Does walking count as exercise!

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princesselle1
princesselle1 Posts: 107 Member
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Hi guys!!

Well Someday's I run for about an hour and sometimes I go for long walks generally a couple of hours! But does walking count as exercise or not? Cause generally the days I'm walking I don't run!
Anyone??

Thanks
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  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
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    Walking is absolutely exercise.
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member
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    Yes
  • xinit0
    xinit0 Posts: 310 Member
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    Well Someday's I run for about an hour and sometimes I go for long walks generally a couple of hours! But does walking count as exercise or not? Cause generally the days I'm walking I don't run!

    Why wouldn't it count as exercise, unless someone's carrying you? Even a 2 mph walk expends energy, especially if it's 2 hours long.
  • momzeeee
    momzeeee Posts: 475 Member
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    Of course walking counts as exercise :)
  • missybct
    missybct Posts: 321 Member
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    Yes, it does. I don't count walking around town usually unless it's long or excessively difficult, but I definitely count walks that would count longer than 30 minutes! Two hours, awesome. Calorie burn depends on speed (and MFP isn't always accurate) but there are smartphone apps that can track speed/pace/distance.
  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 637 Member
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    I burn 320 calories daily in 2 hours of walking.
  • Lindseyelizabeth87
    Lindseyelizabeth87 Posts: 151 Member
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    If it's normal walking in your daily routine.. Like around the grocery store, I wouldn't count it.
    If you're going out with the intention of burning some calories, totally count it! It adds up. :)
  • sandy_gee
    sandy_gee Posts: 372 Member
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    sandy_gee burned 857 calories doing 80 minutes of Walking Kayden with HRM

    Yes. It most definitely counts.
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
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    I walked for 75 minutes lastnight and burned about 530 calories so I'd say, yes!
  • americangirlok
    americangirlok Posts: 228 Member
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    If it's normal walking in your daily routine.. Like around the grocery store, I wouldn't count it.
    If you're going out with the intention of burning some calories, totally count it! It adds up. :)

    Exactly! I set mileage goals for myself. My fitbit counts all my miles, but like for my monthly mileage goals it has to be deliberate and meant as exercise. And when I do Leslie Sansone videos those video miles count as a mile, even though my fitbit registers them around .5-.8 miles- but I still count them towards my monthly mileage goals.
  • bobf279
    bobf279 Posts: 342 Member
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    I walk and run and count both as exercise but only when I specifically go for a walk/run. Shopping or walking round my normal day doesn't count
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    yes
  • Maddalen101
    Maddalen101 Posts: 307 Member
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    walking counts. Take a look at the cardio count for walking, even 2.0 mph, under the Exercise tab.
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
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    Walking is exercise, yard work is exercise, sex is exercise.....anything that gets your blood pumping...exercise.
  • Aleta7
    Aleta7 Posts: 92
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    Absolutely walking works. I do two hours every other day. :happy:
  • princesselle1
    princesselle1 Posts: 107 Member
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    Thank you everyone! I was jus wondering I usually always walk for about 2-3 hours around a whole shopping centre, parks etc. so I'm glad it defo is exercise as those days I dnt exercise when I get home. Thank you xx
  • KAYRRIE
    KAYRRIE Posts: 201 Member
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    Ofcourse! If it burns calories, it's exercise. 2 hours of walking is definitely exercise.
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
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    I burn 320 calories daily in 2 hours of walking.
    no... you don't..

    Casual walking is about 1-1.5cal/min more than standing.
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
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    Thank you everyone! I was jus wondering I usually always walk for about 2-3 hours around a whole shopping centre, parks etc. so I'm glad it defo is exercise as those days I dnt exercise when I get home. Thank you xx
    it depends. it's activity, but fails to meet the definition of exercise imo. (unless we're talking power walking, then it could) Anything that uses the fatty acid energy system to do work is not exercise. so slow walks are little different than shifting around on the couch in regards to how the body deals with it.

    Once you stop using the fatty acid energy system and start incorporating the cadio energy system or more, then congrats, you're now officially doing exercise.
  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
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    sandy_gee burned 857 calories doing 80 minutes of Walking Kayden with HRM

    Yes. It most definitely counts.
    Thats a higher burn than marathon runners and tour de france riders burn going full out..

    your actual calorie burn in that time is closer to 150 calories. Maybe 200ish if you were power walking.

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