Hobbes Posted September 23 Posted September 23 On 9/8/2024 at 5:45 AM, byzantium said: (1) humans are meant to be active and most of us are too sedentary. Walking 10k steps is a little arbitrary but if it's the goal you need to be active that is good. (2) it largely depends on what you eat too. If you have a healthy diet and are reasonably active, you will do better. (3) my best advice if you are trying to lose weight is to slowly make small but consistent adjustments in life to move towards a healthier lifestyle. Making big changes is often more likely to fail. You would do better making a 1000 small steps towards the same goal. 100% agree. This is always my angle when people suggest walking as a form of fitness or weight loss. We're supposed to walk. It's our natural mode of transport. Instead we sit in our cars, get to work and sit at a desk, sit in the car on the way home to sit in front of the TV. Generalisation sure, but the majority of us don't walk as much as we should. You're better off doing actual cardio which raises your heart rate like cycling, rowing, swimming.
byzantium Posted September 23 Posted September 23 9 minutes ago, Hobbes said: 100% agree. This is always my angle when people suggest walking as a form of fitness or weight loss. We're supposed to walk. It's our natural mode of transport. Instead we sit in our cars, get to work and sit at a desk, sit in the car on the way home to sit in front of the TV. Generalisation sure, but the majority of us don't walk as much as we should. You're better off doing actual cardio which raises your heart rate like cycling, rowing, swimming. I think the biggest thing for living a healthy life, is setting up your environment and habits so that you are regularly active without thinking about it. Part of that is just establishing norms in what you eat. But there is also a lot of intentionality one could have when it comes to being active. I know this is hard to do, but as an example, after my parents got in a car accident, they were nervous about driving again and started walking / biking places. They adapted and realized that a lot of trips they make are very viable by walking and biking and have maintained that for years now. They also are in much better shape than they were prior to the accident (which is kind of an ironic byproduct)
Hobbes Posted September 23 Posted September 23 1 hour ago, byzantium said: I think the biggest thing for living a healthy life, is setting up your environment and habits so that you are regularly active without thinking about it. Part of that is just establishing norms in what you eat. But there is also a lot of intentionality one could have when it comes to being active. I know this is hard to do, but as an example, after my parents got in a car accident, they were nervous about driving again and started walking / biking places. They adapted and realized that a lot of trips they make are very viable by walking and biking and have maintained that for years now. They also are in much better shape than they were prior to the accident (which is kind of an ironic byproduct) Definitely. I'm fortunate enough to live in a city which is extremely walkable and as a result I've still not learned how to drive because, well, I don't need to! I can't even remember the last time I caught a bus! I think generally cities in the UK (and the rest of Europe) are much more walkable than in the US because they're less spread out. 1
John Slayne Posted September 23 Posted September 23 good for maintaining basic fitness and general health, but if you have a specific goal (such as weight loss) i think you would need to look at other things, such as diet, strength training, cardio, etc.
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