Walking is a low-impact, moderate-intensity exercise, while jogging is a high-impact, vigorous-intensity exercise. Jogging does burn more calories per minute.
when i was a kid, i ran a lot.
i’m a bit older. running and jogging makes me uncomfortable in public. i could probably jog in-place, but then i’d rather do jumping jacks.
I was in really good shape 4-5 years ago when I decided to change-up my routing and start jogging. I ran about 4 miles about 3 times per week (that was good for me since I’m not a natural runner) Anyway, this went on for about 6 months or so when I got Plantar Fasciitis and the doctor told me to stop. It took me about three weeks just to walk normally again, without a cane. I’ve steadily become more sedentary since then and gained wait.
I’m seriously considering trying jogging again. I know how to stretch and the right shoes now. It is a great way to lose weight!
Jogging aggravates my low back pain, so I walk fast. Or rather I will start up again when after I get stents out and my back gets better. (2 seperate conditions)
I have done stair stepping with a literal platform and it’s decent for chewing through calories while not being too hard on the joints.
How did this go?
Think it was something like this:
For the same distance, it doesn’t matter if you walk or run it, the benefits are the same, but walking is so much easier for an older body.
How can this be?
Because if the distance is a mile (just say) and you walk it in under 45 minutes, if you run it (just guessing here don’t hate me because I’ve never ran on purpose), and it only takes you,say, 20 minutes, it’s the same benefit because your walking longer, running less time.
So it’s not the distance that counts as much as it is how much time that matters.
Hope I got this right, a personal trainer told my SIL this, and she told me, but that was well over 20+ years ago…
If you walk fast, it’s much more forgiving to your knees, ankles, and feet than running.
I can’t run, can’t do the impact plus I get winded too easily, but I do inclined, rapid (3.5 mph) walking on a treadmill when I go to the gym. Even that I have to limit to avoid aggravating my back, due to the impact; I have enough back pain as it is. I’ve been doing some work on the recumbent bike so I can use the treadmill less, since there’s zero impact and I can lean back into a seat, thus taking pressure off of my spine.
I have an old friend who’s on my facebook who lost over 100 lbs in a year by running/jogging. I lost 25 lbs doing what I do, though all of that weight loss came in the last few months of last year; so far this year I haven’t lost any more, but I haven’t gained any weight back, either.
I would like to start running but I hate cardio. I wish I was into it but I’m not. I have heard that it’s about your heartrate being in the right place to burn calories and benefit your cardiovascular system so, some people can get there by walking, others by jogging or running.
I would imagine, you start by walking and, after awhile, that just doesn’t cut it anymore, then you have to jog and then eventually run to get your heartrate up to the right place.
I figure skate in the nude. The low temp forces my body to produce heat and burn more calories.
Plus I like feeling the breeze between my legs when I’m turning at high speeds on an icy lake
