Walking v Jogging

I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
pace), I know that it is better on your joints but will I burn more
calories jogging?

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I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
pace), I know that it is better on your joints but will I burn more
calories jogging?


"They" say that you burn roughly 100 calories per mile whether you walk it
or jog it. I do not find this to be the case for me, I would say I burn 100
calories jogging and only about 70 walking, according to my Polar HRM.

On Apr 18, 10:19 am, "determined" wrote:
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I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
pace), I know that it is better on your joints but will I burn more
calories jogging?

"They" say that you burn roughly 100 calories per mile whether you walk it
or jog it. I do not find this to be the case for me, I would say I burn 100
calories jogging and only about 70 walking, according to my Polar HRM.

I think it depends on person's weight. An obese person -- sorry to say
like me -- burn more calories. Also if you have been walking say 3
months for one or two hours.

Just now I came back from doctor's office, and I walk for about 25
mintues, and bit of running on a race track. My back is sweaty, and so
was my underwear. I don't know how much calories I lost but I did have
fun. It's good thing I have backup clothes in my office

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:19:31 -0700, "determined"
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I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
pace), I know that it is better on your joints but will I burn more
calories jogging?


"They" say that you burn roughly 100 calories per mile whether you walk it
or jog it. I do not find this to be the case for me, I would say I burn 100
calories jogging and only about 70 walking, according to my Polar HRM.

Walk faster ;-) (Or jog more slowly.)

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On 18 Apr 2007 05:00:37 -0700, wrote:

I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
pace), I know that it is better on your joints but will I burn more
calories jogging?

It's a great question,and can be extended to swimming, biking, rowing
machine, etc.

Are there any rough formulas to calculate approximate calories burned?

The independent variables might include:

(a) time (length of exercise),
(b) average heart rate over that time period,
(c) resting heart rate,
(d) weight (starting and ending?),
(e) age,
(f) gender,
(g) body type (small, medium, large, ?),
(h) BMI,
(i) overall activity level (high, medium, low, ???)
(j) ambient temperature,
(k) ???


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Generally, I believe the primary factors are age, weight, heart rate, and
fitness level.

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On 18 Apr 2007 05:00:37 -0700, wrote:

I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
pace), I know that it is better on your joints but will I burn more
calories jogging?

It's a great question,and can be extended to swimming, biking, rowing
machine, etc.

Are there any rough formulas to calculate approximate calories burned?

The independent variables might include:

(a) time (length of exercise),
(b) average heart rate over that time period,
(c) resting heart rate,
(d) weight (starting and ending?),
(e) age,
(f) gender,
(g) body type (small, medium, large, ?),
(h) BMI,
(i) overall activity level (high, medium, low, ???)
(j) ambient temperature,
(k) ???


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Bottom line answer - you will likely burn more calories jogging or running
than walking. There are two reasons for this.

1. you expend more energy and get your heart rate up higher with the higher
impact of jogging/running
2. you cover larger distances due to a faster pace in the same amount of
time.

If *they* say you burn 100 cals per mile either walking or running, you will
cover the mile in a shorter amount of time if you run, therefore if you
stick with the same amount of time, you will burn more. (example - you
exercise for 30 mins. In that time you will cover more distance running
than walking)

But what you do for exercise also depends on your current physical shape,
weight, ability, etc. I can run, I choose not to because I have issues
with cartildge wear in my knees. I keep my running to a minimum, but do
continue to encorporate it into my exercise occasionally. I personally
prefer cross training. I bike, run, swim, elliptical, stairclimb, walk....
whatever I can do. Keep it different so I don't get bored.

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I am trying to lose weight and I have started walking (at a fast
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calories jogging?

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:15:01 -0700, "determined"
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Generally, I believe the primary factors are age, weight, heart rate, and
fitness level.

Great, fewer parameters = simpler formula.

So what's the formula?

c = calories burned (per minute?)
a = age (in years)
w = weight in kilos
h = heart rate (beats/minute, average over the exercise period)
l = fitness level (0-10?)

c = f(a,w,h,l) = ???

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On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:42:44 -0700, LurfysMa wrote:

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:15:01 -0700, "determined"
wrote:

Generally, I believe the primary factors are age, weight, heart rate, and
fitness level.

Great, fewer parameters = simpler formula.

So what's the formula?

c = calories burned (per minute?)
a = age (in years)
w = weight in kilos
h = heart rate (beats/minute, average over the exercise period)
l = fitness level (0-10?)

c = f(a,w,h,l) = ???

determined = dim*bulb

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:31:09 -0400, LFM wrote:

Bottom line answer - you will likely burn more calories jogging or running
than walking.

Correct.

There are two reasons for this.

1. you expend more energy and get your heart rate up higher with the higher
impact of jogging/running.

Has little do to with impact unless you mean (see below)

2. you cover larger distances due to a faster pace in the same amount of
time.

Has nothing do with distance, unless you mean the mass (m) of the object
and the speed (v) of the object = energy required