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Running - Logging in Exercise

DebbieLaviolette
DebbieLaviolette Posts: 89 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I looked at the exercise options and it's very limited. I use a Garmin and since I'm just starrting back I'm taking a lot of walk breaks. I guess I can create my own "run\walk" excercise and log my time and calories from my garmin? Does that sound like the way I should log this?

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  • Mark1968
    Mark1968 Posts: 21
    When I started I was run/walking. Mostly walking. I would log it as two seperate activities. Log my walking and log my running minutes. You can play with the minutes so the calories burned match your Garmin.
  • Atlantique
    Atlantique Posts: 2,484 Member
    Running and walking burn almost the same calories per mile unless you are running like a Kenyan sprinter or the world-record holder for whatever distance you're attempting. ;)

    It's roughly 100 calories per mile, no matter how quickly you travel them. So just log it that way.
  • DebbieLaviolette
    DebbieLaviolette Posts: 89 Member
    Thanks for the feedback y'all.
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