Who Walks?

[Stars in my Pocket]

This, hopefully, is my last attempt at weight loss. I've tried dieting. I've tried exercising. I've tried running programs, DVD's, etc. Nothing has made me feel successful, nothing's given me any results.

Now, I'm walking. Not running, nowhere fast. Just 3.5mph (a good "I have somewhere to be but I'm not rushing" speed) on a small incline. At first 15 minutes seemed like forever. I popped in some headphones and kept at it.

I can feel my legs getting stronger, I feel my tummy tuck in, and I feel more powerful than I ever have! It's almost addicting.

In a matter of a week or so I built up to 30 minute walks, after that 40 minutes.

Now I'm aiming to do 40 minutes a day when I don't ride, and 60 minutes (a whole 5k!) at least 2 times a week. Surprisingly, no soreness, no super appetite jumps, just sweat and adrenaline and a really good feeling afterward.

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So, who walks, how far/fast/often? Share your walking experiences! How do you gauge your walks? With a pedometer? Treadmill? Set path? Inside or outside? Tell us about it!  

[Lainauriel]

Hey!
I walk. I try to walk a lot. I try to walk to the subway, to the school, and recently i havent been walking as much as i would like to, i have to start again!
I usually walk for an hour two-three times a week with my boyfriend in the city, and i try to have at least 30min of walk per day.  

[Tandahda]

For certain things and places I'd like to be it would take either one bus trip way far out of my way, or two bus trips. Generally if the walk will be less than 45 minutes, I try to walk it. Or if I'm in a hurry I'll bike. But that's only if I've got the energy to do it.

I find that when I'm walking places/riding my bike instead of taking the bus/other transport, I'm more successful. I don't know why exactly but I just am.

For me, I think its because I don't have that 'oh good, I've gone to the gym and burned X amount of calories, I shall now devour them when I get home' kind of thing that happens to me over the course of the day. Its not always as blatant as that, sometimes very subtle...

So I've been trying to walk somewhere at least every day. (Also it gets me out of the house) And that has been working really well.

Yay walking. : P  

[Stars in my Pocket]

I just really hate the assumption that if you're going to exercise you must run. Walking is very beneficial and while it only burns about 66% of the calories that running would (as a general rule), I can walk for an hour, or run for 5-10 minutes. I end up getting a much better quality workout and can definitely feel the results when I do go for walks. (:  

[Groovy Spleen]

I walk.
I walk to work.
I walk for work (hotwalker at the racetrack)
and generally I walk home/around the city, etc.
On average I'd say I walk about 6 hours a day, 5days a week.  

[Ligand]

I walk..since I hate high intensity cardio sad .  

[Stars in my Pocket]

Groovy your job is awesome. :3

Ligand, I hate it too. ): My heart is weird and my asthma makes endurance at high intensity nonexistent.  

[freelance lover]

I've been walking for the few weeks in between moving out from college and moving into my internship, both where I have free gym access. I've been surprised how much it makes me feel better. It really is great exercise.  

[Soi Tsuba]

I used to walk 3 miles every day with my two dogs. That's how I lost the first 30lbs.

Now I live in an apartment, with just one dog who doesn't like to walk, she'd much rather chill on the couch.

But I work now as a dresser for shows at a theme park. So normally after the show we leave the venue and drive back to the office. I've started walking back once a day. Hoping to up grade to maybe two, but i work with another person so it's hard to talk them into it when they're a spoiled immature little brat who this is their first real job. I digress... sweatdrop can you tell i have issues with her?