According to the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), walking from one place to another taking steps; and according to the experts, walking allows you to lose weight and be able to feel better about yourself, and more now that spring arrives with the good weather and with more pleasant temperatures.
Human beings live a very sedentary life in which we spend much of the day sitting or lying down, whether in bed sleeping, in the office working, in the driving car, on the couch watching a series on Netflix or in the toilet carrying out daily needs.
That’s why it’s now gaining more strength than ever to go out on the street to move the body. One of the most recommended, simpler options, and most advised by experts is to walk. And walking can have benefits for people.
Benefits of walking to lose weight
Walking, among other things, can reduce cardiovascular risk factors, the muscle mass index, can prevent the onset of diabetes, improve blood circulation or help tone the legs, buttocks and abdominals. But it also helps to lose weight.
Keep in mind that when we walk we will start burning fat from 20 or 25 minutes. Therefore, it is important to walk more than 45 minutes a day continuously to begin observing a favorable result in our body. In fact, walking at a moderate pace we will not only manage to burn accumulated fats, but we will also help muscles increase your metabolism.
How many miles a day do I have to walk?
First, it should be borne in mind that each person is different and that not everyone can walk at the same pace or do the same kilometers. Therefore, it is your body that will tell you how you should act. In addition, it is always important to consult with a professional who tells you how many minutes you have to walk to lose weight.
Secondly, it should be borne in mind that human beings are at a speed of 5 or 6 kilometers per hour. That is, it takes about 12 or 13 minutes to travel a kilometer.
Therefore, if you can walk about 45 minutes a day in a row, you can already travel more than 4 kilometers, which would already be very positive if you start now with this new healthier lifestyle.
Still, experts recommend that it is very important to try to do more than 10,000 steps a day. Sedentary people register less than 5,000 steps a day and can even reach up to 7,500. Therefore, these are considered to be inactive. If you’re able to exceed 10,000 strides, you’ll be a more energetic person.
Tricks to keep you active
Sometimes, it’s hard to activate the body. That’s why we left you some tricks that will help you lose an extra calorie.
First, try to look for a distraction when it comes to walking. It is advisable to listen to music, listen to a podcast or talk to someone on the phone while doing your daily walks.
Second, don’t ever take the elevator. If you live on the eighth floor and bring the supermarket purchase, we advise you to use it, but it is always healthier to go up and down the stairs.
It is also important to try to take a walk after eating to reinforce your health and make the food not fatten you so much.
Finally, we recommend that you also do some activity while looking at a series or a movie, as it is very harmful to your health to be more than two hours without moving any muscles in your body.
Consult with a specialist
Still, as we have mentioned before, it is important that to control your diet you consult with a specialist who advises you at all times about the exercise you have to do and with the diet you should take.