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How long does it take you to walk those two miles?
30-40 minutes
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Originally Posted by Dean York
Are you overweight, or just unfit?
Interval training is fantastic for building up your cardio. Even if walking 2 miles is a bit much, keep pushing it, and just sit down for a couple of minutes when you're really struggling, then go again. You'll soon notice the benefits I'm sure.
I'm overweight given that too much of the weight is fat. I'm 5'8" and 175 pounds.
I think walking 2 miles is ideal for right now, it wears me out but I can complete it without stopping. When I run on the elliptical machine, even for 10 minutes, it feels like I'm going to collapse afterward.
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I've neglected my running in recent weeks, as my knee has given me a bit of grief(had an injury a few years ago). I rested for a few weeks, then started cycling. I've found the low impact nature of cycling to be brilliant tbh. I commute to work everyday now, weather permitting, and I'm finding it to be a much more enjoyable way of exercising.
What's your cycle commute pace? Is it flat? I did a 5k last weekend. It was one of those "fun runs".
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Originally Posted by Dean York
Are you overweight, or just unfit?
To be out of breath after walking two miles, you need to be some of both. Even a thin couch-potato would manage that, while near obese people who walk often enough would be fine as long as it's flat. Once there's steepness in the walk, the overweight person would be a big disadvantage.
It's a 1.5mile walk to my uni and then it's a 1mile walk to the gym from my house, so I usually do at least 5 miles of walking a day.. it doesn't tire me out at all so I reckon you'd have to be pretty unfit to get out of breath from that
What's your cycle commute pace? Is it flat? I did a 5k last weekend. It was one of those "fun runs".
To be out of breath after walking two miles, you need to be some of both. Even a thin couch-potato would manage that, while near obese people who walk often enough would be fine as long as it's flat. Once there's steepness in the walk, the overweight person would be a big disadvantage.
45-50 minutes for my 15 mile or so commute. It's pretty much flat as a pancake all the way, but as it's mostly a riverside cycleway, it can be quite twisty, so speed isn't too easy
Yes, I agree. I'm quite surprised he struggles on such a short distance. I can run 2 miles in around 11 minutes, and the thought that a young person can't run or walk that distance is quite depressing tbh. It certainly gives the impression of poor health.
45-50 minutes for my 15 mile or so commute. It's pretty much flat as a pancake all the way, but as it's mostly a riverside cycleway, it can be quite twisty, so speed isn't too easy
That's 18-20 mph. That's an aggressive commute speed. I probably could that for a completely flat 15 miles if you wanted to and pushed myself to hold the pace.
It's a 1.5mile walk to my uni and then it's a 1mile walk to the gym from my house, so I usually do at least 5 miles of walking a day.. it doesn't tire me out at all so I reckon you'd have to be pretty unfit to get out of breath from that
Yeah. It's quite normal for me to walk over 5 miles a day and it definitely doesn't tire me out. Walking up steep inclines at a brisk pace would be more understandable.
Yeah. It's quite normal for me to walk over 5 miles a day and it definitely doesn't tire me out. Walking up steep inclines at a brisk pace would be understandable, but along a flat surface?
That's 18-20 mph. That's an aggressive commute speed. I probably could that for a completely flat 15 miles if you wanted to and pushed myself to hold the pace.
Yeah, I'm certainly happy with my speed. Having a quick bike certainly helps too. I started at around 60-65 mins, so I've certainly improved. My fitness was already pretty good, and tbh, I'm finding it much easier on my body than running most days as I was before.
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