Previous student who STILL needs a backpack occasionally.

MissHania
MissHania Posts: 4 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
As mentioned above I am a recent grad who still has the occasion to tote her book bag a mile or two. While on the hunt for a calorie burn of this exact movement all I found was many many MANY sites saying weighted walking is BAD.( Are there NO students who want to know how much they burn while carrying home 6 library books?! Honestly?!)

While I am partially amused that what I have done most of my life is "bad", I would like to know if anyone has this calculation? It certainly does not equate to hiking in the fitness dictionary and I cant find anything that is close enough equivalent.

Help?

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  • jeankh
    jeankh Posts: 68
    I don't know the answer, but I'd certainly like to know the answer as well. I spend well over an hour lugging my bag around daily
  • MrsJax11
    MrsJax11 Posts: 354 Member
    If you log it under hiking it will have options for weighted packs. IMO the only difference between hiking and walking is the terrain...so I think it would work!
  • LifesPilgrim
    LifesPilgrim Posts: 498 Member
    My hiking pack will come in at 35-40 lbs depending on water and length of the trip. Having done my fair share of both types of lugging things around, I would just log it in as cross country hiking.

    It's close enough! :happy:
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