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Weight Loss/Maintenance

PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. There really is no magic number, or magic exercise.

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Tue Oct 11, 2022, 10:16 AM

Oct 2022

It's also important to understand that exercise is best for general fitness. To lose weight, you really have to eat less. Walking burns some calories, but not all that much, although again, walking is good for general fitness.

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What's the magic number of steps to keep weight off? Here's what a new study says [View all] multigraincracker Oct 2022 OP

I am no specialists, but I don't believe there is a magic number. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #1

Yep. Those in and out calorie measurements exboyfil Oct 2022 #4

5.2 miles per day texasleo Oct 2022 #2

Firm advocate of walking exboyfil Oct 2022 #3

The steps include ALL steps, but stringing steps together is best Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #5

Works for me. Ocelot II Oct 2022 #6

I wish there was a truly accurate step counting mechanism out there. I still haven't BComplex Oct 2022 #7

I measure my stride length with a long tape measure and then multiply it by the # of steps. mitch96 Oct 2022 #9

I go by time and distance. multigraincracker Oct 2022 #11

There really is no magic number, or magic exercise. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #8

I was curious and wondered where the "magic" 10,000 steps came from? mitch96 Oct 2022 #10

The Amish Diet... multigraincracker Oct 2022 #12