4.5 mph is not walking, it's running for a petite female.

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  • Sarah4fitness
    Sarah4fitness Posts: 437 Member
    It may be walking for a over 6 foot male but for a petite woman it is light running. I am 5'5 and take more steps than a taller person to keep up so wouldn't that mean I could run at a slower MPH than a man?
    It makes no sense to me that I have to run at 4.5 MPH but MFP claims I am walking. It's unfair really. I feel i am running and according to my heart rate I am. MFP really needs to take height and length t of legs and torso into consideration. Also list more exercises. speed intervals on a treadmill is not even listed neigher is planking. They list cleaning house as exercise but not being in a mosh pit which is much more moving than cleaning.

    I'm 5'4", and 4.5mph for me is a swift walk. I could make it a very very slow jog if I wanted, but it's pretty much a powerwalk. Everyone's different, but as far as calories burned, sorry, it's still a lower burn than a faster "run".
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Speed does not determine if it is a walk or run ... the mechanics of movement differentiate between them.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    How many times has this thread been necro'd since it was first started a year ago?

    Just wondering. :ohwell:
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    How many times has this thread been necro'd since it was first started a year ago?

    Just wondering. :ohwell:

    Too many. I can't decide whether to post non-stop until I roll it or continue to pray it stays dead this time.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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  • jewelleestone
    jewelleestone Posts: 6 Member
    Im 5'4 and 4.0 is my walking pace ....5.5 is my run pace and 6.5-7 is my sprint pace. Ive had to work up to this and i dont jog i walk or run. Jogging is just annoying to me when i try since i walk faster than i jog
  • jewelleestone
    jewelleestone Posts: 6 Member
    Last November when i started running i walked 3 - 3.5 and ran 4.7-5. Now any thing under 5.5 is a walk for me
  • Froggymcconnell
    Froggymcconnell Posts: 92 Member
    i am 5ft 1 and 7.5 is run for me on treadmill, 5 is light jog and 4.0 is normal pace :smile:
  • JeylineSS
    JeylineSS Posts: 32 Member
    edited January 2015
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    Right there with ya. 5'4.5" and to me

    2.5 mph is a normal walk
    3 mph is a fast walk
    3.5 mph is a very fast walk
    4 mph is a jog
    4.5 mph is running

    Same for me. I am the exact height however I am heavy now. I have short THICK legs.
    When I was lighter (back in the day) legs were muscular, stronger and had more flexibility (lengthier stride):
    3.5 was normal walk, 5 was a jog, and 5+ to 6.5 was running, 7+ was sprinting.
    Hope to get there again.

    NOW
    3.5 fast walk
    4 is a jog
    4+ to 5 is an exhausting jog/run
    5+ feels like a sprint lol

    I think this can vary for anyone at any height. We have to consider weight, flexibility, stride length, etc... SO I say don't feel bad if your speed is lower than most. Keep practicing, keep pushing and stretch well for better flexibility!

    Good luck everyone & KEEP RUNNING! :D

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  • derekj222
    derekj222 Posts: 370 Member
    as you walk/run more, this speed will become your walk speed, not your run speed, so it varies...really, this is a valid complaint?
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    derekj222 wrote: »
    as you walk/run more, this speed will become your walk speed, not your run speed, so it varies...really, this is a valid complaint?

    Well, this is the 2nd time this zombie thread has been resurrected, so I guess it's a recurring complaint, anyway.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    stealthq wrote: »
    derekj222 wrote: »
    as you walk/run more, this speed will become your walk speed, not your run speed, so it varies...really, this is a valid complaint?

    Well, this is the 2nd time this zombie thread has been resurrected, so I guess it's a recurring complaint, anyway.

    Fortunately zombie threads can't run very fast, so it's easy to escape them.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    edited January 2015
    bwogilvie wrote: »
    stealthq wrote: »
    derekj222 wrote: »
    as you walk/run more, this speed will become your walk speed, not your run speed, so it varies...really, this is a valid complaint?

    Well, this is the 2nd time this zombie thread has been resurrected, so I guess it's a recurring complaint, anyway.

    Fortunately zombie threads can't run very fast, so it's easy to escape them.

    So 4.5 is fast enough to outrun a zombie? Thank God.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    edited January 2015
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    How many times has this thread been necro'd since it was first started a year ago?

    Just wondering. :ohwell:

    Too many. I can't decide whether to post non-stop until I roll it or continue to pray it stays dead this time.


    That comment no longer makes any sense since the new "upgrades" came into effect. LOL.
    At least my recent post list is no longer available so this only haunts me when I accidentally stumble across it.
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