Erin Coleman is a registered and licensed dietitian. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in dietetics and has extensive experience working as a health writer and health educator. Her articles are published on various health, nutrition and fitness websites. By Erin Coleman, R. Updated July 20, That, coupled with prepping meals and snacks for my kids all day long and having the time to cook elaborate vegan meals and decadent desserts hello, stress baking!
I know this is normal and I wasn't upset about it — I just didn't feel like me. My energy was low, and I just felt drained and dull, not like my usual vibrant, strong, and confident self. So to get back on track to feel a little bit more like myself, I set a goal. It's been six weeks of social distancing where I live, having the kids out of school and trying to juggle homeschooling while working from home — eek!
Emotionally, it was really overwhelming, so the first two weeks I didn't do much of anything movement-wise. Weeks three and four, I still didn't feel like pushing myself to do burpees or push-ups, but I did aim to walk three miles a day, which was about 7, steps. The past two weeks I was finally feeling more inspired to exercise at home.
Working out three or four times a week is what I felt ready for, and since walking felt so good, I decided to commit to six miles a day. It was something I knew I could get done every day since I hooked my old treadmill up to my standing desk. Plus, I was going on one or two walks a day with my family. Walking six miles, which is roughly 15, steps, took me about two to three hours, depending on how I broke it down.
A few days in the past two weeks I ran a few miles, which made it take less time, but mostly I just got the distance in throughout the day. When I woke up early to work, I'd aim to get about 1. I walked very slowly while typing, so it took about an hour. Later in the morning, I'd go for a minute walk with the kids, then I'd work more in the afternoon to get another few miles.
If I hadn't reached my six miles by dinner, I'd head outside with the family for a before-bed neighborhood stroll. Having this little challenge with myself was motivating! I used my FitBit Versa 2 to keep track of my distance, and monitoring my daily miles was the little push I needed to stay active. Pedometers are extremely cheap and can go a long ways in helping you determine how many miles you walk in a day, and how many more you might need to walk in order to lose weight.
In order to find out how many miles you need to cover to drop extra pounds, you need to find out how many you are currently covering. This way, you will know by how much you need to increase your steps, or distance each day in order to be able to see a difference in the number on the scale.
For example; if you currently take 8, steps with your existing routine and daily habits and are maintaining weight, the number of steps that you need to increase your daily distance to lose weight is simply a matter of mathematics; increasing your mileage according to the number of calories you want to burn.
How many steps do I need to take to lose weight? The average person has a stride that is 2. Each mile that a person walks burns roughly calories.
If a person was to commit to walking 4, extra steps per day, or roughly 3 extra miles, they would be burning an extra calories a day at least. Burning calories each day leads to a weekly deficit of calories.
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