🚶 Why Walking More Could Be the Secret Weapon to Fat Loss

PLUS: Fitness Isn’t Just in the Gym—It’s in Your Daily Choices

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Michael Pender & Ryan Engel
June 25, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: Why Walking More Could Be the Secret Weapon to Fat Loss

  • Mindset Shift: Fitness isn’t just in the gym—it’s in your daily choices

  • Question from Our Readers: How many steps per day is enough for fat loss?

  • Fit Trivia: Which 90s action movie featured a hero who avoided high-tech security using nothing but stealth, sweat, and pure functional fitness?

Why Walking More Could Be the Secret Weapon to Fat Loss

Think walking doesn’t do much? Think again.

Walking is one of the most underrated tools for fat loss, especially for men over 40.

Here’s why:

  • It burns calories without spiking stress or hunger

  • It boosts recovery from training and improves circulation

  • It’s sustainable—no gym, no gear, no excuses

Add 20–30 minutes a day (especially after meals), and you’ll notice:

  • Better digestion

  • Better fat loss

  • Better headspace

Small hinges swing big doors—and walking is one of them.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

You can have results or excuses—but not both. Every excuse is a vote for staying the same. You don’t need more time, better genetics, or a new plan. You need action. Own your choices. Own your outcome.

Mindset Shift:

Fitness Isn’t Just in the Gym—It’s in Your Daily Choices

Muscle is built in the gym.

Fat is lost in the 23 hours outside it.

  • Take the stairs

  • Park farther away

  • Do a quick stretch break between meetings

  • Walk after dinner instead of collapsing on the couch

These little daily choices stack up—and they matter more than you think.

Question from Our Readers:

“How many steps per day is enough for fat loss?”

– Brian, 46, from Nashville

The magic number for most guys: 

8,000–10,000 steps/day.

But don’t panic if you’re starting lower.

Try this:

  • Add 2,000 more steps/day than you currently average

  • Take a 10-minute walk after each meal

  • Get outside first thing in the morning or after dinner for a bonus win

Your step count = your hidden fat-burning engine.

Fit Trivia: Which 90s action movie featured a hero who avoided high-tech security using nothing but stealth, sweat, and pure functional fitness?

Answer: Mission: Impossible (1996) Tom Cruise’s legendary vault scene—suspended by wires, hovering inches above a pressure-sensitive floor—is a masterclass in core strength, control, and quiet intensity. No fancy tech—just body awareness and unshakable focus.

Ryan Engel, Intl. Fat Loss Coach

Ryan is a leading fitness coach and one of the most known professionals in the space.

He specializes in Body Recomposition and visual body aesthetics and has reached millions worldwide with his powerful messaging. He brings a unique, non-nonsense, yet sophisticated approach to body change.

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