Does walking in heels burn more calories?
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trogalicious wrote: »
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Perhaps but the idea is not to major in minors and just log it normally.0
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Great question!
Although I wouldn't log "high heels, 9 calories", my guess is that you do. Makes sense - they use different muscles in a way the muscles weren't really designed to work. Other muscles get used to keep balance. They hurt. Pain means something is wrong and there is work being done to fix it.
When I complained to the podiatrist about my bunions from the years when I wore them, the podiatrist said, "You ladies do that to yourselves!" He said when he began his work, he tried to talk women out of them, but quit because it's fruitless. "My wife still wears them." His wife. The one woman in the world who loves and trusts him...doesn't listen.
He's right. We do it to ourselves. Give those things up now or pay the price later.0 -
Eleanorjanethinner wrote: »I have a feeling (untested) that MFP massively overstates the amount of calories we burn when walking. I find that unless I am regularly under my calorie goal for the day (including exercise calories) that I just don't lose weight.
So basically my suggestion is to log your walking according to your speed but don't eat all of the walking calories.
Idk, I logged and ate back every single walking calorie when I was losing weight, and I eat them back in maintenance as well. Always seemed pretty spot on to me.0 -
Wouldn't burn enough more to even be worth mentioning. Don't worry about the little stuff like that, it's not even worth your thought0
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Yes, but it is probably about the same as the difference between eating while standing and eating while sitting. Personally, I think you're better off not sweating the small stuff and look more at exercise.
Ya? So you walk around in heels?
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Back in the day when I wore heels and was out and about my trainer at the time did suggest that I should keep a steady pace and walk around people - sort of like an obstacle course. I can say that it definitely tightened up my core. If it's something that you normally do, keep doing it but don't start doing it for fitness sake, high heels are not worth it in the long run.0
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I suspect I burn more calories in flats/sneakers because I'm a faster walker in those. Especially when I get above 3". I'm also willing to move more in the afternoon vs. heels.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Yes, but it is probably about the same as the difference between eating while standing and eating while sitting. Personally, I think you're better off not sweating the small stuff and look more at exercise.
Ya? So you walk around in heels?0 -
It gives your calves a nice workout.0
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My wife believes so. Lucky me.0
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FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »It gives your calves a nice workout.
It actually shortens your soleus and gastrocnemius muscle and contributes to a higher incidence of leg cramps. The shortness in your soleus could also cause more severe injury to your achilles tendon if you happen to step wrong in said heels.
A low heel is good for posture, especially if you have low back problems, but in terms of work out benefits, there are a lot of injury risks associated with them, and I do my best to avoid them, no matter how hot they make my butt look.
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No, but you look good doing it. ;-)0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »
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trogalicious wrote: »
I'm mesmerized.0 -
Walking shoes?
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TimothyFish wrote: »Liftng4Lis wrote: »TimothyFish wrote: »Yes, but it is probably about the same as the difference between eating while standing and eating while sitting. Personally, I think you're better off not sweating the small stuff and look more at exercise.
Ya? So you walk around in heels?
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