how many distance i must walk daily

[T6]

Hello,

          my q is that how much walk is important in daily life.My weight is 90 kg .

[EricD]

This depends on a lot of things. For one, your fitness level. I see your weight but that doesn't tell us if your are overweight or not. Then there is the "time" factor. If you are just starting, I would do it slowly at first. I think I started at about 2 miles. This was 5 years ago. Now it's anywhere from 10-14 miles a day. The biggest problem I have is foot injuries. Sometimes knees too. If your are heavy then that compounds the problem. Listen to your body, I would guess most on here that do a lot of walking have to work through pain, especially feet but they can turn into a real problem quickly if you aren't careful. Be realistic, start slowly and build up. Good shoes are important too and always take time to break in. Going out and doing to much at first not only can cause the injuries but can frustrate you and make it harder to want to continue. One more piece of advice, if you walk in the city, watch for cars. I live in the sticks now but when I lived in a populated area I had many close calls. Never assume they see you. Good luck!

[Dominique]

It's impossible to say on the basis of the (scarce) information you provided. Most people get a Fitbit because they realize they get far less exercise than they should. If it's your case, start using the default step target set for you by Fitbit: 10,000 daily steps / 70,000 weekly steps.

[TandemWalker]

Hi @EricD - I used to have chronic issues too (plantar, shins ...) and would be off my walking trails for weeks. Until I read a post here last year from someone about the merits of intervals.  I started a 1 min slow jog, followed by 4 minutes fast walk; and increase the jog portion by 10 seconds each week.  I am now doing 50/50 intervals and have been doing so for about six months and have had no recurrence of my plantar and shin issues. By alternating between jogging and walking, you are relaxing the pressure points used during walking;and vice versa when jogging. Not only have the injuries been illiminated, but I used to be totally exhausted at the end of a fast one-hour walk (4 miles.) I try not to exceed the one hour but I have extended my walk/jog workouts for another half hour at times, without any issue. I don't know if this would work for everyone, but I can certainly attest that intervals worked really well for me. You can Google it, lots of air time on this. Have a nice day.

[EricD]

Very Interesting. Thanks for the advice. I will try it. I did some interval stuff last summer and really enjoyed it. Shaved a lot of time too. I didn't notice any injuries at the time and maybe thats why. I hope so. It's warming up finally so I will definitely try doing it some more and start slowly.

[TandemWalker]

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@EricD wrote:

Very Interesting. Thanks for the advice. I will try it. I did some interval stuff last summer and really enjoyed it. Shaved a lot of time too. I didn't notice any injuries at the time and maybe thats why. I hope so. It's warming up finally so I will definitely try doing it some more and start slowly.

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If you haven't jogged a lot or for some time, the key is to start slowly and increase the jogging component in small increments.

[josephz2va]

I would focus on your calorie burn versus steps and distance. Those two are quickly decimated if you're a fitness guru. I complete 8,000-10,000 steps in 1 to 1.5 hours of treadmilling every day, varying on how fast I go and maintain in speed.

Calorie burn is more important to me as it also is my fat burn and weight loss area. It's a challenge each week to reach the top of the mountain at 3,400 calories per day.