walking 1 mile = same calories burned as running 1 mile?

[BadMonkeyFunker]

Bunch of lazy mofos never ran a mile in their fat ass lives talking like they know something..

Tsk tsk tsk...

You run 5 miles and then walk 5 miles and come tell me which one fuked you up better....

Burn the same amount my ass..... Idiots...

[1_Flx_1]

haha you guys better listen to BadMonkeyFunker
He is 10' and weighs 1000 pounds.

Anyway
I dont get how this makes sense

http://walking.about.com/od/calorie1...ieswalkrun.htm

Calories per Mile for 160 Pound Person

Walking
2.0 mph - 91
2.5 mph - 87
3.0 mph - 85
3.5 mph - 83
4.0 mph - 91
4.5 mph - 102
5.0 mph - 116
Running
5.0 mph - 116
6.0 mph - 121
7.0 mph - 119
8.0 mph - 123
9.0 mph - 121
10.0 mph - 131


Who can walk 5mph??? Who runs 10mph for 1 mile and burns 131 calories??
Does not make sense to me

[BadMonkeyFunker]

No no no! I heard sitting on your ass all day eating nachos burns more calories than running and walking combined x 2.....

Y'all doing it wrong....

[adoniscomplex]

youd think that walking a mile and runnin a mile would burn that same amount of cals due to the time difference of the activity
walking a mile 20 mins
running a mile say 8 mins

but that doesnt take in account afterburn effect
or the fact that you could run 3 miles in the same time that you walked 1 mile and people are time driven

[MikeD4386]

Running burns approximately 50% more calories per mile than walking - it's not as simple as shifting your weight over the same distance = same calories burned. In fact, the net burn of of running compared to running (once BMR is taken into account) is almost 4x as much.

'Syracuse University researchers measured the actual calorie burn of 12 men and 12 women while running and walking 1,600 meters (roughly a mile) on a treadmill. Result: The men burned an average of 124 calories while running, and just 88 while walking; the women burned 105 and 74. (The men burned more than the women because they weighed more.)'

Read this article if you want full explanation:
http://runnersworld.com/article/0,71...8402-0,00.html

1.

running on a treadmill, and especially walking on a treadmill are very different from walking/running on a trail, etc. on atredmaill u r really just bouncing up and down while running, and same thing while walking, cuz u just have to pick up and move ur leg, u do not actually have to propel your body. they are incomparable.

[BadMonkeyFunker]

The amount of energy needed to sustain a minute run is heck a lot more than energy needed for a minute long walk. At the end you run for a shorter amount of time but spend heck a lot more.

You don't even need science to back it up. All you need is to run a mile, and than walk a mile.

[Jhalf]

ITT B4 Badman: People who assume the body's efficiency curves are linear.

lol

[1_Flx_1]

I heard sleeping for a mile burns more calories than running or walking a mile
&&&
Getting high and flying a mile burns more then all three

[everblue]

The answer is yes. But the time difference is large so you will burn the same amount running has more beneficial effects

[bking10]

For those who are thinking in terms of work done to transport the body weight from point A to B being same, you are neglecting the effect of heat. Running heats up your body to support your muscles that are working much harder, that's why you are sweating to cool it down. Producing heat takes up calories. If you sit in sauna for one hour, you are not doing any work but you still burn 300-400 calories due to heat being produced in the body.

how about no. its this type of thinking that causes people to do cardio in full fledged winter gear. 300-400 calories sitting in a sauna for an hour?, if only

[jay24k]

No. You burn more calories at higher heart rates exponentially.

This is 100% fact. Do some research on it before you listen to people who think "common" sense tells you otherwise.

Also, any running calculator on running forums will do the same. While the same work is performed, calories are not the same.

[Jets51]

http://walking.about.com/od/calorie1...ieswalkrun.htm

[everblue]

No. You burn more calories at higher heart rates exponentially.

This is 100% fact. Do some research on it before you listen to people who think "common" sense tells you otherwise.

Also, any running calculator on running forums will do the same. While the same work is performed, calories are not the same.

Strong irrationality.

The OP said running a mile vs walkin a mile. Since common sense isn't your thing I'll help you out with an example. Two guys line up dude #1 is going to walk a mile and dude # 2 is going to run it. They start. Dude #2 finishes in 15 minutes while the other guy is still walking. Dude #2 takes a nap consuming a negligible amount of calories. Dude #1 is still walking consuming calories after about 30-40 minutes dude #1 finishes.

Even though the runner consumed a lot of calories it was over a much shorter period of time.

[MetalManuel]

Bunch of lazy mofos never ran a mile in their fat ass lives talking like they know something..

Tsk tsk tsk...

You run 5 miles and then walk 5 miles and come tell me which one fuked you up better....

Burn the same amount my ass..... Idiots...

Are you an idiot? Seriously "amg i feel it more therefore it's better." The **** you gotta pay attention to is time, yes TIME! Like the dude that gave the example above. Takes 30 mins to walk a mile, 12 minutes to jog it. If the guy that jogs it in 12 minutes then rests for 18 minutes he will be in the exact same position as the guy who walked it in 30 minutes. Probably burn in a little more calories because he did the mile+rest for 18 minutes, and in rest you also burn calories.

brb doing the bar for 1000 reps because i feel it more

[snigam]

how about no. its this type of thinking that causes people to do cardio in full fledged winter gear. 300-400 calories sitting in a sauna for an hour?, if only

I cannot post links but if you google "Saunas Burn Calories", you will see so many sites that discuss this. You can also look up "infrared sauna calories".

You are heating you body, it has to sweat to cool off. Your heart rate also goes higher. Where will this energy come from for extra work your body is doing?

