Does running burn more calories than walking?

[austinbooth]

[Bricealan]

@austinbooth Austin, I was a competitive runner for about 5 - 7 years and did very well in my age group, winning several awards at 10,000 meters in Ohio and here in California, and ran/raced with and against some of the most competitive runners in the country... including the "then' holder of the American mile record for the Mile.

That said, I am well qualified to answer your question with authority. I began as a 'heel/toe runner and then moved to being a 'toe runner' to relieve the stress and pounding on my low back as a 'heel/toe' runner.

Running and any level, (jogging) does require more energy, and brings your body temperature up much higher than walking, whereas 'running/racing - training competitively, requires a great deal of energy and adds more stress, on your body overall and I ran at " 2 pounds of weight - per my inches of height" - so at 68 inches of height... I ran/raced at 136 pounds and had less than 10% body fat - (I was weighed in a water tank)

So YES all said... running requires more effort and energy - hence using/needing more calories to run... At times I was so "lean" I was burning muscle tissue to run

[OneViewpoint]

Yes but not a lot more. I weigh 202 lbs. If I'm running say an 8:30 mile (fat for my old ass) I burn about 200 calories per mile. If I slow down to a 10:00 mile that will drop to about 160 calories (80%). If I slow to a fast walk, it drops to about 120 calories (60%).

So on my usual 7 mile run that would be 1,400 or 1,120 or 840 calories. Still substantial at a walking pace. And you emphasize different muscles when you slow to a walk Hamstrings and glutes get worked more climbing hills without momentum. And of course terrain matters. Where I live there are NO flat spots, LOL. You are always going up or down.

But the physics are pretty basic. More speed means more distance and/or elevation change covered in a given amount of time which means mork work done which means more energy / calories. The reason it's not a linear change with speed is human body mechanics.

[itsannalee]

Yes, but running has some huge flaws. Your heart rate will get a lot higher (use carbohydrates for energy) and cause more stress on your body, it also increases your cortisol levels. Making it a lot harder to stick to your diet, because you’re going to be having some extra carving and hungrier. So it’s gonna make you harder to stick on your diet.


And walking is lower intensity, you still burn calories. It doesn’t lead more hunger and carving and makes you to keep stick to your calorie deficit.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

It depends. While HIIT cardio can burn a lot of calories quickly, LISS cardio can burn just as many depending on how long you’re willing to actually do it. In essence, running can burn more faster, but if you choose to walk you can burn just as many by walking farther.

[jahaims]

Lmfao

[Aldan1609]

Yeah I think so