Long walks on the beach.....

RebeccaMag
RebeccaMag Posts: 1
edited November 7 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know how many calories per hour are burned while walking on the beach/in sand? Or in the snow, without snowshoes?

It sure would be a nice addition to the fitness tracking options. :)

Thanks!

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  • guitboxman
    guitboxman Posts: 2 Member
    At 170 lbs I earn about 100 calories a mile walking at 4mph (15min/mile). Running/Jogging at 6.7mph (9 min/mile) I earn about 125 calories a mile. From a distance perspective that isn't a huge difference, so my initial conclusion would be that walking on sand isn't going to have a huge impact on calories. However, it will excersize a lot more muscles due to the uneven surface. From a time perspective I'm burning 400 calories an hour vs. 834 calories an hour (if I could keep run that fast that long! :bigsmile: ). Therefore, it is possible that there may be a noteworthy amount of additional calories for long beach walks. :smile:
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