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Old Wed, May-14-14, 18:17
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Plan: Modified Atkins version
Stats: 235/204/160 Male 5'10
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Location: Kansas, United States
Default Does walking too much hurt my workout progress?

I'm a beginner who is at 223 lbs. I'm doing 3 workouts a week (pushups, pullups, crunches, squats/lunges) I do cardio exercise 2 times a week (jogging, swimming, bicycling, etc.) Then I rest on weekends.

My question is:
Addition to my workout/cardio schedule, I like to walk everyday for at least 30 mins to 3 hours. Low carb is giving me tremendous amount of energy to work with. Is this a bad idea because I'm not giving my body time to rest? Or is walking this much okay because its not as intense?
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Old Wed, May-14-14, 21:33
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Plan: Atkins/LC e-meal
Stats: 282.6/234.6/180 Female 69"
BF:41.72/34.64/26.6
Progress: 47%
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Long story short, a number of years back I lost 100 lbs on Atkins and primarily walking for exercise. I got to the point where I was doing half marathons on a regular basis. I think that walking between other routines is good for you, it is not as rigorous and is low impact so it is working other areas and keeping your joints lubricated. JMHO though.
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Old Wed, May-14-14, 22:27
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Plan: Atkins
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Right now due to my weight and my arthritis all I can do for exercise is walk. Between a half mile and a mile is my tolerance, but I am slowly working my distance up.
Since it is low impact and you are not really stressing your muscles I would say walk as much as you feel comfortable with.
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Old Wed, May-14-14, 22:32
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Plan: Low carb
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Walking has so many benefits, how could it be anything but helpful to you?
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Old Thu, May-15-14, 08:41
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Plan: Optimal Diet
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That sounds exactly like Mark Sisson's Primal Blueprint fitness !

strength training - 2=3 times a week
sprinting, all out - 1-2 times a week
walking, low intensity - could be every day

if anything is to be cut you could back off on the high-intensity ones like do strength training 2x and sprinting 1x. I would not cut the walking !

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