I’ve switched to daily walking with my new dog. We do 45 minutes each day…fast walk with occasional running for 30 seconds. The walk is uphill – flat and downhill, but it’s 7 days a week plus a couple of others probably makes for 9 sessions per week.
I’ve had to stop my 3 x 40 minute cardio sessions per week at the gym and I’ve noticed two changes
- I’ve lost more weight with the 7-day a week walking
- I’m hitting the weights more often and losing less muscle
It seems the cardio would cut into my recovery time. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll do a few cardios anytime I’m passing the gym, but it’s not priority.
So far I’m losing around 4lbs per month on this routine. I hope to increase dog exercise to 1 hour 5 days per week and 90 minutes per day at weekends.
I might add I haven’t been eating exactly healthy either – well, healthy but a few deserts/chocolates.
