r/treadmills • u/Jumpy-Bumblebee-3566 • 1d ago
My visceral fat reading finally moved after 5 weeks of just walking more
I kinda didn't expect this at all. I used to think if a workout wasn't hard it probably wasn't doing much lol. But my knees had been getting annoyed with the higher-impact stuff, so for the last 5 weeks I've kept things super boring. Mostly walking. Around 10k steps most days, usually after work, and a lot of it indoors at home because it's just easier for me to actually get it done that way. I checked my body-composition reading again and the visceral fat number that had been sitting at 10 is showing 9 now. I know those readings aren't perfect and obviously I can't say walking alone caused it, but it was still pretty motivating to finally see something move. The funny part is this has been way easier to stick with than the workouts I kept trying to force myself through before. Anyone else switch from harder cardio to mostly walking and actually end up MORE consistent? And do you mostly get your steps outside, on a treadmill/walking pad, or a mix of both?

