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Sunil weighs 150 pounds and would like to lose a little weight by adding brisk walking to his normally sedentary life. about how long a walk would he have to take every day to lose about one pound per week?

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Suyni would have to take 90 minutes of brisk walking every day to lose about one pound per week. One measure to quantify brisk walking is “steps per minute,” and 100 steps per minute is considered moderate intensity or brisk walking.
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