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Bloodymike t1_iruk790 wrote

I’m the outlier who walks 12,000 steps a day and still has all the maladies listed.

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kapperbeast456 t1_irv4ow4 wrote

12 thousand steps while being obese like me sounds like murder on my knees

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UnluckyChain1417 t1_irvx8rk wrote

Try to only eat food that does NOT come in a package. See if that helps. Nothing processed or calories from liquids. I lost 30 pounds doing just that. No exercise. Now walking isn’t as bad.

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kapperbeast456 t1_irvyvg6 wrote

"does not come in a package" is incredibly vague. That's basically everything besides fruit and vegetables, and even most vegetables in come packaging here

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UnluckyChain1417 t1_irw0g1w wrote

Oh. I mean processed foods. Food that is broken down/Made in a factory, not fresh.

Frozen fruit and items like that are different. But items that are not actual fresh/real.

Yes, only fruits and vegetables and clean meats. Also almost ALL fast/easy food comes in a package/processed. It’s killing humans.

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masha_ahsam t1_irw3lwc wrote

Not the case. MO here and i hit 10 k most days. Sometimes 13k sometimes 7k its not bad.

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redchill101 t1_irwknxt wrote

Same here. Not all the problems listed but sleep, digestion, heart and weight issues. I usually achieve the 12000 in one single burst of about an hour or so. Problem is the rest of the time im sedentary and drinking too much beer. I guess it's like 1 step forward and 3 steps back.

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Local_Legend t1_irxb0n5 wrote

Huh? Are you running? A 23 minute dog walk gets me 1500 steps. Granted I’m walking and picking up after my dogs, but 12000 in one hour doesn’t sound right unless you’re sprinting. That’s 200 steps per minute (3.33 steps per second) for an hour straight…

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redchill101 t1_irzmvb1 wrote

Not running but a pretty fast walk for about 80 or 90 mins.

Edit: I am former infantry, so when I "go for a walk" for my health I am usually keeping a fast march/hump pace. Muscle memory is still there, just that the years have caught up. Haven't been regularly working out for many years now, but after 50 I gotta start something before it's just too late.

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