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Paleo for the not-so-active

I get the impression that most people here are running or weightlifting or crossfittin' it up almost every day. I miss being able to do that, but for the past 5 years a varied coll …
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running vs. walking

So I come from a background where every day I would run for 3 miles then follow it up with a half hour of weight lifting. This has caused me to hate my workout routine. I want to s …
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Walking Across the Country

So, my new year's resolution is to walk across the USA. I'm leaving in Spring. I want to connect with my nomadic heritage and my natural environment. Is anyone on the west coast or …
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Kicking chronic cardio while achieving goals?

As some of you may remember, I recently had a wisdom tooth out, and ever since instead of running I've been either going on the elliptical trainer or walking briskly with a set of …
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Calling all walkers: how fast do you walk?

I scoffed at the idea of walking for fitness and stuck to sprints and infrequent runs. However, after being required to walk 2.5 miles in 35 minutes, I can see it's no joke. The ex …
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Long Duration Exercise and Large Calorie Deficits

I have been eating low carb paleo with a once-a-day eating window something like the Warrior diet idea. I have been doing this for weight loss and blood sugar control (have had a c …
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Vibram FiveFingers: which models have you tried and liked (men’s and women’s), esp. “multipurpose” models?

Which have you tried and particularly which ones are good all-purpose models (that I can use for road/trail-running, walking around, and going to the gym)? Any advice would be help …
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Barefoot walking: where should your foot strike?

As I've gone through the questions related to barefooting, I've found a lot about barefoot running but not so much about barefoot walking. Everyone seems to concur that running sho …
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When did everyone start to feel Paleo Energy

Ok, strange observation maybe. On day three of eating nothing but paleo (I have been about 95% so far), I noticed that my energy levels started to increase. Maybe this is just in …
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what style of exercise do you do to lean out?

i've always heard/read that the best way to lean out is to lift heavy and do a lot of walking. i definitely found this to be true for a while but recently switched ships and starte …
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Intermittent fasting + 6 hours of walking. Am I in danger of losing muscle?

Wound up doing a 4 hour walk yesterday without eating. I ate a hearty meal afterwards, capping a 17 hour fast. I was tired at the end, and the cheeseburger (with bacon) I crushed …
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Your experience with walking and fat loss

It looks like some people benefit of walking more then any other type of exercise. When I introduced 30mins to 1 hour of very fast walking to my low carb diet which 'hit the wall' …
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Walking with a weighted vest

It seems to me that paleolithic humans probably spent a heck of a lot of time carrying heavy stuff around. The spoils of a good hunt would have to be trekked back to camp. Gather …
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How much walking is optimal?

This was posted a while back, but I didn't find the quality of the answers that good, and anyways PH has grown and there are new users who may like to view/answer this question. I …
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I think I may be eating too little…

Hi paleo folk... I've lost a lot of weight doing Paleo/Slow-Carb and (almost) daily walking for around an hour (fast walking - i.e. working up a sweat*), around 20kg. I'm now 5'11" …

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