Does going for a walk even do anything weight wise?

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  • mrb_9110
    mrb_9110 Posts: 189 Member
    Walking a mile and running a mile will burn the same number of calories.

    What utter rubbish.........
    Thank you! I thought the same thing!
  • mrb_9110
    mrb_9110 Posts: 189 Member
    Walking a mile and running a mile will burn the same number of calories.

    What utter rubbish.........

    It's not, actually. If you run or walk the same DISTANCE, you burn about the same calories. We're not talking about the time taken.
    it is actually, because it all has to do with the amount of energy you exert. Your heart rate is MUCH higher when running than walking. Try wearing a heart rate monitor for a leisurely mile walk and then for a strenuous mile run. You'll probably burn a lot more calories on the run.
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    I borrowed a HRM to test out this very theory.
    My personal results were: 5 mile walk at about 3.5mph 495cals
    3 mile run at about 6mph 305cals
    So I am burning about 100 calories for every mile I move no matter how fast(time wise) I do it.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    I borrowed a HRM to test out this very theory.
    My personal results were: 5 mile walk at about 3.5mph 495cals
    3 mile run at about 6mph 305cals
    So I am burning about 100 calories for every mile I move no matter how fast(time wise) I do it.
    exactly.
  • banjobouner2
    banjobouner2 Posts: 9
    For those of you, who uses "the fatburning-zone" at the gym, beware that even though the percentage that i burned from fat is higher, you will still burn way more calories (and therefore more fat) if you increase your heartrate. So dont keep your self restrained to a lover heartrate, if you have the energi to perform at a higher heartrate.

    Look here if i didnt explain myself proberly ;)

    http://www.active.com/triathlon/Articles/The-Myth-of-the-Fat-burning-Zone.htm
  • JThomas61
    JThomas61 Posts: 892
    Walking is good for you! Walking a mile and running a mile will burn the same number of calories. But I know what you mean, it feels like it's not doing anything! Take a look at these:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/11/28-day-walking-course-joanna-hall
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/table/2010/jan/11/weight-loss-plan-fitness-guide

    Really, anything that raises your heart rate is going to help you lose weight.

    I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one...walking is great don't get me wrong but walking a mile and running a mile does not burn the same number of calories. Get a HRM and you will see the difference is huge.
  • peteyTwang
    peteyTwang Posts: 250
    Walking is great... so is running

    arguing about walking vs. running is just silly, though. i think there might be some truth to the idea that you have to walk before you run... in any case, they are definitely related. in my case after walking increasingly long distances for years i eventually started running this year...and love it ... and hey guess what, I still love walking too :laugh:

    bottom line is any exercise that YOU enjoy is worth doing - the beauty of these particular activities is relative to just about anything else; they don't really require much in the way of special gear, location or $$$
  • appleskye
    appleskye Posts: 54
    Wow, so this is a controversial topic! I guess it's not as simple as I thought. I'm still going to go walking though!
  • GlynisH
    GlynisH Posts: 69 Member
    Of course it does. I lost a good amount of weight doing Leslie Sansone's, Walk Away The Pounds. I love her workouts. And from time to time i would walk outdoors. It worked for me!

    I LOVE Leslie Sansone!!!!!
  • ertrauma
    ertrauma Posts: 46 Member
    One thing I've not seen mentioned in this thread is the fact that muscle weighs more than fat. If you have been toning up or weight training it can have an effect on how quickly you see a weight change. This is the type of weight loss plateau we would all like to have ;)
  • AlexandraLove
    AlexandraLove Posts: 35
    Walking is good for you! Walking a mile and running a mile will burn the same number of calories. But I know what you mean, it feels like it's not doing anything! Take a look at these:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/11/28-day-walking-course-joanna-hall
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/table/2010/jan/11/weight-loss-plan-fitness-guide

    Really, anything that raises your heart rate is going to help you lose weight.

    I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one...walking is great don't get me wrong but walking a mile and running a mile does not burn the same number of calories. Get a HRM and you will see the difference is huge.

    Yes but running takes a shorter amount of time. Your heart rate is still raised if you walk, not as high as a runner's, but it evens out as it's elevated for longer. Remember, runners get done quicker, so their heart rate may be elevated *higher*, but a walker's heart rate is elevated for *longer*.
  • maryrshstattoo
    maryrshstattoo Posts: 206 Member
    I have walked off 114 pounds! So absolutely it helps.
  • banjobouner2
    banjobouner2 Posts: 9
    Wow, congrats :D

    Over how long a period :) ?
  • shannonkk
    shannonkk Posts: 192 Member
    i must run slow because when I walked uphill on my treadmill I burned the same amount in 45 minutes as I did running, maybe even 20 calories more
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