Women - are you walking or jogging at 4mph?

Katbody10

I'm curious as to whether you ladies find yourself walking or jogging at 4mph. I'm 5'4", I don't have stubby legs, but when I move the treadmill speed up to 4mph I have to jog. MFP lists 4mph as walking, though - the slowest jogging speed it lists is 5mph.

from the OP .. I'm 5'4 .. and I walk that speed around my neighborhood.. I look like I'm walking in a hurry to get somewhere .. but not "speed walking" style that is deliberate in arm movements. Haven't done it on the treadmill yet .. will have to check it out at the gym sometime

Erindipitous

I have short legs.. 4mph is a slow jog for me, or a faceplant on the treadmill.

c8linmarie

I am 5'3", so 4.0 is a fast walk for me, and anything over that would definitely be a jog or run!

fit4life76

I'm 5'2" and 4mph is a fast walk. Once I hit about 4.5 is when I start a slow jog.

determinedbutlazy

Probably a slow jog or a proper speed-run. With butt-wiggling and everything.

rmchapman4

Walking for me; I'm 5'7"

Lesley2901

That is an easy walk speed for me. I start jogging after 5.5.
I'm 5'4

I'm 5'5 and agree with the above. I find around 5mph difficult as I end up doing a kind of half walk/half jog

LibbyCaramia

Interesting topic! I guess everyone is different. I'm 5'5", pretty short legs and on my treadmill I walk at 5mph, and jog at 7mph. 4mph is my cool-down speed, 6mph is that awkward in-between walking/jogging stage for me. When I'm outside I can't really tell how fast I'm going but I try to stick to my treadmill speeds as long as I can :-)

wolfchild59

Definitely a walk for me. I tend to walk at 4mph if I have to walk during one of my runs for any reason.

PurpleTina

Interestingly, I went on the treadmill for the first time in months the other day. Having said that outside my running speed was 4mph (actually now it's faster), 4mph on the treadmill is most definitely walking! There is a world of difference between treadmill set speed, and being outside with uneven pavements, hills and wind resistance.

At the end of the day though, it's all still movement, which is what we're after.

kelly_e_montana

I normally walk at 4.0 and can sort of power walk up to 4.5. Then if I'm going to run, I just start at 5.0 so the diff between 4.5-5 is just that I don't feel comfortable doing either in that zone.

I'm 5'5".

osualex

4mph is definitely a jog for me! I'd say up to 4mph is a walk, 4-6 is a jog (after 5 is a run for me though) and 6+ is running.

valeriewxy

Hmm, at 4mph, it's a very very brisk walk for me. I'm about 5'4" I usually walk at 3.7mph, and when I start the run, I go up to 6mph.

TropicalFlowerz

5'3 here fast walking!,...not conversation walking!:happy:

junipearl

4 mph is actually the pace at which i do my brisk warm-up walk before i speed up to a jog at around 4.8 or 5

charl2712

For me I'm 5ft3 and have quite short stubby legs, but I'm able to walk fast at this speed and I usually put it on a gradient aswell. At times I do think I might need to start jogging, but usually I'm able to keep walking fast and feel in control.

Sharkington

I am 5'4'' and at 4.0 I am walking at a very comfortable pace and feel no need to jog - it is what I usually start off at when I am warming up before a run.. At about 4.5 I am speed walking, but still do not need to jog - it isn't until about 4.8-5.0 that I am lightly jogging.

kelseyhere

I walk at 4 mph on the treadmill. I actually walk up to 4.5 mph, then start jogging as I increase to 5.5-6 mph. I am 5' 6" and have fairly long legs though, so most likely a longer stride.

byrnet18

I walk at 4.0. It's definitely a fast walk and I am 5'7" I can imagine that if you are shorter it would be a jog.

pinkraynedropjacki

Well I run 7.5mph & I'm not fast at all.... so 4mph is more of a walk, like a slow walk. I can NOT walk fast & that would be a normal slow walk for me. I'm 5'4" with short legs.