the effect of a calorie deficit of 500 kcal per day, a 70kg person needs to walk for 3-7 hours!Not to mention whether you can walk for so long every day, even if you can walk for that long every day, your lower limb joints may not be able to bear it....So, why can a daily dietary calorie deficit of 300-500 kcal be achieved?Because: the daily caloric dietary intake of a normal adult is about 2000 calories, of which 300-500 calories account for 1 6 to 1 4. That is, eat less of these foods, which contain calories, which is exactly in line with the dietary control described in the ** initiative "** eat 8 full"!You see, based on the calculation of 3870 calories per pound of fat:

Add ** annotation, no more than 140 words (optional) Slow walking To achieve ** effect, you need to walk at least 3-7 hours a day for 7-13 days!This is unrealistic, because it is really overweight people who do this, and before they have until they lose weight, they are already overwhelmed with their lower limbs....The diet of 8 or 7 is full, and it also takes 7-13 days, which can lose a pound of weight, and such a diet is not harmful to the body.

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