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About this Item:
- Adjustable conditioning vest with steel-shot weight packets, weighing approximately 1 lb
- Helps you gain strength and burn additional calories
- Adds up to 20 pounds of resistance
- Neoprene padding for comfort; Integrated pocket for cell phone
- The vest is made with breathable mesh with adjustable clips to match your body type
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once that's done, i would not just walk laps around a park, that's a poor motivator. what i do is i pick a store i need to shop in, and i walk there and carry what i need back home. once that's easy, i shop at a further store, then further still, increasing my endurance and maintaining my interest in the walk.
if you live urban as i do, you should align your walk along mass transit lines so if you walk far and can't bare to walk back, you can simply catch a bus back near your home. i would NOT use a bike (trust me, i have one too) because you will consistently exercise a wider array of muscles walking than you do biking.
once you can go a few miles, then you may consider rucking to make your walk more exercise efficient because walking takes time, so if for example you have time to walk 2miles there and 2miles back, adding weight will exercise your like you walked 3+3 miles without having to spend 50% more time at it.
i hope some of this help, good luck.
i'm older and need to walk a few miles for health.
if you are new to rucking, this is a good sample vest.
i filled the lower rows with 10lbs of the sand bag
pull a 2nd t-shirt over it, so people just think i'm stocky.
once i feel more sure on my knees, i'll go to 20lbs.
i like how the weight is evenly spread out front & back
so i don't look like i got a rectangular boob job
i often wear a back pack full of grocery shopping
and wearing this does not interfere with my pack.
younger people may want to get something else
that can go up 40lbs for gals and 60lbs for guys.
don't confuse rucking weight with barbells,
just because you can lift 40-60lbs a few sets
does not mean you can walk a mile with them.
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But don't eat drastically less to the point where you're constantly starving. Those types of diets will usually fail.
You got the basic message, but there's a lot of nuances that needs to be observed.
Source: Personal Studies in Biology, Physiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Fitness, and Sustaining a muscular physique and visible abs into my mid 40s.
Just to add some extra weight, while walking or jogging, to help you use more muscles and/or burn more calories and create more sweat?
I am in my 40s and I have been trying to get off of my ass and exercise and lose some weight, but it is difficult to actually get myself to do it. And when I have gone and walked around my local park, averaging about 1.5 miles of walking, it just doesn't seem like It's making any sort of noticeable difference. So, if something like this would help to make walking more beneficial and to have more significant effects, it is definitely something that I would be interested in.
If you wouldn't mind replying and sharing feedback, I would really appreciate it.
1) Research what your BMR is. It's understanding how many calories you need to maintain your weight. Here is a basic BMR Calculator.
https://www.calculator.
Once you have an understanding of that, the basic principle is to eat less calories than your maintenance needs, in order to see yourself losing weight. Don't ever listen to anyone who claims "Calories don't matter". I promise you they don't understand how the human body works.
2) Now that you have that basic understanding, try tracking your calories for a week, or two. Meaning, use a calorie tracking app and do your best to enter things you've eaten throughout the day/weeks. This exercise is to give you a glimpse of how many calories you may have been eating to understand how you gained your weight. And it will also give you better awareness of how many calories certain foods are. And be truthful. Do your best to add everything you put in your mouth. This is for your sake. If you lie, you're only lying to yourself.
3) Now that you have a better understanding of the fundamentals, now look into changing up the things you eat to start eating within a certain caloric goal to lose weight. Don't over do it at first. Let's say you start off with 2500 to maintain your weight. Try going down to 2200 to 2000 calories. And maybe you may not like tracking calories, but at least with the above exercise, you can take a glance at nutrition labels and give yourself an estimate.
The reason why I would suggest this first, rather than just people saying "Eat healthier", is because even healthy foods can be calorically dense. You'd be surprised how many calories are in Nuts, even when they're considered "Healthy". And I've had friends eat bags of nuts and not realizing they consumed like 2000 calories in just almonds. And Salads are healthy right? Sure, until you throw bacon bits, and tons of salad dressing on it, which would then defeat the purpose.
4) With new nutrition goals and a plan to be in a caloric deficit, now you can add your exercises and with more activity and decrease in calories, that's where you'll start to see big improvements over time. Don't rush it, and don't go on starvation diets. It will take time to see big changes.
Good luck.
I started at 10lbs and then went to 15lbs.
I noticed my back was very sore (I think a lot of small muscles and bending are at play). I took a couple weeks off to let the soreness subside.
It's something I'll mix into my routine but probably won't wear year round.
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I will readily admit, my diet is absolutely horrible. Honestly, it is probably significantly worse than even most out-of-shape, overweight Americans - of which, I certainly am one.
So, I sincerely appreciate the advice. Thank you very much, again, for taking the time to reply and share the helpful information with me.
Just to add some extra weight, while walking or jogging, to help you use more muscles and/or burn more calories and create more sweat?
I am in my 40s and I have been trying to get off of my ass and exercise and lose some weight, but it is difficult to actually get myself to do it. And when I have gone and walked around my local park, averaging about 1.5 miles of walking, it just doesn't seem like It's making any sort of noticeable difference. So, if something like this would help to make walking more beneficial and to have more significant effects, it is definitely something that I would be interested in.
If you wouldn't mind replying and sharing feedback, I would really appreciate it.
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