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2mile jog 2 mile walk

chellebelle272
chellebelle272 Posts: 42 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
ok so I jogged 2 miles and I can do a 13 min mile and burn 250 calories but last night I walked 2 miles and it took me a little longer and burned the same amount of calories what gives ?

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    You didn't......running burns approximately double the number of calories that walking the same distance does....

    Walking .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles)

    Running .63 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles)

    Source: runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning

    To burn 250 cal running 2 miles you'd need to weigh approx 200 lbs.
  • gym4life2
    gym4life2 Posts: 133 Member
    Don't ""jog"" RUN! Run as hard as you can then walk to catch your breath. Then RUN again as hard as you can. Do that for 2 miles and you will be amazed at the results
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    gym4life2 wrote: »
    Don't ""jog"" RUN! Run as hard as you can then walk to catch your breath. Then RUN again as hard as you can. Do that for 2 miles and you will be amazed at the results

    After warming up with a nice steady pace for a couple of miles...
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    chellebelle272 wrote: »
    ok so I jogged 2 miles and I can do a 13 min mile and burn 250 calories but last night I walked 2 miles and it took me a little longer and burned the same amount of calories what gives ?

    What were you using to measure that?
  • chellebelle272
    chellebelle272 Posts: 42 Member
    I have a garmin vivo active hr +
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