Brisk walk count as exercise?
tashaa1992
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I'm taking a break from running due to back problems, and I love walking, I walk 4-5 hours a week regardless, but I'm wondering does a brisk walk count towards my workout hours or do I still need to do more?
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Is it already built into your TDEE? If yes, then no don't count them. If not, strap on a HRM and walk. Brisk meaning what? I walk at 4.1 mph and consider that brisk. Also your burn will be gross calories. Since TDEE already has calories calculated for a 24 hour period you need to back those out to get your net burn calories.0
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I use the moderate tdee(3-5 workout hours per week), I'm just wondering if it counts or not? I haven't wore my hrm on a walk before so I don't know the exact speed but if it helps I work up a big sweat lol, I'll be sure to wear it on my walk tomorrow so I can find out. I know I don't need to worry about eating back calories as they are already factored in.0
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What is the duration of your walks? In my half marathon training I am walking 2.5 hours at 4.1 mph pace so I count mine since my TDEE is based upon a factor of 1.35 (between sedentary and lightly active). I also count my cycling when I ride 2-3 hours and burn 1500 calories because they are not included in my TDEE.
Sounds like you have it built into your TDEE so I would not add it. Maybe eat an extra 100 calories on those days.0 -
An hour for each walk, I was still walking alot when I was running too, but since I'm not running for a few months, I'm wondering if I need to use the lightly active tdee instead as walking is completely different to running, I'm just completely confused as you can probably tell lol!0
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An hour for each walk(I walk 4-5 days a week), I was still walking alot when I was running too, but since I'm not running for a few months, I'm wondering if I need to use the lightly active tdee instead as walking is completely different to running, I'm just completely confused as you can probably tell lol!0
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Yes it does! Good on ya:)0
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So even though I'm not running for a few months and just walking 4-5 hours a week, I would still be classed as moderately active?Yes it does! Good on ya:)0 -
So even though I'm not running for a few months and just walking 4-5 hours a week, I would still be classed as moderately active?Yes it does! Good on ya:)
Recalculate your TDEE with a factor between light and moderate and go from there.0 -
I don't have to do anything else to gain a few extra cals burned but the best way for me to burn fat is weight-training. I don't rely on "aerobic" since I have read more about it and the Doctor that coined the term aerobic. I think if people want to walk or run because they love it, they should go for it. I am glad to have found I don't have to do hours of any aerobic to shape up and burn fat though;) I love walking and still do a 2 mile walk.
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I don't have to do anything else to gain a few extra cals burned but the best way for me to burn fat is weight-training. I don't rely on "aerobic" since I have read more about it and the Doctor that coined the term aerobic. I think if people want to walk or run because they love it, they should go for it. I am glad to have found I don't have to do hours of any aerobic to shape up and burn fat though;) I love walking and still do a 2 mile walk.
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Both cardio and weight training burn calories. The after effect burn of cardio does not last as long as heavy lifting, but cardio at a raised HR intensity and duration can burn mega calories where as the initial weight lifting session burns fewer calories depending upon your weight, but continues to burn several hours afterwards. There are benefits for both. For short duration of 30 minutes or less heavy lifting has the edge. But don't dismiss a hard cardio workout as worthless.
One other point. Long term cardio could result in both BF% AND LBM loss which still equals weight loss. Weight training helps preserve the LBM while reducing %BF. Weight loss may be slower doing strictly weight training because you are replacing fat with LBM. Your body loses inches, but maybe not a lot of pounds. Eating at a deficit to TDEE will result in weight loss. Weight training + cardio + eating at a deficit to TDEE = weight loss with a fit body.0 -
So even though I'm not running for a few months and just walking 4-5 hours a week, I would still be classed as moderately active?Yes it does! Good on ya:)
No way.
Unless you got lots of hills to get the intensity up, you are really barely burning slightly above what you would burn standing or sitting.
Try this TDEE calculator and see the difference. Spreadsheet link at bottom of topic.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/813720-spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones
In addition, you can see the difference it adds on over normal.
This walking calculator, very accurate, more than HRM up to 4 mph and maybe 5% incline.
Gross is what a HRM or treadmill would show you.
Net is what you are burning above and beyond what you would burn anyway.
Now compare that to running speed, below 6.3 mph for best accuracy, and see the difference.
http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs.html0 -
So even though I'm not running for a few months and just walking 4-5 hours a week, I would still be classed as moderately active?Yes it does! Good on ya:)
No way.
Unless you got lots of hills to get the intensity up, you are really barely burning slightly above what you would burn standing or sitting.
Try this TDEE calculator and see the difference. Spreadsheet link at bottom of topic.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/813720-spreadsheet-bmr-tdee-deficit-macro-calcs-hrm-zones
In addition, you can see the difference it adds on over normal.
This walking calculator, very accurate, more than HRM up to 4 mph and maybe 5% incline.
Gross is what a HRM or treadmill would show you.
Net is what you are burning above and beyond what you would burn anyway.
Now compare that to running speed, below 6.3 mph for best accuracy, and see the difference.
http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs.html
I don't know where you got that info, but it's not accurate. I burn 8-9 calories per minute briskly walking with no incline, and I burn less than 2 calories per minute standing. Brisk walking is absolutely exercise, and for that length of time, I would definitely call that a moderate activity level.0 -
I don't know where you got that info, but it's not accurate. I burn 8-9 calories per minute briskly walking with no incline, and I burn less than 2 calories per minute standing. Brisk walking is absolutely exercise, and for that length of time, I would definitely call that a moderate activity level.
Then where would you put 4 hrs of running a week?
Which would burn for many 13-15 cal/min?
4 hrs of walking is not the same as 4 hrs of lifting is not the same as 4 hrs of running. And they would not all be classified as Moderately Active in a TDEE estimate - unless you just desire the TDEE to be inflated and therefore miss out on potential weight loss.
As far as the info not being accurate, walking calories flat is about as accurate as you can get outside standard VO2 hookup to measure calories burned.
And you burn more than 2 calories standing. Shoot - your BMR / 1440 is how many calories you burn sleeping each minute.
If you are basing calorie burns on HRM, forget it for standing.
Incline takes away some but is still a far cry more accurate than HRM estimate.
Study linked in this topic to see the research yourself. And that calculator is exactly what the study is referring to.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/774337-how-to-test-hrm-for-how-accurate-calorie-burn-is0 -
I don't know where you got that info, but it's not accurate. I burn 8-9 calories per minute briskly walking with no incline, and I burn less than 2 calories per minute standing. Brisk walking is absolutely exercise, and for that length of time, I would definitely call that a moderate activity level.
Then where would you put 4 hrs of running a week?
Which would burn for many 13-15 cal/min?
4 hrs of walking is not the same as 4 hrs of lifting is not the same as 4 hrs of running. And they would not all be classified as Moderately Active in a TDEE estimate - unless you just desire the TDEE to be inflated and therefore miss out on potential weight loss.
As far as the info not being accurate, walking calories flat is about as accurate as you can get outside standard VO2 hookup to measure calories burned.
And you burn more than 2 calories standing. Shoot - your BMR / 1440 is how many calories you burn sleeping each minute.
If you are basing calorie burns on HRM, forget it for standing.
Incline takes away some but is still a far cry more accurate than HRM estimate.
Study linked in this topic to see the research yourself. And that calculator is exactly what the study is referring to.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/774337-how-to-test-hrm-for-how-accurate-calorie-burn-is
4 hours brisk walking PER WEEK? Define brisk? I agree with Heybales. Try walking 3+ hours at a 4+ mph pace with elevation gain during one session.0
