Lizzie B
12-26-02, 11:53 PM
Hello Snow Angels,
Have you thought about which you wanted to do and what would be the most beneficial for you? Maybe this will help!!
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Walking versus running
In our weekly fitness Q&A series, William Sukala, MS, CSCS, clinical exercise physiologist in the Cardiac Rehabilitation department at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, answers readers' questions about fitness, from whether to eat before exercising to how to treat sore muscles. Have a question? Send it to fitnessquestions@weightwatchers.com.
Q: I read that brisk walking burns more calories than running because running is more energy efficient, whereas walking requires more "work" to keep grounded at a power-walk pace. What are your thoughts on this?
A: This is an interesting question. Certainly, at a fast walking speed (that used by race walkers), there is a crossover point where it becomes more "economical" to run than to walk at the same speed (greater than five miles per hour). In other words, for an equivalent distance, faster, less efficient walking speeds do expend greater total calories. This inefficiency of fast walking enables many individuals to rely on walking to burn significant calories and produce a training effect.
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Have you thought about which you wanted to do and what would be the most beneficial for you? Maybe this will help!!
______________
Walking versus running
In our weekly fitness Q&A series, William Sukala, MS, CSCS, clinical exercise physiologist in the Cardiac Rehabilitation department at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, answers readers' questions about fitness, from whether to eat before exercising to how to treat sore muscles. Have a question? Send it to fitnessquestions@weightwatchers.com.
Q: I read that brisk walking burns more calories than running because running is more energy efficient, whereas walking requires more "work" to keep grounded at a power-walk pace. What are your thoughts on this?
A: This is an interesting question. Certainly, at a fast walking speed (that used by race walkers), there is a crossover point where it becomes more "economical" to run than to walk at the same speed (greater than five miles per hour). In other words, for an equivalent distance, faster, less efficient walking speeds do expend greater total calories. This inefficiency of fast walking enables many individuals to rely on walking to burn significant calories and produce a training effect.
www.weightwatchers.com