Does this seem right?

tariqfilms
tariqfilms Posts: 12 Member
edited November 27 in Fitness and Exercise
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I went for a long walk/jog and the calories looked so low. I’m always told for every mile walked it’s about 80 calories and jogging 100.


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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    tariqfilms wrote: »

    I went for a long walk/jog and the calories looked so low. I’m always told for every mile walked it’s about 80 calories and jogging 100.

    Running is normally stated as being twice as inefficient a movement (double the calories) compared to walking and it will be in relation to your body weight and not a constant amount for everyone.

    Here's common formulae....
    Net Running calories Spent = (Body weight in pounds) x (0.63) x (Distance in miles)
    Net Walking calories Spent = (Body weight in pounds) x (0.30) x (Distance in miles)

  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    The calorie burn looks a little low to me, but I plugged it into my favorite calculator, and if you're just under 150 lbs, it's probably pretty close to right... https://www.exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs

    Sorry.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,980 Member
    Looks right for mostly walking. Sorry.
  • tariqfilms
    tariqfilms Posts: 12 Member
    No problem. I’m 76kg (167 pounds).
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,980 Member
    So that would be about 400kcal for walking or 830kcal -ish for running. I'd still err on the low side
  • pondee629
    pondee629 Posts: 2,469 Member
    tariqfilms wrote: »
    No problem. I’m 76kg (167 pounds).

    167 * .3= 50 calories per mile.
    sijomial wrote: »
    tariqfilms wrote: »

    I went for a long walk/jog and the calories looked so low. I’m always told for every mile walked it’s about 80 calories and jogging 100.

    Running is normally stated as being twice as inefficient a movement (double the calories) compared to walking and it will be in relation to your body weight and not a constant amount for everyone.

    Here's common formulae....
    Net Running calories Spent = (Body weight in pounds) x (0.63) x (Distance in miles)
    Net Walking calories Spent = (Body weight in pounds) x (0.30) x (Distance in miles)

  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    looks right to me.
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