Walking slower for a longer period of time= more calories burned?

MotherOf2

MotherOf2

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Okay so i've heard/read a million times it's better to walk slower for a long period of time then to walk fast for a shorter period of time when it comes to calorie burning...
so what if I only have 30 minutes... would it be better to walk fast or slow?
and what about running? is it better to walk for a long period then to run for a short perid of time?
when i'm talking about time and short vs. long I'm thinking 30 mins vs. 60 mins..
lol i'm confused... any walking professionals out there?
 
Walking slower for a longer time period burns more fat calories than running for a short period but if you only have a short period to work out, it is better to be a little more intense.
 
Thats what i figured...
another question for everyone is, what do you consider a short period of time, a long period of time or a good amount of time when it comes to walking/ running?
 
Walking vs running

Not sure how much you weigh, but weight has a lot to do with how many calories you burn in a given amount of time. Here are some averages if you weighed 145 lbs:

Both activities are done for 30 minutes:

Walking at moderate pace (3 mph) = 114 calories
Running at moderate pace (5 mph) = 276 calories

If you stepped up the intensity, and ran at 6 mph, calories burned would be 345.
 
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maleficent said:
just been here too long and have read too much

takes a couple of searches to finf close enough threads
Click to expand...

yeah i always have a hard time finding things through the search i always get like a million links of unrelated stuff....
 
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