Calorie counting is at the heart of most weight loss efforts. This is because losing weight is mostly a matter of burning more calories through activity than you take in when you eat. One way to create this caloric imbalance is to get more exercise, such as with an air walker machine such as those distributed by Weslo.
Air Walker Basics
An air walker machine is a simpler alternative to a treadmill, allowing the user to walk in place. To use an air walker, you stand on two separate pedals. Each pedal hangs from a hinge attached to the frame and attaches to a handhold. As you "walk," the pedals swing in place. Weslo distributes a line of air walkers in a moderate price range compared with other air walkers.
Calories Burned
Health resource website HealthStatus.com provides calorie burn information for a variety of workouts, including walking. Accordding to HealthStatus, a 170-pound person will burn about 170 calories walking for 30 minutes at a 20-minute mile pace. At a 15-minute mile pace, he will burn about 200. Heavier people will burn more calories, and lighter people will burn less, doing the same workout.
Variations
The calories you burn in any given workout with a Weslo air walker will vary from session to session, owing to such widely varied factors as the air temperature, when you last ate, how much you've slept and even your mood at the time. Calorie counting should always be considered a best estimate, not an exact figure.
Metabolic Rate
Frequent exercise will improve your metabolic rate, reports Walter Willett of the Harvard School of public health, meaning you will burn more calories in all activities as you get into progressively better shape. This means the the more frequently you work out with your Weslo air walker, the more calories you are likely to burn the next time you use it.
References
- Health Status: Most Accurate Calorie Counter
- "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy;" Walter Willett; 2004
- Exercise Trail: Weslo Air Walker
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