4.5 mph is not walking, it's running for a petite female.
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5'9" here 4.5-4.8 is a fast walk for me. I have been told I take very long, and quite fast strides. I can and have out walked some joggers lol0
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I recommend logging stuff like this with a sports tracker (MFP is mostly focused on food), where you can choose if you walked or ran., or jogged or anything else.
I use endomondo and I really reommend it!0 -
Speak for yourself! I'm only 5'2" and anything less than 5mph is walking for me. I run at 10mph.
This!!! I'm 5'2 and average between 4-4.5 MPH and it's walking for me! :bigsmile:0 -
oh and keep endomondo connected with MFP so it will update to MFP when you've logged it.0
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5'4" here and when I walk I'm always at a 4.5-5 MPH pace..and that's fast walking. Not running. If I run its typically 6-6.5 MPH.. Sooo... just no.0
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This has nothing to do with height. I'm 5'10" and though I have short legs (Even regular length are too long for me ) my normal treadmill pace is around 6.4 for an easy run.
My sister who is 5'2.5" and petite runs around 6:30 minute miles - I don't know what setting that is on the treadmill as the highest I can crank it up to and not fly off is like 8.2 - and that's for a minute interval so I don't know hwo fast it is as I'm praying for dear life.
has nothing to do with height.0 -
I'm 5"4' and 4 mph is running to me. I feel your pain. Lol.
Yes me too. 5'4 and run at 4 mph0 -
4.5 mph is still 4.5 mph whether you walk or run it you will be burning the same amount of calories.0
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Different strokes for different folks i'm a tiny smidge under 5ft and a very brisk walking pace for me is 4.5mph. For a shortie i have long legs and a quick stride.0
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I commented on this thread a while ago. I can't remember if I clarified. But, at one point I was talking about km per hour not miles per hour. Lol0
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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".0 -
Speed does not determine if it is a walk or run ... the mechanics of movement differentiate between them.0
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How many times has this thread been necro'd since it was first started a year ago?
Just wondering. :ohwell:0 -
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.0 -
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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 jog0
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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 me0
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i am 5ft 1 and 7.5 is run for me on treadmill, 5 is light jog and 4.0 is normal pace0
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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!
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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?0
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