Map My Walk- Difference between Dog Walk and Walk?

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PurpleSnack
PurpleSnack Posts: 22 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Can anyone tell me what the difference between these is? Constantly have it set at dog walk but my dog is off leash and I wonder if this affects anything.

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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    Put in the same time for each exercise and see what is the difference in calorie burn for the same amount of time. I imagine it's negligible. Walking has entries for different speeds doesn't it? Remember, all calorie burn numbers are estimates.
  • thielke2015
    thielke2015 Posts: 212 Member
    edited December 2016
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    I have walkmeter app.... it tells you how far you have walked, how fast you have walked and how many calories you have burned.... it also has a lot more like elevation etc but I just need the 3 things mentioned above. Oh, it also syncs with MFP so adds the calories automatically for you to your exercise
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
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    PurpleSnack wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what the difference between these is? Constantly have it set at dog walk but my dog is off leash and I wonder if this affects anything.

    I think it's just the speed. Dog walk is 2.5 mph and walking is 2 mph
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
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    I've used a HRM for both walking and dog walking. Dog walking (on a leash) burns way more calories for me because I have a stubborn strong dog that likes to pull every which way. I would just use "walk" if your dog is off leash. (And yes...I know I need to train my dog better...)

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