Walking to lose weight: myth or reality? On the one hand, as I have written several times, walking is useful for those who have to lose a lot of weight and are sedentary.

There are thousands of testimonies of obese or severely overweight people who lost the first 10 kilos just by walking, and the rest of the weight by combining walking with something else (gym, swimming, etc.) and improving their nutrition.

WHY DO I WALK AND NOT LOSE WEIGHT?

On the other hand, many readers ask me the same thing: how come I walk for an hour a day every day and don’t lose weight? In short, how is it that walking to lose weight works for some and not for others?

There are many answers to this question: we eat little and lead a stressful life; the body has got used to the routine of daily walking; more than walking, one strolls casually looking at the shop windows and taking too many breaks.
Walking in itself does not burn many calories, although it is a beneficial activity for our body.
Today we see a method that will be useful both for those who are preparing to walk to lose weight for the first time, and for those who have been doing it for some time and want to unblock weight loss.

HOW TO WALK TO LOSE FASTER: THE METHOD

First of all, a transition phase is followed to begin. In this phase we set aside an hour of time a day to walk, but following these rules.

1. Comfortable shoes, preferably trainers.
2. Fast pace. You’re out walking to lose weight, not strolling like you’re in the park.
3. Quick short steps. You don’t have to take long steps.
4. A small snack before and after, or planning the walk between meals.

Better to walk during the day, in the sun. So no treadmill at home, no stroll after dinner.

AFTER THE FIRST WEEK

After the first week of running in, we follow this walking protocol at the beginning of our hour.
We choose an isolated place to do it: a park, the beach, the backyard, an isolated road.
After that you can continue the rest of the walk wherever you want.
Walk for 3 minutes at a very fast pace, always following the rules of the first phase, as if raising the pace we would end up running.
After the 3 minutes of brisk walking, we walk at a normal pace but not too slow for another three minutes.
We repeat the circuit 3 times. Let’s do it 3 times a week and the rest of the time we walk an hour as in transition.
The second week we do the circuit 4 times, always 3 times a week.
The third 5 times.
After a month we can get to 6 repetitions 3-4 times a week.

TO LOSE 6 KG A MONTH WITH THIS METHOD

This method works to lose 2-3 pounds per month. If we want to increase the results and double the weight loss, we follow one of these diets.
The diet for weight loss while walking. 
Snack diet for weight loss