We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Pushing a stroller while walking

Chops
Chops Posts: 7 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
My son weighs 34 lbs. and his stroller is probably at least 6 or 7 pounds. So, when I take him for walks, it's like pushing 40 lbs. around the block. Do you think I'm burning more calories than if I were just taking a walk by myself? Or, do you think having the stroller makes it easier. Thoughts???

Replies

  • nhoffman08
    nhoffman08 Posts: 28
    You do burn more if you are walking at a good pace, you are working harder. I push a 4 kid stroller that probably weighs 30 lbs, with 4 kids...2 three yr olds and 2 1 1/2 yr olds. This is easily over 90 lbs. It's a hard walk, but very gratifying! Makes you feel good. In fact, this is how I started on my weight loss after my daughter was born. I lost about 15 lbs just pushing the kids in a stroller to the park and back.
  • chgudnitz
    chgudnitz Posts: 4,079
    The only person it makes the walk easier for is your son. :laugh:

    You are burning more calories than walking alone. I do the same thing, but other times I walk alone. You can feel the difference in your body, so you know you are burning more or less. I NEVER try to figure the calorie difference and just take what extra might be burned as bonus calories burned.
  • mumsanutter
    mumsanutter Posts: 3,159 Member
    I totally agree, but then I don't put in tany extra calories I just use the ones from the pushing with a stroller setting - allows a little extra calories :flowerforyou:
  • musicmom04
    musicmom04 Posts: 670 Member
    YES!! i've worn my heart rate monitor walking with, and without pushing my 30+ lb toddler in the stroller. the stroller gets my heart rate up faster and higher and i burn way more calories. for a 3 mile walk, i usually burn about 500 calories. i think it was about half that without pushing it.
  • Chops
    Chops Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks for the responses - I'm off to take my son for another walk!!!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories