On the extra steps you're doing, is there a limit to how many steps per day is unhealthy on a regular basis? During the week I average 15k a day on days when I also go to the gym and on a rest day I do more like 23K. Then at weekends I do 30-35K. I work from home so it's not like I am racking these step counts up due to my job, it's because I feel obliged to do them. I want to build muscle too but I worry that if I don't do all this walking that I will put weight on in the form of fat alone. Am I being stupid and could I be doing myself more harm than good both physically and mentally as I will often prioritise walking over doing other social things.
Hey Kurt! Gosh that's a lot of steps. TBH I don't think any amount of walking is going to mess you up — it's very low impact — but if it you're doing it because you feel like you SHOULD then I'd scale it back a bit — 10-12k should be absolutely fine. If you listen to that fat loss podcast I linked in this newsletter (or just search the transcript) there's a big discussion of steps/day and how to manage fat loss alongside building muscle, the dude really knows his stuff. Good luck with it!
Hey Joel. Great read once again.
On the extra steps you're doing, is there a limit to how many steps per day is unhealthy on a regular basis? During the week I average 15k a day on days when I also go to the gym and on a rest day I do more like 23K. Then at weekends I do 30-35K. I work from home so it's not like I am racking these step counts up due to my job, it's because I feel obliged to do them. I want to build muscle too but I worry that if I don't do all this walking that I will put weight on in the form of fat alone. Am I being stupid and could I be doing myself more harm than good both physically and mentally as I will often prioritise walking over doing other social things.
Hey Kurt! Gosh that's a lot of steps. TBH I don't think any amount of walking is going to mess you up — it's very low impact — but if it you're doing it because you feel like you SHOULD then I'd scale it back a bit — 10-12k should be absolutely fine. If you listen to that fat loss podcast I linked in this newsletter (or just search the transcript) there's a big discussion of steps/day and how to manage fat loss alongside building muscle, the dude really knows his stuff. Good luck with it!