AboutScott Demaree Expertise I can answer questions about training, physiology, nutrition, technique, equipment and injury prevention. My background is not medical, so I will not be able to answer detailed questions about injury treatment. However, during 30 years of endurance exercise I have had a few injuries so I feel qualified to talk about things that have worked for me and others.
Experience I have been a long distance runner since 1978 and took up racewalking in 1982. More recently, I have worked as a certified personal trainer helping people with a wide range of exercise needs. Last year, I coached several people to successfully finish the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in Dallas (60 miles in three days).
Organizations American College of Sports Medicine, American Council on Exercise, National Science Teachers Association
Publications Journal articles associated with my graduate work with me as the primary author were published in the Journal of Nutrition, Acta Physiologica Scandanavica. Additionally, I co-authored the chapter on exercise metabolism in ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 4th Edition. Finally. I co-authored a book for beginning marathon runners (Marathoning 101).
Education/Credentials I have recent Master's degrees in Exercise Science from Wichita State University and Nutrition from Texas A&M University.
Awards and Honors I won national championships in the 1986 100-Kilometer Racewalk and the 1989 24-Hour Run.
Expert: Scott Demaree Date: 7/2/2008 Subject: walking combo
Question I'm an Exec. Hskpr at a Hotel. I walk to work which is 1.84 miles driving Time: 7 mins( it takes me 5 minutes to walk to work)
I walk all day at work usually 8-4. sometimes i walk fast, run up stairs,the walk, walk down stairs, i probably walk the property at least 50 times per day. Then I walk home and i still don't lose weight.
Answer I take it your walking distance is a lot less than the driving distance. 5 minutes of walking might be about 0.3 miles. 50 times around the property does not tell me how much distance that is. So it is very hard to quantify how much mileage you are doing, but it does sound like a very active job.
The only way to lose weight is to create a calorie deficit between what you eat and your metabolic requirements, which includes your basic metabolic rate plus your exercise. This requires that you mildly restrict your eating (don't cut back too much) and do more exercise. Your job might not burn enough calories to help you lose weight, so you might actually have to do some more walking before or after work.
