Fat Burning Exercise

[pammie]

this article has some great information on exercise and fat burning. After reading it, I have decided to do a test on myself. Usually, I vary my aerobic work out using a tape, or stair machine, swimming or treadmill, but after reading this article I have decided for 2 full weeks to use only walking as my aerobic work out...I will let you know how it goes.

http://loose-weight-fast.com/index.html

[Shewa]

Pammie, I just read this and think I'll stop the Pilates for 2 weeks to see what happens. The only thing is that it says you need to watch your fat intake? Will it work for us on Atkins? I start right out at 3.5 mph, but guess I'll start slower and work my way up to the 4 mph. How long do you walk?

Thanks :laughing :laughing :laughing

[pammie]

well, the diet part of that article is not atkins...so I just kind of ignored that and read the exercise part.

personally I have not stopped my pilates, or weight training I still do them 3 times a week. I just changed all my cardio to walking.
I have been doing 6-7 km a day (about 4 miles) at a constant rate of about 3 miles an hour. The other day I upped it to 9km but I think it was a bit much it kind of hurt my ankles and had to take the next day off.

[Shewa]

Originally Posted by pammie

well, the diet part of that article is not atkins...so I just kind of ignored that and read the exercise part.

personally I have not stopped my pilates, or weight training I still do them 3 times a week. I just changed all my cardio to walking.
I have been doing 6-7 km a day (about 4 miles) at a constant rate of about 3 miles an hour. The other day I upped it to 9km but I think it was a bit much it kind of hurt my ankles and had to take the next day off.

Thats great! I'll be so glad when I get to 4 miles. How long did it take you to get there? I am still just doing 22- 23 minutes at 4 mph. It's not as easy as I thought it would be. But I remind myself that I started out at 5 minutes on the treadmill, and that makes me happier. lol In 2 days I'll up it another 5 minutes until I get up to a hour a day. I really feel it in my shins, do you? By the way Pammie, what is a IPod? I saw somewhere you said you have one? Is it like headphones and tape player?

:laughing :laughing :laughing

[pammie]

wow! you walk fast! I cannot walk that fast, I think i am too uncoordinated because I get dizzy and feel like I am going to fall off the treadmill when I walk that fast.
I have been walking for 3 months now, and of course built up to the 4 miles.

ipod, ipod is basically computer memory, but you add in music from your computer to fill that memory, it comes in different sizes but the smallest I think holds like 3000 songs. It has no tapes, or cd's , md's..nothing to put in, so you don't have to worry about changing your tape while working out....there are no moving parts to jiggle or anything like that. It is great for working out with..(hahhaa I sound like I sell them!)

[mitscher]

Since I have been on a diet for 5 weeks, I also started using the treadmill to enhance my weight loss. I am 60 yrs old and when using the treadmill, I often get my pulse rate up to 145-150 without any effort. I have been doing this for about 5 weeks now. As of today, I was alarmed to find out that at my age my target range should be 105-125. When I tried to keep it at this level, it seemed to slow and I was only doing 1.8 mph on the treadmill. I feel more comfortable at the upper level, but I am told that I would not benefit from the aerobic exercise if I stay above my target zone. If anyone else uses a treadmill, I would like to know what your exercise routine is. Thanks.

[pammie]

the charts are for averages. of course there are many people who fall outside those averages. You want to increase your heart beat to 70% of your maximum...that is increaase from your resting heartbeat.

me for example, I have a rather fast heartbeat, faster than everage, always have..so I need to raise mine just a bit more than what the charts say to.

Now, if you are not sure, or you are feeling any pain or worried about it, do talk to your doctor about it.

[doghowlett]

Interesting article, especially about walking being better than running. However I don't trust anyone who so blatantly doesn't know how to spell "lose."

[shawnee]

I personally don't agree with a lot of stuff posted on that site especially the swimming part

I find the best way to lose & shape up is to cross train, changing up & doing different kinds of exercise on different days

Some aerobic & some anerobic too; any trainer will tell you mixing it up works the best of all

Walking is awesome & I think for overweight people reintroducing physical activity into their lives that swimming & walking are the two place to start, once you build some stamina & more energy from those then you branch out into other more strenous & impact type activities.

Pammie don't abandon your swimming if you have a place to do it, it will make you feel so energetic & powerful. I saw you are up to 800 metres now try to increase by 100 metres every two weeks & you'll hardly notice it & soon you'll be up to a mile before you even know it.

[pammie]

I don't swim regularly, mostly because it is just too cold and takes too long. Of course the pool is heated, but the dressing room is not and it is freezing to come out of the pool, then take the trouble to change blow my hair dry and head out into the cold..

but I am not saying I am abandoning swimming...I love to swim, I grew up on lake superior so have been swimming all my life. But I do find swimming in a pool boring. I think I probably could get up to 1k if I wasn't so bored.
the hotel I stayed at when I was in singapore had music piped into the water of the pool...that was cool, I wish my gym did that!