Can you lose weight just by walking every day?

Let's be honest, we love 'shortcuts' but what we like even more is that our ears are regaled with what we want to hear.

That is to say, with the promises of 'a better world' in which the kilos vanish, from one day to the next, based on

and, if possible, with 'justita' physical activity.

In that universe of

, walking is the handle that those who, despite themselves, come to the conclusion that, if they want to lose weight, they have no choice but to lift their butts off the seat, cling to like a straw.

Walking, indeed, is one of the activities that the WHO suggests that we carry out to reach that minimum of between

per week that we adults need to enjoy a reasonably fit state. well.

As María Belén García Rodríguez, graduate in Physical Education, member of COPLEF Madrid No. 53794, explains, "the mere fact of starting to walk,

, will make our body experience qualitative improvements at an organic, muscular, functional level, in addition to an increase in energy levels that will breathe new life into our state of mind and enhance our ability to face stressful situations".

There is nothing.

What we are talking about, until this paragraph, is to keep ourselves reasonably well because if it is about

, things get complicated and it is no

, we fear a lot,

.

But let's go by parts.

Although it may be obvious to comment, not all of us burn the same number of calories when we walk.

This

depends on several factors, among which are our weight and our speed.

In order to better position ourselves in this 'calorie burning' field, we should first know what the average speed at which we walk is, in order to know what to expect.

Well, apparently, this one is between 4 and 6 km per hour.

For this reason, coach Diego Hualde advises us to "

.

Another option would be "doing

, that is, alternating five minutes at a higher intensity (seven, eight or even nine kilometers an hour) with another five at a lower intensity (between four and five)".

But beware, because Hualde warns us of another very important detail: "Walking fast or slowly, in principle, would not have such a decisive influence on us losing weight as the set of things we do on a day-to-day basis (in which both movement and diet are included)

. That is, we eat fewer calories than our body needs. "

What does this mean?

"Well, no matter how much we walk at a good pace, if we don't reach that

we wo n't be able to lose weight.

."

So, based on the fact that we have no choice but to eat less (or better), this is the plan proposed by the coach Carola Prato: "Walk

.

It also encourages us "to draw up the circuit in advance to be clear about how we should dose our efforts" and "to alternate routes to train each day in a different way with slopes, stairs, etc."

If the day's journey falls short, he suggests "alternating minutes of walking with

(squats, getting up and down on a bench, etc.) that help us raise our heart rate and increase our caloric expenditure."

But, if we really intend to lose weight, we will have to "complement the steps with

and, of course, control the diet."

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