The weight loss in sauna is just water weight which comes back when you drink water. That is another story but if you are counting calories, you can lose them in sauna .

[harshathlete]

Not sure if this will help the discussion or confuse folks even more......

But, I use a Garmin Forerunner when I run ( and walk ). If I walk at a moderate-slow pace and cover a mile ( in 18-20 mins ) , it shows me that I have burnt 99 calories for that mile.

However, when I run a 8-9 min mile, it shows me that I have burnt 130 calories for that mile.

So obviously, when the distance is the same, they are using some formula that factors in the pace/speed to calculate the calorie burn.

[jay24k]

Strong irrationality.

The OP said running a mile vs walkin a mile. Since common sense isn't your thing I'll help you out with an example. Two guys line up dude #1 is going to walk a mile and dude # 2 is going to run it. They start. Dude #2 finishes in 15 minutes while the other guy is still walking. Dude #2 takes a nap consuming a negligible amount of calories. Dude #1 is still walking consuming calories after about 30-40 minutes dude #1 finishes.

Even though the runner consumed a lot of calories it was over a much shorter period of time.

Stopped reading at 5'8".

[Jhalf]

I Have already eluded to this, but your body's efficiency curve is not linear. It takes more energy to run a mile than walk a mile.

[Virten]

Lots of broscientists in here.

[TheNewestGuy]

Bunch of lazy mofos never ran a mile in their fat ass lives talking like they know something..

Tsk tsk tsk...

You run 5 miles and then walk 5 miles and come tell me which one fuked you up better....

Burn the same amount my ass..... Idiots...

Again, you're missing the duration aspect.

Walking a mile takes 15-20 minutes.

Running a mile takes 6-8 minutes.

It's the calories per hour X duration that gives you the answer.

So let's say walking burns 7 calories a minute and running burns 15 calories a minute.

Walking = 15x7=90
Running = 7x15=90

Obviously, if you said running 15 minutes or walking 15 minutes the answer is clearer.

[snigam]

Walking = 15x7=90
Running = 7x15=90

You want some numbers. Here are the actual numbers from a Nordictrak treadmill. I have it at home.

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Incline set to 1. My weight 136lb:

walking speed of 2 miles/hr - 60 cal burned in 1km
jogging speed of 4 miles/hr - 79 cal burned in 1km

So the difference is almost 32% more calories burned during jogging.

[Kjerski]

You want some numbers. Here are the actual numbers from a Nordictrak treadmill. I have it at home.

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Incline set to 1. My weight 136lb:

walking speed of 2 miles/hr - 60 cal burned in 1km
jogging speed of 4 miles/hr - 79 cal burned in 1km

So the difference is almost 32% more calories burned during jogging.

The only problem with this is its calculated with a forumla. The same math people are talking about in this thread. Sure they probably did some research on the subject but your treadmill doesnt tap into your body. So I dont think many people here will take this for anything lol.

[TheNewestGuy]

You want some numbers. Here are the actual numbers from a Nordictrak treadmill. I have it at home.

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Incline set to 1. My weight 136lb:

walking speed of 2 miles/hr - 60 cal burned in 1km
jogging speed of 4 miles/hr - 79 cal burned in 1km

So the difference is almost 32% more calories burned during jogging.

"Actual numbers" from a Nordictrak treadmill are pretty much the opposite of real numbers. They don't mean anything.

[Object]

So much bro science in here I can't stand it. Why do people answer questions and provide advice when they're not even sure if they're correct? Idiots..

Running burns more calories than walking, just google it. There are 100's of results that say this. Here is one: http://www.thatsfit.com/2009/07/08/d...more-calories/

[TheNewestGuy]

So much bro science in here I can't stand it. Why do people answer questions and provide advice when they're not even sure if they're correct? Idiots..

Running burns more calories than walking, just google it. There are 100's of results that say this. Here is one: http://www.thatsfit.com/2009/07/08/d...more-calories/

So much lack of actually reading your own links ...

[Object]

So much lack of actually reading your own links ...

You talking about this part of the article?

However, running doesn't always burn more calories than walking, and once again, this has to do with efficiency of movement. If you jog at a slow, barely-pick-up-your-feet pace, you'll burn a respectable 8 calories per minute -- but walking at a pace that is so speedy you have to wiggle your hips and swing your arms madly to keep yourself from breaking into a run can burn a massive 15 calories per minute. The so called "cross over" or "gray zone" pace, where walking becomes very strenuous, occurs somewhere at around 4 to 5 miles per hour for most people. So in other words, a 150-pound person running a mile at a 5 mph might burn 96 calories and 180 calories walking over the same distance and at the same speed.

........come on, who the jogs at such a slow pace? And who wiggles their hips and swings their arms around madly? Stupid.....

And who RUNS at 5mph? Wack..

[TheNewestGuy]

I don't know. Who uses the word "wack" in 2010?

So many questions ...

[jmoutlaw]

Stopped reading at 5'8".

^^^^^ lol'd @ this

[jmoutlaw]

I think the biggest factor is..time.....this link was already posted once....http://walking.about.com/od/calorie1...ieswalkrun.htm

Walking
2.0 mph - 91
2.5 mph - 87
3.0 mph - 85
3.5 mph - 83
4.0 mph - 91
4.5 mph - 102
5.0 mph - 116
Running
5.0 mph - 116
6.0 mph - 121
7.0 mph - 119
8.0 mph - 123
9.0 mph - 121
10.0 mph - 131

[BookMonkey]

No no no! I heard sitting on your ass all day eating nachos burns more calories than running and walking combined x 2.....

Y'all doing it wrong....

Its all that arm movement...