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Is it better to run or briskwalk 3km?

kitten- Posts: 23 Joined: 2002/06/10	2002/11/24, 07:40 PM Is it better to run 3km, or brisk walk 3km? In terms of a)energy burning and b)muscle forming. Or are they all the same? Help please! And thanks so much :)
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2002/11/24, 07:47 PM The point is to get your HR up to the point where you want it. You will burn more energy obviously if you are running thus making your cardio time shorter. -------------- To change it, or to create it, simply train it! Ivan Montreal Canada
joeint Posts: 14 Joined: 2002/10/26	2002/11/24, 09:42 PM I think you will burn the same amount of calories, it will just take longer if you walk briskly. As for muscle forming that done with resistance training -------------- Joe I
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/11/25, 01:52 AM The two is good. For the very best results, VARY!! -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
kitten- Posts: 23 Joined: 2002/06/10	2002/11/25, 10:33 AM *Nods* Thanks for the help!! And Philia.. you look great!
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2002/11/25, 11:33 AM Agree with carivan, HR is the key. Higher the heartrate, the more calories/hr your burn rate. Simple physics.
kitten- Posts: 23 Joined: 2002/06/10	2002/11/26, 05:32 AM Never really knew/gave much thought to that! Hmm thanks, will be keeping that in mind from now.
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2002/11/26, 02:25 PM You'll burn the same amount of calories either way. The distance is the same and your mass is the same - work = force x distance (I think I got that right) - so the amount of work you do is always the same. When you run, however, you do that work more quickly. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
Firehawk734 Posts: 295 Joined: 2002/07/31	2002/11/27, 03:59 PM About running/walking..heres a different approach.. I dont run because I am a bigger guy and it is too strenuous on the joints. I am 300 lbs 6'3 24 yrs old. I dont want to tear up my tendons/joints/ligaments. So I walk. Walking is the best they say in general.
Firehawk734 Posts: 295 Joined: 2002/07/31	2002/11/27, 03:59 PM About running/walking..heres a different approach.. I dont run because I am a bigger guy and it is too strenuous on the joints. I am 300 lbs 6'3 24 yrs old. I dont want to tear up my tendons/joints/ligaments. So I walk. Walking is the best they say in general.