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I don't. Plenty of people don't. What are your goals? Walking is fine but plenty of people are out there slogging away at 2mph. For fitness purposes that is a waste of time. 3mph is better and 4mph is better still. Faster than that and you may as well jog.
I personally think running is better because I am a runner. You will burn way more calories in a shorter amount of time running. Running does affect the joints but its worth it..I luv running!.....walking is good to if that's your thing....as long as your moving
I don't. Plenty of people don't. What are your goals? Walking is fine but plenty of people are out there slogging away at 2mph. For fitness purposes that is a waste of time. 3mph is better and 4mph is better still. Faster than that and you may as well jog.
Something is better than nothing and not everyone has the knees, ankles, joints, stamina, etc. to jog or run. Nothing wrong at all with a well-paced walk vs. running. You burn slightly more calories going from Point A to Point B:
According to the website MyPlate Calorie Tracker and Fitness Program | LIVESTRONG.COM, a 200 pound man would burn 113 calories walking 1 mile at a pace of 4 miles per hour (total exercise duration = 15 minutes). The same man would burn 151 calories running a mile at a pace of 6 miles per hour (total exercise duration = 10 minutes).
To offset this you could walk an extra 10-15 minutes.
I enjoy walk/hiking and do it daily, rain or shine. I have 3-4 routes that I switch off and on. 3, 4, 5 and 7 miles. All of them will result in 800' elevation gain and loss and take me into the North Hills, Helena forest area (behind my house).
I usually walk at 3.5-4 mph. If I want to make it more challenging/burn more calories I add 30lbs to my pack and throw it on.
When the moon is out (right now it is full), I go for moonlight walks starting at 9p.m.
Walking can be in many forms and levels of intensity. Doing a standard walk, at about 3 to 4 mph, doesn't come even close to running for building endurance and burning calories. But speedwalking, using an exaggerated style and pushing along at twice the speed, can be even better than running. If you're a competitive runner and disregard the effort that speedwalkers expend, just try it yourself sometime and see how long you can maintain the speed. If you're not trained in speedwalking, you'll go into oxygen-debt very quickly.
I know someone who excels at both running and speedwalking. She alternates between the two and so avoids much of the strain and injuries that doing either one every day might cause. She has become better at both, because of the alternative training. I'm sure I could outrun her, but I'd probably be left behind if I tried speedwalking against her.
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