Can walking a mile help lose weight?

Answer 1

If you don't walk at all now, then yes, you will lose weight, by walking half a mile each day, assuming you do not increase you calorie intake. But you won't lose much. Walking half a mile at a speed of three miles an hour (that's a 20-minute mile), a 200-pound person will burn about 65 calories. So, if you walk every day, you'll burn 455 calories, which is only about 0.13 pounds of adipose tissue (fat) or just two ounces.

Answer 2

well, you can actually lose calories by doing many things, even Chewing Gum. You might not see much of a difference at first but the results will show some time. But if you do this you should walk at least 3 miles per hour.

Answer 3

Jogging or running even as little as half a mile per day can boost your metabolism; though later on, you might want to kick it up a notch and go a mile. To also help you lose weight faster, you should watch what you eat, and how many calories you consume per day. Maybe invest in a calorie counter; one that also lets you record how much you exercise per day.

Answer 4

No, sorry. Walking is one of the best exercises and I encourage you to do it, however walking will not shed weight off you, it rather will balance you out, meaning you will stop to crave bad foods or especially if you walk in the evening, your suppers will be lighter or none. That, calorie reduction can make you lose weight, but still exercise is needed to maintain that healthy mind-body-spirit without which even if you lose weight you are not going to stay there. The balance is needed, so keep on walking, it is literally your best first step toward your new you.

Answer 5

This depends on your diet. If your diet is healthy and you continue to eat similar foods without drastic change you could see a positive result. It can very from 4pounds up to a stone. The quicker you walk the faster you loose weight, however once you have reached a certain walking speed and you are completing the mile walk faster you will have increased your average effort, therefore the following month you may need to work harder and walk faster to lose more weight.

Answer 6

Walking a mile a day will certainly help but it won't by itself make you lose weight. You need to walk more than one mile per day and you need to do it as a cardio walking exercise. Losing weight is very simple: burn more calories than you eat. Eat right and cardio exercise correctly.

To learn correctly how to do cardio walking to lose weight, and how far you should walk, see the page link, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

Answer 7

Provided that you do other things, like eating the right foods, then you should do. Exercising while eating all the wrong things is not going to help you lose weight.

Answer 8

Yes. Any regular exercise will help.

Answer 9

Yes it helps you of course