Breaking up exercise & calories burned

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melodymartinez
melodymartinez Posts: 65
in Fitness and Exercise
I'm sure I should know this, but do 3 short walks burn the same amount of calories as one long one? At work I walk during my 2 15 minute breaks and a half hour at lunch going about 3 or 3.5 mph (depending if I have a walking buddy). I put it in my workout log and it adds up the same but it seems I would burn more calories in one 60 minute walk. Thanks

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  • Fesse
    Fesse Posts: 611
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    YEP! It's all the same. The only difference is that you're not building up your endurance level. And the long you keep your heart rate up the better the burn.
  • ftt_nyeh
    ftt_nyeh Posts: 17
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    You probably do burn the same amount of calories but when you do a solid 20+ minutes the calories start coming from the fat in your body. If 10 minutes at a time is all you have time for you should still do it though.

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