Burn Calories and lose weight by walking

Most, if not all, of us know that exercise is the best way to burn calories, lose weight and get into shape. However, most of us are too lazy to do so. Many people hate running and biking because they feel like they are running out of air after exercising. For those people there is a solution to lose calories and pounds and this is by walking. Even though it does not burn as much calories compared to running, it could also help burn a fair amount of calories and it is safer especially to those people who have joint problems.

The amount of calories burned through walking varies on the speed, the type of terrain and the amount of load carried by the person. Obviously, walking in top speed, uphill, and with a heavy load allows a person to burn more calories than a normal walk in the park. This article enumerates the amounts of calories burned by a 70 kilogram man with each variety of walk.

  Type of Walk Calories burned per hour Walking with a backpack 490 Walking downstairs 210 Cross country Hiking 420 Walking upstairs while carrying 1 to 15 lbs. of load 350 Walking upstairs while carrying 16 to 24 lbs. of load 420 Walking upstairs while carrying 25 to 49 lbs. of load 560 Walking upstairs while carrying 50 to 74 lbs. of load 700 Walking upstairs while carrying 75+ lbs. of load 840 Rapid Military Marching 455 Walking uphill with 0 to 9 lbs. of load 490 Walking uphill with 10 to 20 lbs. of load 525 Walking uphill with 21 to 42 lbs. of load 560 Walking uphill with 43+ lbs. of load 630 Walking while carrying an infant or a 15 lbs. load on ground level or downstairs 245 Loading and unloading a car 210 Walking with crutches 350 Walking while pushing or pulling a stroller with a child 175 Race walking 455 Pleasure walking 245 Walking to a neighbor’s house 175 Walking the dog 210 Walking to and from an outhouse 175 Nordic Walking 412 Walking downhill at 2.5mph 196 Walking 5mph 560 Walking in a ground level, very slow pace at less than 2mph 140 Walking in a firm surface, slow pace at 2mph 175 Walking in a firm surface at 2mph 210 Walking in a firm surface, moderate pace at 3mph 231 Walking on a grass track 350 Walking uphill 3.5 mph 420 Walking in a firm surface, very brisk pace at 4mph 350 Walking in a firm surface, very brisk pace at 4.5mph 441 Walking on treadmill 3.5mph 266 Walking around the house 140 Walking for pleasure or work break 245 Walking to work or to class 280 Walking from car or  bus to destination 175 Walking while bird watching 175 Walking while pushing a wheelchair 280

 

 

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