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No, this isn't like thirst. Walking is the easiest most consistent weight loss method. The do Physical Activity Thing X times and metrics like BMI are aggregat

No, this isn't like thirst. Walking is the easiest most consistent weight loss method. The do Physical Activity Thing X times and metrics like BMI are aggregates for the population meant as generic advice (some doctors can't do math without a calculator sadly). The gist of the advice is always to figure out your base metabolic rate and roughly how many calories you lose per steps/hours of walking. You can derive this experimentally for yourself by doing and eating the exact same thing for a few days in a row. You just need a good enough scale and a spreadsheet. This drifts over time with your age and weight, so repeat the experiment occasionally. 5000-10,000 is the target range, maybe that's how they got 7k. It doesn't matter if you hit your number daily or average it out weekly, as long as you get your steps in the calorie deficit occurs.

onpensionsterm 5y ago
It takes a phenomenal amount of exercise to be equal to reducing food intake. Reducing cardio to a weight loss method means that people who are unfit but not overweight or strong but relatively sedentary think that they don't need to do it for their health. Then they die of heart disease.
- recuter 5y ago
  I don't disagree? Exercise is best used to build muscle mass and is not very effective if the goal is a caloric deficit. You could run, some people love doing that, but most aren't able to do this consistently enough - and the more overweight the more injury prone. Walking works just as well as high intensity cardio it just takes proportionally longer. You're paying for your extra weight and lethargy with time. However, everybody (who can exercise at least) can do it, and it works. Going from sedentary straight to beast mode rarely works. And most people are in fact overweight. Walk for a month or two to shed weight, improve mood, and form good habits - then progress onwards from there. Maybe throw in pushup sets every mile or get down to the park with the bars, 'etc.

onpensionsterm 5y ago

It takes a phenomenal amount of exercise to be equal to reducing food intake. Reducing cardio to a weight loss method means that people who are unfit but not overweight or strong but relatively sedentary think that they don't need to do it for their health. Then they die of heart disease.

recuter 5y ago
I don't disagree? Exercise is best used to build muscle mass and is not very effective if the goal is a caloric deficit. You could run, some people love doing that, but most aren't able to do this consistently enough - and the more overweight the more injury prone. Walking works just as well as high intensity cardio it just takes proportionally longer. You're paying for your extra weight and lethargy with time. However, everybody (who can exercise at least) can do it, and it works. Going from sedentary straight to beast mode rarely works. And most people are in fact overweight. Walk for a month or two to shed weight, improve mood, and form good habits - then progress onwards from there. Maybe throw in pushup sets every mile or get down to the park with the bars, 'etc.