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Experience
Past/Present clients Various athletes in North Dakota, Ohio & Minnesota, from youth to Division I college athletes.
Question Hi- I am an overweight adult (5"8 and 200 lbs) and I am trying to lose weight by eating right and exercising. I am wondering what you would suggest, no in terms of a schedule or anything, but in terms of what kind of excercise I should be doing. Would it be dangerous for me to run at my weight? Should I start off by walking? Any help would be appreciated.
Answer Walking would be better and lower impact for you, as running would cause a lot of stress and potentially some injury from such pounding. Walking workouts that are a mix of faster & easier paces for walking would be best, as this would constitute as a method of high intensity interval training for you, which is great at helping to lose weight. The traditional ways of doing a walking workout at the same speeds, time & time again, and just adding more distance, is not the best way to workout. Sooner or later you will run out of available time to keep walking longer & longer. So, a mix of easy & fast paces within the training session itself is a great way to keep you focused on the workout and not get bored. This way every workout has a direct intention, purpose, & goal. Some high intensity interval training practices that I've used with people from all walks (from walking to sports training needs) can be found in my free guide, the Peak Minutes Plan, at http://ASAPWorkouts.com. Give that a read to see why I recommend high intensity interval training workouts as being a superior method to use over traditional methods of cardio.
