How to count jog/ walk combos?

redefiningmyself
redefiningmyself Posts: 476 Member
edited September 21 in Fitness and Exercise
I've started (as of today) to do a walk jog combo, but I can't seem to find how to track that. I've seen it on other people's counters, so there must be a way.
Any recommendations?

thanks!

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  • apriliagal26
    apriliagal26 Posts: 2
    Hey... I faced the problem with you.. and I searched the net..

    I found this : http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/blcalorieburn.htm

    Try it out.. =)
  • Amarillo_NDN
    Amarillo_NDN Posts: 1,018 Member
    I just go by Avg speed
  • Scorpiomom222
    Scorpiomom222 Posts: 1,462 Member
    I need to know this as well, because as I get on the running bandwagon, I need to take breaks when I run.
  • Aeriel
    Aeriel Posts: 864 Member
    I have a HRM, so I just make up my own category. However, you can estimate by knowing how much of your time you spent at each activity and recording one time for walking at the correct pace and one pace for jogging. If your jogging isn't fast enough to be considered a run (1 think it is 4.5mph on here) then log it as a faster walk at the correct pace.
  • Scorpiomom222
    Scorpiomom222 Posts: 1,462 Member
    Hey... I faced the problem with you.. and I searched the net..

    I found this : http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/blcalorieburn.htm

    Try it out.. =)

    I just calculated calories burned while watching TV, and with 60 minutes of TV, as a person of 160 lbs, I would burn 76 calories! Seriously? That can't be right.
  • mommaski4
    mommaski4 Posts: 305 Member
    I do the walk/jog combo. I just log the minutes jogging and the minutes walking.
  • jewell80
    jewell80 Posts: 20
    I only log my walk/job combos when i'm on a machine. So if on the treadmill, I make sure I run/walk the same amount of minutes. ex: total work out 20 mins. I'll run 10 and walk 10 even if I break it up every 5 minutes it still has to total 20 mins. When I'm done I make sure I note how many calories I burnt. When I log it, I make sure that it's equlivant to what I actually did. You might have to adjust the calories but that' ok as long as you're capturing exactly what you burnt.

    Hope that helped. Good Luck
  • redefiningmyself
    redefiningmyself Posts: 476 Member
    Thanks everyone! :)
  • Beth720
    Beth720 Posts: 661 Member
    I have a HRM, so I just make up my own category. However, you can estimate by knowing how much of your time you spent at each activity and recording one time for walking at the correct pace and one pace for jogging. If your jogging isn't fast enough to be considered a run (1 think it is 4.5mph on here) then log it as a faster walk at the correct pace.

    +1 :drinker:
  • mrsdero
    mrsdero Posts: 18
    If you are tracking your distance and time you can figure out your average speed and use it that way.
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