Does walking effectively help?

Question

Before I try to concieve, I'd like to get a bit more fit and healthy (ensure the best possible pregancy!) My SO and I have been drinking much more water, and eating better foods in better portions.
​I am not heavily overweight, but i do have about 2-3 inches of back fat, and a muffin top that it about 1.5 inches. I want to start walking about a mile every weekday (its on my way, so convienient) and i have family members that are skeptical that it will really change anything. They say the only way is to jog/run because it increases my heart rate.
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Is this really true? I'd like some helpful advice. Thanks!

Answer

They say jogging and running isn't necessarily better. They are right about your heart. A good cardio workout is best for you, at least 40 minutes in my opinion. As long as you walk quickly and keep it a challenger, your heart rate will be elevated. So walk quick and steady and you should see results. If nothing outwardly significant, definitely healthier on the inside :) good luck and way to go on this decision to get healthy!

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Walking does help you get lean! I can assure you. I was travelling recently and when I do I try and make the most of it by checking out everything possible which means a lot of walking. I had to buy a new flat shoe because the one I got was so slippery. Its sole had been walked thin. I came back home and everyone is telling me that i have lost weight. I jumped on the scale and yes.... I was few kilos lighter. The big difference was my stomach, which was much flatter.

So go walking.. Download one of those apps that counts your steps and do at least 1000 steps a day and you will be lean.

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I think it's great you want to start walking. Don't let them discourage you. You can always work up to jogging if you don't see the results you want.

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Just being more active and drinking water will help.

Does walking effectively help?

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