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Running or walking a set distance burn about the same amount of calories, it's just a matter of how much time it takes.

• TurkishPoptart 3y ago
  is that true? I feel fine after walking 5k but can barely run 5k without wanting to pass out or sweat up a storm
  • mikestew 3y ago
    is that true? What an odd question. Moving on... I feel fine running a 5K in 30 minutes. If I cut that down to about 18 minutes, yeah, I sweat up a storm, too. I don't know why it would be unexpected that the faster you go over a set distance, the harder it's going to be.
    • Supermancho 3y ago
      >> Does walking and running consume the same amount of calories? > What an odd question. Normal people would question this assertion, rightly so. Running takes more, unless you're walking at a running speed. Basic thermodynamics.
• csh0 3y ago
  According to this article walking burns about 30% less, but still closer than I would have expected! https://health.clevelandclinic.org/qa-can-you-burn-the-same-amount-of-calories-walking-vs-running/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/qa-can-you-burn-the-same-...
  • asdff 3y ago
    I'd probably wager that with walking you can go up way steeper inclines than you can otherwise comfortably jog. That might change things considerably. According to one study you burn over 30% more calories walking up a 10% incline (about 17% calories much for a 5% incline). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021929012002291 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00219...
• tpoacher 3y ago
  This is supposedly not true. Walking the same distance expends more calories (on account of using your energy-inefficient machinery for longer to achieve the same external work). Equally, walking the same amount of time as a run expends less calories because of the greater effort involved in running to generate more external work.