Walking With a Load

joshuakcaron

Hey guys,
So I walk to work every other day and was wondering if assignment 20 lbs to my backpack would burn more calories than walking normally?

I'm used to carrying heavier loads for longer distances as I've worked as a PA on a few video shoots and the gear is fairly heavy (camera itself weighs around 30lbs, then there's lighting, audio, etc. you get the point).

Yay or nay?

Packerjohn

Yes walking (assumong same pace) with additional weight is more work so more calories burned

joshuakcaron

Packerjohn wrote: »

Yes walking (assumong same pace) with additional weight is more work so more calories burned

Awesome, every little bit counts.

armylife

Just be careful, I ruck a lot and if the pack you are using is not well put together and packed properly if can cause some discomfort. Other than that, have fun.

joshuakcaron

armylife wrote: »

Just be careful, I ruck a lot and if the pack you are using is not well put together and packed properly if can cause some discomfort. Other than that, have fun.

Yeah it was pretty painful but I actually feel like I maximized the time spent walking to work once I finally got here.

RobynLB83

Yes!!! Walking with a load practically doubles my calorie burn when I'm walking with a load close to 25%-30% of my body weight. I backpack and do training hikes with weight frequently. It's great! But yeah, get a proper pack or your're risking back injury.

williamwj2014

Fasho man, it would also help if you walked at a pretty fast pace. We'd have our "ruck marches" in the army with upto 60 lbs of gear..it sucked but even with 20 lbs, you'd still get a good burn.

Azdak

Yeah, it will add about 30 calories per hour.