Walking. It is the oldest exercise in the history of man. Long before the combustible engine, we had walking as the means to get from one kill of a Woolly mammoth to the next.

Walking is the most common form of locomotion for us bipeds. We walk because it’s free and convenient. But let’s not bore you to death about the history of walking.

This series is going to outline everything you need to know about walking for weight loss: how to do it, what to do it, and what benefits you should expect to see.

Who Should Use Walking for Weight Loss?

First things first, who should use walking as a means of exercise for weight loss?

This guide is designed for beginners. If you have never been to a gym, do not know how to exercise, or generally have never been exposed to how fitness works, then this walking for weight loss guide is for you.

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Let’s be honest. If you do absolutely no exercise during the day, except for walking to and from your car, and moving a beer can to and from your mouth, you are at the bottom of the health ladder. Anything you do at this point will greatly improve the health of your mind and body.

Too many diseases are related to poor lifestyle, and they can all be helped by becoming more active. We’re not saying that walking is going to cure cancer (just help prevent it), but it is going to help you fight off a lot of problems that are caused by being lazy and inactive.

Managing Weight

The entire premise of this guide is walking for weight loss. So what happens when you get your weight under control to a manageable level? Keeping your weight within the healthy limits will lower your risk of sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart problems, and almost any other disease that is directly related to obesity and sedentary lifestyle.

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If you want to lose weight walking, it’s important to understand how calories work. You can, of course, just spend an half-hour to an hour a day walking, and chances are you will lose weight if you are eating right. But when you have a plan, it is easier to know what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong, so you can get the most efficient walks possible.

Calories and Your Body

Calories are units of energy that come from food, and are used by our bodies to allow it to function. Eat too many calories per day (more than you burn off) and you begin to gain weight. Eat less than you burn off, and you will lose weight. It’s a fairly simple math equation.

3,500 calories make up roughly a pound of fat. The average person consumes 2,000 calories per day. (Of course, 2,000 calories is the recommended daily intake of calories – as you can see from America’s obesity epidemic, we eat a lot more than the 2,000 average.) The recommended daily intake is 2,000 because that is the average amount of calories we burn per day just being alive, doing our daily routine with moderate exercise in between.

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