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Originally Posted by giselley
Give it some more time. If you are not used to exersise, you might need to take this extra time to get used to it. I am assuming you are walking 4 miles in an hour, which is 15 minutes per mile. That is a very slow walk and will do nothing for you except "get you used" to walking.
You will also see better results with high frequency weight training (as far as building muscle to utilize fat). This is the whole "repetitions to failure" school. You do not need fancy gym equipment for this.
Low impact aerobic exercise was invented to help the heart and lungs and should only be part of an exercise routeen. It is great for you, and builds up endurance, but has only a small impact on weight loss (from what I hear).
First of all, 4 mph is a VERY FAST WALK. most people walk at 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 mph.
second- walking is the BEST FORM OF cardio for fat loss, hands down. It increases your daily caloric burn, which is what leads to fat loss (ie; being in a caloric deficit)without overstressing the body and creating the need for down time. NEWS FLASH-- you burn ALMSOT ALL OF YOUR FAT while you are sleeping, not while working out. There is no ACTUAL need to work out to lose fat, as long as you are eating less in a day than you burn just by existing and going about your daily activities.
That has nothing to do with the numerous other benefits of exercise. Not to mention exercise will play a large role in loving your body whenyou get to goal.
Lastly- High imact/low impact has NOTHING tio do with the INTENSITY of a workout. A spinnign class is EXTREMELY hi intensity, but almost NO IMPACT. Impact refers to the amount of force on your body and joints.... ie; jumping up and down for exercise is high impact, and high intensity, while swimming can be high intensity with very low/no impact, and yoga can be very low intensity AND low impact
See the difference?
Bottome line-- do what you enjoy for now, so you wills tick with it. Try some group exercise classes, like Zumba, or Step Aerobics or kickboxing. Above all, if you arent enjoying it and its too hard, then you are probably doing too much, too soon.