Friday

Running or Walking- which burns the most calories?

I was looking through Runner's World and came across this online article. Bottom line is that running burns more calories than walking; walking fast burns more calories than walking slowly. Click on the link to read the full article.

You can use the formulas below to determine your calorie-burn while running and walking. The "Net Calorie Burn" measures calories burned, minus basal metabolism. Scientists consider this the best way to evaluate the actual calorie-burn of any exercise. The walking formulas apply to speeds of 3 to 4 mph. At 5 mph and faster, walking burns more calories than running.

Your Total Calorie Burn/Mile Your Net Calorie Burn/Mile

Running .75 x your weight (in lbs.) .63 x your weight
Walking .53 x your weight .30 x your weight

Adapted from "Energy Expenditure of Walking and Running," Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise, Cameron et al, Dec. 2004.