What is the Difference Between....

BBoros
BBoros Posts: 67 Member
edited November 11 in Fitness and Exercise
Slow and Leisurely pace, in the walking for excercise? I am always finding myself trying to decide was I walking slow or leisurely. I kinda thought they were the same, but apparently not, because the calories burned is different.

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  • jeremysherriff
    jeremysherriff Posts: 11
    It describes the speed in the exercise description - slow is 2.0mph, leisurely is 2.5mph.
    Use your car to measure 2 miles and 2.5 miles, then walk the same route for an hour and see how far you get.
  • Gosser
    Gosser Posts: 178 Member
    Buy a pedometer.

    Work out your stride length when walking and put that in the pedometer. (stride length=mark out a starting and finishing line for a known distance and count your steps between the two, divide the distance by the number of steps)

    Go for a walk, see how long it takes you to do the walk, the distance then shows in the pedometer and you'll be able to work out your normal walking speed.
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