Walking for weight loss is about as low impact as you can get. Walking is very good at raising your heart rate as long as you go at a good even pace. Walk as though you may be in a little bit of a hurry. You are only trying to raise your heart rate to about sixty five percent of your maximum rate.
First to find your heart rate maximum, take 220 for men and 226 for woman, subtract your age, and you have your maximum heart rate. For weight loss, you want to be about 65 percent as stated above. Just take your maximum heart rate, multiply it by 65% or .65, and you have your target heart rate.
The length of time to walk can be 30 minutes to 60 minutes a day. If you do not have the time to walk it all at once, you can break up your walking up into different times of the day. Try walking first thing in the morning before you have anything to eat. However, be sure to have some water first.
I have about 6 to 8 ounces to start with. See how this makes you feel. You may want to drink the water before you get dressed to walk. This gives your system time to absorb it in. You should not get an upset stomach then.
Walking and weight loss go hand in hand. But remember that you will have to consume fewer calories to really lose any weight. Walking will help your body burn more calories than just eating fewer calories. Walking will also provide benefits such as reducing your risks for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other disorders.
