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+ | They also consume extra calories and protein to help the muscles with this process. It's very hard to both gain muscle and lose fat at the same time. Meanwhile, aerobic exercise such as walking, running, and cycling builds slow-twitch muscle fibers and long, lean muscles overall. It also helps with fat loss. As a form of endurance exercise, walking improves cardiovascular fitness. But it also [[https:// | ||
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+ | Starting a walking program, or adding intensity to your current program, may help you lose fat. But bodies are different and you may lose fat in areas other than your legs. Your body might prefer to store fat on your thighs and hips rather than your abdominal area, or vice versa. With regular exercise and a balanced, nutrient-dense diet, you will lose fat as you gain muscle. Overall, your legs can get smaller and leaner. If you lose enough fat, you begin to see the lean muscle defined. To reduce body fat, you must burn more calories per day than you eat. It is difficult to do that with exercise alone, although that is part of the equation. Your walking workouts will build lean muscle that is necessary for health and fitness. Cardiovascular exercise such as brisk walking, running, and cycling will result in burning stored fat. But you need to ensure you are eating fewer calories than you burn each day. | ||
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+ | If you're just starting out with a walking program, start small with several short walks per week at a comfortable pace. Then, to strengthen your muscles, gradually increase the intensity of your workouts. There are several ways to do that. If you have been walking at 3 mph, boost the speed to 3.5 and then 4 mph. You may have to do that for only a couple of minutes at a time at first until you build your speed walking technique and capacity. Hills or treadmill incline increase the intensity of your workout. By walking or running uphill, you will challenge your muscles in new ways as well as burning more calories at the same speed. You can measure how effective that is by noting you are breathing harder and your heart is beating faster. Aim to get from the moderate intensity zone into the vigorous intensity zone during your workout in intervals. If you've been holding onto the handrails of your treadmill, it's time to let go. Stop holding onto the treadmill so you have good walking and running form and burn more calories per minute. Konopka AR, Harber MP. Skeletal muscle hypertrophy after aerobic exercise training. Wilson JM, Loenneke JP, Jo E, Wilson GJ, Zourdos MC, Kim JS. The effects of endurance, strength, and power training on muscle fiber type shifting. J Strength Cond Res. Hughes DC, Ellefsen S, Baar K. Adaptations to endurance and strength training. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. Yoshiko A, Tomita A, Ando R, et al. Effects of 10-week walking and walking with home-based resistance training on muscle quality, muscle size, and physical functional tests in healthy older individuals. Eur Rev Aging Phys Act. McQueen MA. Exercise aspects of obesity treatment. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. | ||
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