Walking Vs Jogging

Walking 1 mile briskly burns around the same calories as jogging 1 mile... but will obviously take you longer.

For best results, put some hills into your walk/run and/or mix jogging and walking... walk for 2 minutes then jog for 1 minute... gradually reverse it until you are able to run constantly without the need to walk.

Jogging will improve your cardio fitness as well as burn fat, which walking won't have as much of an impact on.

I have been told that walking is actually better for burning fat and jogging is better for cardio health. It's really all about the zone in which you keep your heart rate. If you have several pounds to lose, it's actually better for you to walk than to jog... when you get close to your target rate, it's better to jog.

I'm no expert, that's just what my trainer told me.

When you're walking and keeping your heart rate in the 60-65% range (around 130 for me), your body will be in fat-burning mode because it's not having to work that hard, so it has no need to use your glycogen for energy. When your heart rate goes up to 75-even higher (155+ for me), your body will start to use the carbs in your blood for energy instead, because it's easier and conserves oxygen.

To achieve maximum fat burn, you can do High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). You can do this several ways.. you can start out by walking for 2 minutes, then sprinting quickly (at least 7.0 on the treadmill) for a minute. Walk for 2 minutes or until your heart rate is back down to normal, then sprint again for a minute. Continue this until you can either run for straight 15-20 minutes, or you can replace the walking with jogging. It's very hard, and it will suck very much, but HIIT burns off so much fat, AND works your muscles.

There are other types of HIIT besides walking and running on the treadmill that can produce results faster, but they suck worse. If you're interested, check out the Insanity program. Beware, it kills.

I forgot to mention that HIIT is great for cardio too. :-)

I have been told that walking is actually better for burning fat and jogging is better for cardio health. It's really all about the zone in which you keep your heart rate. If you have several pounds to lose, it's actually better for you to walk than to jog... when you get close to your target rate, it's better to jog.

I'm no expert, that's just what my trainer told me.

Yes, there are 2 zones to train in... fat burning zone ( generally 60-80% of maximum heart rate ) , generally a brisk walk will get you up to the required heart rate.

And Cardio Zone, where you train between 80 and 90% of your maximum heart rate.

Fat burning will make you lose weight but you won't feel as much of the benefits fitness wise. Cardio will help you lose weight but also improve your fitness.

For your maximum heart rate, the simplest way is 222 minus your age.

Here is an article about the different zones to train in and the benefits.

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/hrm1.htm

There are other types of HIIT besides walking and running on the treadmill that can produce results faster, but they suck worse. If you're interested, check out the Insanity program. Beware, it kills.

Insanity is not HIIT...it's Max Interval Training. No after burn effect. It is hard (I've done it twice) and is great for cardio endurance. I went from running a 9 minute mile to 6 1/2 minute mile. I will also lean you out but it does burn muscle too.

It's all about HR Zone when it come to burning calories. Calories is energy so naturally it take less energy to walk 1 mile than it does to run a mile.

The best fat burning zone is Zone 2 (brisk walking), in this zone 85% of the calories you burn is from fat. In the Anerobic zone you'll burn more calories but less will be from fat. It all comes down to 3500 calories burned is = to 1 lb of fat loss. I hope this makes sense.

thanks for your responses laddy!

You're welcome.

For slow runner, e.g. 12-minute miling, the difference in burn is so negligible to walking, that you're probably better better off power walking and saving the impact.

When I am on the treadmill, I always try to get in 5 km per workout. I try to get in 3 bursts of running (6 minutes) with 4 walking breaks (3-5 minutes) but that doesnt always happen. My HRM usually gives me around the same calories - about 400ish - regardless of if I walk the whole time or jog as long as I get to the 5 km mark.

Thanks for reminding me to "cycle" 3 run 3 walk on an off I did that for a while and I had forgotten all about it!! Thanks going to do that tomorrow when I walk/run at work!