Longer or Faster???

momtozmc
momtozmc Posts: 418 Member
edited September 26 in Fitness and Exercise
This really is a excercise question:

Is it better to excercise for a longer period of time - say walking for an hour

than

running for half an hour?

Thoughts?

L.

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  • deb62pink
    deb62pink Posts: 84 Member
    I just checked the excercise data base and it depends on how fast you walk and run I guess and also the impact on your joints. Running for 30 minutes @5klm and hour will burn approx 324 calories whilst brisk walking for 60 minutes will burn 406 so I guess it depends on time, fitness and preference by the look of it.
  • boku70
    boku70 Posts: 80
    The harder you work (as measured by heart rate), the more calories you burn per minute.

    It's not an exact science, but based on information I've gotten from the hospital-directed weight-loss program I'm on, if I exercise for 30 minutes at 70% of max heart rate (aerobic), I'll burn 330 calories. If I exercise for 60 minutes at 60% (fat-burning), I'll burn 180 calories.

    Take the numbers with something of a grain of salt, but the basic principle is, I think, sound.
  • boku70
    boku70 Posts: 80
    (Take the MFP exercise database with a big, honking shaker of salt, btw. There's lots that I love about MFP, but the exercise calorie counts don't seem super-accurate.)
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I don't have a HRM right now, so I rely on the numbers on the treadmill. MFP and my treadmill are WAY off. Now, my pedometer on my ipod and my treadmill are very close (usually within 25-30 of one another). MFP is usually MUCH higher!
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    (Take the MFP exercise database with a big, honking shaker of salt, btw. There's lots that I love about MFP, but the exercise calorie counts don't seem super-accurate.)

    agreed, treat yourself to a HRM, we are all different

    all the best
  • nextrightthing
    nextrightthing Posts: 408 Member
    sorry I posted this the wrong place and can't delete it
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    Sorry, I just came for the title......but I kind of think my brain is in a different place.....Ah what the heck, I will answer...neither..HIIT...it!
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    It entirely depends on what your goals are!
  • glfprncs2
    glfprncs2 Posts: 625 Member
    In all honesty, it really depends on your Intensity. You can get similar caloric burns in a shorter workout with higher intensity than a longer workout with less intensity.
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