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How many calories does walking for 20-30 minutes burn?
And is walking for 20-30 minutes 6 days a week a decent amount of exercise (not for 'getting fit' particularly but just being healthy and not putting on weight')?
26 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It will depend on how fast you are walking and also on your weight - here is a link that you can go to and put in your weight and then go down the list of various activities including walking at a few different paces and it will calculate calories burned for you. You might also find other exercises that you enjoy on the list and compare calories burned :-)
- Anonymous7 years ago
20 minutes of walking loses you approximately 60-80 calories depending on how fast you walk, the faster you walk the less calories you will lose so the slower you walk the more calories you will lose, so its best to take your time whilst your doing it but don't stop and drink plenty of water whilst you are doing it but you also have to eat healthily. So keep eating healthy and drink plenty of water and do 20 minutes of walking every day for about 4 weeks and you will be so happy with what you have achieved. I KNOW IT WORKS BECAUSE I DID IT AND LOST A STONE. If i can do it so can you.
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- 1 decade ago
Calories burned in 30 minutes depends on your speed. It's about 100 calories burned per mile (walking or running). If you're walking fast then you'll do a mile in about 15 minutes. Thus, 30 minutes will burn you about 200 calories.
The ACSM says to get 30-60 minutes of cardio every day a week. Walk 30 minutes a day and don't eat too much means you're doing great. Don't lose more than 1-2 lbs per week!
Source(s): I'm a doctoral student in Physical Therapy. - 1 decade ago
Moderation is the Key!
If you really wanna be realistic then you can lose 4-5 lbs a week. Losing 30lbs should take roughly 6weeks. Simply lower your eating intake by 1/3 and eat as soon as you get hungry. This will increase your body's metabolism and help to burn that excess energy instead of storing it as fat.
(Most importantly avoid light snacks in-between meals as this will increase your food intake without you even realising it).
Also some exercises, nothing too drastic. Just 20 sit-ups in the morning, 20 sit-ups at night before bed. 10 push-ups morning and night and some extended brisk walks up-to 30minutes a day (a slightly hilly terrain is ideal), and a 15min jog only once a week. (and increase the number of walks/sit-ups etc as you get used to them).
Follow this regime and your 30 lbs should drop within 6 weeks. And the best thing of all you really don't have to drastically change your diet or even exert yourself during exercise. And can actually be enjoyable. With this method, your not actually dieting, it;'s more of a lifestyle change.
P.S. Walking on hilly terrain, at steep angles is great, probably the best from of buttock and leg exercise, they get real firm!
And Drink plenty of water - preferably 5litres on average, this will help replenish your body, rehydrate your skin - it will have a healthy glow and also give you a more accurate reading of your weight when you weigh yourself as the initial weight loss is due to a lack of water retention.
If you don't eat breakfast, your metabolism doesn't get started until you DO eat. You body goes into 'fat storing mode', just in case it doesn't get fed again for a long time. Its a defence/survival mechanism. Can I suggest that you have a good breakfast before anything else. Don't plan your day around food and eat when you're hungry and not fanciful. Stop eating when your tummy feels full. If you chew slowly the brain tells you are full a lot quicker.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
About 150 I fell walk did about 6 miles today 548 calories
- Anonymous5 years ago
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- 4 years ago
One's body is definitely using up a number of unhealthy calories, and also exercising enables you to shed these people quicker