So guys I have been told that running is good for your health but what about walking is it as good as running or is it at good at all? Because I walk a lot and I dont see any difference.
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Well I think its a bit exaggeration if we say running is 'as good' as walking as I personally think running is the best workout other than swimming. However that doesnt mean walking is not important. Walking is very good for health and even as you say you dont see the difference I can guarantee there is a lot shaping up in your body and you would notice that once you stop walking (which u shouldnt).
I read a link that had comparison between walking and running. Will try to search.
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Walking is good if it could get your heart rate up. The more you walk the better it would be. It still burns calories but not as much as running.
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I think a lot depends on the condition you are walking in. Usually empty stomach walking helps more. And then your pace should be moderate. If not too fast, not too slow either.
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Running can be hard on the joints, running a mile or walking a mile would burn the same amount of calories. People should do aerobic, anaerobic, stretching and a variety of exercise to engage all muscle groups. Best results come from engaging most of the muscles.
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Stand upright and join your feet - if you see a gap in between your legs and the groin - you are alright to run/jog. If otherwise you put yourself in danger of an early age arthritis.
As Bobby says we burn same level of calories either walking or running - so it is better to walk briskly.
My daily average walk for the year so far is 9,000 feet.
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Can we at least note that more the speed of running or walking the more calories burned?
Running Versus Walking: Which Burns More Calories? | ACTIVE
Question: I’m confused about which exercise burns more calories, walking or running?
Answer: I am asked this question frequently, simply because more people exercise to lose weight rather than for its health benefits.
The idea of doing a minimal amount of work–while reaping the same rewards as you might from hard work–is appealing. Unfortunately that’s not the way it works.
So does running burn more calories than walking? Well, yes and no.
High intensity = calorie burn
If you run for 20 minutes or walk for 50 minutes, you end up burning about the same amount of calories. But if you walk for 20 minutes or run for 20 minutes, running will create the biggest calorie deficit.
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Brother, if you run a mile or walk a mile you burn same no of calories, of course, you can run the mile quicker. Running can be very hard on joints.
Re: Is walking good or not?
Brother, if you run a mile or walk a mile you burn same no of calories, of course, you can run the mile quicker. Running can be very hard on joints.
Sorry, Brother. That is not true. If you run the mile quicker your heart rate will increase which will burn more calories.
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It is a general rule that walking is good for health as doing it daily. This will definitely help to bring positive changes in your life.