Calories Burned By Walking

Depends on how fast you walk, what kind of terrain, and how much you weigh.
In general -- larger person burns more, going faster burns more, going
uphill burns more.
bj

"D. Smith" <perk590.DeleteThis@juno.com> wrote in message
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> I have started to walk each day in hopes of losing some weight. How
> many calories will I burn if I walk 30 minutes each day (7 days a
> week)?
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D. Smith wrote:

> I have started to walk each day in hopes of losing some weight.

Excellent! So you've taken those elusive first steps.

> How many calories will I burn if I walk 30 minutes each day (7
> days a week)?

That depends on, inter alia: your body (how much you weigh, etc.),
how fast you walk, *how* you walk, and so forth. I could guess
you'd burn approximately one hundred and fifty calories per walk,
but that speculation could well be off the mark. Take a peek at
the page Rita suggested.

Don't get fixated on increasing your caloric burn. Just enjoy the
walking; "Just do it!".

--
Jock
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Ignoramus3739 <ignoramus3739 DeleteThis @NOSPAM.3739.invalid> wrote:

> In article <f8dad681.0309280930.492a4b2a DeleteThis @posting.google.com>, D. Smith wrote:
> > I have started to walk each day in hopes of losing some weight. How
> > many calories will I burn if I walk 30 minutes each day (7 days a
> > week)?
>
> check out www.caloriesperhour.com. it depends on your weight and
> speed. Making some assumptions, you may burn about 150 calories per
> day with your regimen. But it is a very worthwhile activity, will help
> you lower your cholesterol etc. If you bumb it to 1.5 hours per day,
> you will see dramatic results.
>
> i

0.75 Kcal/kg body mass per mile walked on firm, level ground for net
caloric cost

example:
80 kg
1 mile walked = 80 x 0.75= 60Kcal
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"D. Smith" wrote:

> I have started to walk each day in hopes of losing some weight. How
> many calories will I burn if I walk 30 minutes each day (7 days a
> week)?

Here is another

http://www.nutribase.com/exercala.htm
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From what I understand, isn't your heart rate while you are wlaking more
important than calcualting speed & incline. Beleive me when I say I coudl
be wrong, but I thought that to lose weight we wanted to walk at a
particuliar heart rate for a period of time and that was more important than
the amount of calories. Isn't the reason for this so because at optimal
heart rates we burn more fat rather than burnign both fat and muscle at the
same time. I woudl love to have someone clarify this because I personally
have put a lot of muscle over the years but really need to trim up, and I
would rather not burn both fat & muscle (for the most part) is possible.
Thanks.


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>
> "D. Smith" wrote:
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> > I have started to walk each day in hopes of losing some weight. How
> > many calories will I burn if I walk 30 minutes each day (7 days a
> > week)?
>
> Here is another
>
> http://www.nutribase.com/exercala.htm
>
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>
> Just walk at the speed that you like most, but for a while. There has
> been some evidence that duration is more important than
> intensity. E.g. if you burn 500 calories while walking for 2 hours, it
> is supposedly better than burning 600 calories while running for 45
> minutes. But all in all finding an exercise that you can do and enjoy
> doing for a serious amount of time every day is most important.
>

Thanks for the help, but I am not sure I got the answer I was looking for.
What I am mainly wondering is if keeping a certain heartrate will help your
body burn more calories from fat rather than fat & muscle.

For example, I recently ran a marathon and spent 6 months training for it
and lost a bit of strength in the gym. A trainer was telling me that if my
goal was to tone up I was better of walking but making sure to keep my
heartrate in my target zone. My heartrate is always lower walking than
running and I always burn less calories so I asked, "how can this help me
tone up better than running?". Apparently, and this is what I am asking,
when you are in your target heartrate, your body is more likeley to burn
calories from fat rather than from fat & muscle, so even though you may burn
less calories you are still improving your bodyfat percentages moreso then
you would running or doing any cardio at a high heartrate. This is what I
am wondering, basically looking for 2nd & 3rd opinions. Thanks again.
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Ignoramus8561:
> In article <JdHeb.10117$Rd4.6951@fed1read07>, Marcello wrote:
>> From what I understand, isn't your heart rate while you are wlaking more
>> important than calcualting speed & incline.
>
> Heart rate depends a lot on your physical conditioning.
>
>> Beleive me when I say I coudl
>> be wrong, but I thought that to lose weight we wanted to walk at a
>> particuliar heart rate for a period of time and that was more important than
>> the amount of calories. Isn't the reason for this so because at optimal
>> heart rates we burn more fat rather than burnign both fat and muscle at the
>> same time. I woudl love to have someone clarify this because I personally
>> have put a lot of muscle over the years but really need to trim up, and I
>> would rather not burn both fat & muscle (for the most part) is possible.
>> Thanks.
>
> Some muscle loss during weight loss is almost inevitable. Your goal is
> to minimize it.
....

What he said. Also, to answer your question, if you want to lose
weight, you need to burn more calories than you consume.

One article I found on the net is here:
http://www.fatburn.com/article_show.asp?article_id=13

it seems to present good information on how aerobic exercise burns fat.

Diet is also very important. From my (admittedly naive) point of
view, I like to think about the thermic effect of food (tef). The
basic idea behind TEF is that not all foods are created equal when it
comes to how the body treats them. Digestion is not a passive process
-- you actually burn calories when you digest food. Some foods are
very easy to digest and can be quickly converted to fat. Others
require more calories to digest and it is harder for the body to
convert them to fat. As you might guess, a fatty foods are easier to
digest. Protein, on the other hand, is the hardest to digest (and
requires more calories). Carbohydrates fall in the middle. This is
basically the idea behind high-protein diets -- because protein is
harder to digest, it is harder for the body to convert it to fat.
Also, a diet high in protein minimizes muscle loss.

Check out http://www.caloriesperhour.com/faqs_thermic.html,
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/weight/calsburned.htm
and http://www.rowett.ac.uk/edu_web/sec_pup/energy_expenditure.pdf
probably contain more information than you want to know on the
subject.


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you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked the emperor is naked. The
truth and a lie are not sort of the same thing. And there's no aspect, no
facet, no moment of life that can't be improved with pizza." -- Daria
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Ignoramus8561:
> I would suppose however that even if you burn off the glucose only,
> some fat will later be used to replenish glycogen. That's why I think
> that "burning fat" is really a non-issue and a distraction.

Probably, but it is the way most people think about it.


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"Stand firm for what you believe in until or unless logic or experience prove
you wrong. Remember, when the emperor looks naked the emperor is naked. The
truth and a lie are not sort of the same thing. And there's no aspect, no
facet, no moment of life that can't be improved with pizza." -- Daria
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Let me attempt to clear up some very common misconceptions, if I may.

First, in order to lose weight, you must burn more calories then you
consume. As for exercising at a particular heart rate, forget
anything about "fat loss zones." The key is to exercise at the
highest heartrate you can maintain for an extended period of time. If
you are going to exercise for 20 minutes, maintain a high heart rate.
If you exercise for an hour or more, you will want to maintain a lower
heart rate. (I cover this in more detail on my webpage.)

Second, when losing weight you should also do some resistance
training. This will help minimize the muscle loss. (And for the
women out there- don't worry about bulking up. It is nearly
impossible without extreme effort.)

If I can help answer any other questions, I can be reached through my
webpage www.simplyfitpt.com

Ian Smith, Personal Trainer
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