New clients often ask me “Can I run 5 miles instead of walking 10k steps per day?”

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The obvious reason for that question is because running saves you time.
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The mainstream advice often pushes running to burn more calories.
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And it’s true, running does burn more calories than walking.
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And it also does it in about half the time.
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So therefore you should lose the weight faster, right?
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Wrong!
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Because of the law of 2nd and 3rd order consequences.
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On the surface it makes a lot of sense why running seems the better choice than walking to lose weight.
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More calories in less time sounds like a good trade, doesn’t it?
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Yet when we look at the 2nd order consequence it’s clear why running isn’t the best choice long-term.
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Have you ever seen a guy doing hard cardio and smashing himself?
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Maybe even running on empty stomach?
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You know what happens … you get VERY hungry.
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You want to eat.
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And you don’t just eat, but you OVEREAT.
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Now what?
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All the extra calories you burned by running went straight back to your waistline.
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It’s a catch 22.
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And it doesn’t stop there.
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Running when you’re overweight increased the odds of knee injuries and knee pain.
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When that happens, forget about working out your lower body and even going for a walk.
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Now you need to lay down and sit.
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This burns less calories at rest.
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And the waistline gets even bigger.
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Can you see how walking is superior than running and other forms of cardio for fat loss?
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Its ultimately why walking is a key piece of the Kinetic Method.
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Walking fits into one of the core values of the Kinetic Method which is feeling satiated all the time.
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I’ve designed a system that optimizes and allows a lower caloric environment over a long period of time without feeling hungry by manipulating a few things.
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And walking is one of those things.
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Along a few other things such as blood sugar optimization, recovery, workout frequency and intensity and macro breakdown.
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This allows men in their 40’s and 50’s and even 60’s to see consistent progress with predictability.
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And that predictability gives them certainty that they will never regress to their old self, AS LONG as they keep doing the daily work.
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You could run around and waste years figuring it all out on your own … or you can be smart and walk through a proven system.
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Choice is yours.