I'm on a mission to lose 20 pounds in a month. I use the Adkins diet ..but my question is about exersize. Is fast waking 4 miles aday on the beach better than running a mile . I have did this before and ran the mile...just interested in you alls thoughts

In general, losing weight is all about calories in vs. calories out. Burn more calories than you take in. So any exercise that will burn calories is good.

I wish you'd reconsider your goal. Two or two and a half pounds a week are realistic and healthy. So in a month a healthy weight loss would be 8 or 10 pounds.

Maybe try to drop the 20 pounds in 2 or 3 months, which allows for plateauing, i.e. times when your body is adjusting.

Good luck!!

[COLOR=blue]I would start running now if you want to lose 20lbs in a month!:wink:[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]But to answer your question fast walking 4mile burns more then running 1mile.[/COLOR] [B]A runner and a fast walker, both at a speed of 12 minutes per mile or 5 miles per hour, achieve the exact same 8 MET. Their calories per mile and calories per hour are identical.[/B] [B]Walking at various speeds burns between 2 and 8 MET. Running at various speeds burns 8 to 18 MET. That sounds like quite a difference, but you have to take into account the length of the workout. Do they run for a set number of miles, or do they run for a set period of time? It makes all of the difference.[/B] [B]Calories per Mile for 160 Pound Person[/B] [B]Walking[/B] 2.0 mph - 91 2.5 mph - 87 3.0 mph - 85 3.5 mph - 83 4.0 mph - 91 4.5 mph - 102 5.0 mph - 116 [B]Running[/B] 5.0 mph - 116 6.0 mph - 121 7.0 mph - 119 8.0 mph - 123 9.0 mph - 121 10.0 mph - 131

20 pounds in a month is close to impossible. Probably dangerous too.

I agree with Shapely Lady - 20 pounds in two months is much more reasonable... I've done that by riding an exercise bike for 45 minutes a day, six days a week and dieting.

I have to agree with the 20 lbs. in two month vs. one. For me a four mile fast walk seven days a week and plenty of yellow rice (Sazo with Azafran by Goya foods) with all the greens I can find in it has done the job well. You can even get some fish in there from time to time, more or less like Spanish Paella. Buen apetito!