Only 7 kilometers per day of brisk walking and you are on your way to reducing weight
Voluminous studies have shown that brisk walking, if done regularly can lower your blood pressure. Strengthen your heart and also lower cholesterol levels.
It can also reduce the risk of developing osteoporosis and diabetes. Brisk walking also strengthens our bodies particularly if done in inclined surface. Other health benefits include reduction of stress and depression.
It is also a very effective way to reduce weight. Studies have shown that if a person walks 10,000 steps in one day, he or she can burn from 2500-3500 calories in one week.
If you are dead serious in reducing weight, experts agree that you have to complete 10,000 to 15,000 steps in one day. Just how far this is in miles or kilometers?
Well, have you tried calculating the length of your steps? If not, why not go to an open space and measure a distance, say 50 meters. Put markers on both ends. Walk from point 0 to point 50 then back. Do this 2 or 3 times and each time measure how many steps it took you to tread the 50 meters.
For example, you got the following measurements: a) 72 steps to walk from point ) to point 50. b) 70 steps from point 50 to point 0 c)69 d)70 e)72 f)71. If we average these figures that would be 70.66 steps for the 50 meter distance.
Computing, we divide 50 meters by 70.66 steps and that would be 0.70 meter per step. OK?
Now, how far then is 10,000 steps? That would be 7 kilometers. (10,000 x 0.70). So for a walk to be considered a weight reducing, it should be at least 7 kilometers in one day.
This is Part 1.