Walking as an exercise
Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Actually, I thought I had. But my point here is to put it in context. It will work just fine if you're a member of the niche group I specified. Those in rehab would be another perfectly good example of some individuals that could benefit from walking. These are the people that can take it as a serious viable path to improved health.
For everyone else walking just won't do it. That is, unless you're talking about walking up 100 stories every day? Otherwise, it isn't enough to illicit any significant beneficial change. Does it burn calories? Yes. Than again, so does sleeping.
I guess I was curious as to your source. Again, this is contrary to everything I have ever read. At one time, I was working towards a degree in health ed so I could become a teacher after I retired from my current job. Back then, swimming was the king of low impact high aerobic exercise with walking coming in a decently close second. Maybe the thinking has changed, as this stuff tends to, but then walking was considered great exercise for everyone. I am not talking about wandering around the mall but at a higher intensity.
A quick google supports what I thought but maybe there is newer research out there I am missing...
Walking as an exercise