When walking, do you burn more calories pushing a pram or walking without one?
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You'll burn more calories pushing a pram.\n\nCalories are a measure of energy so anything that uses more energy will burn off more calories - even something as simple as wearing heavy shoes or carrying extra weight around in your pockets is going to cause you to work harder when walking and so burn off more calories.\n\nBecause pushing a pram means having to work harder, not only to move your own weight but the weight of the pram, then you'll burn more calories.\n\nJust to clarify a couple of points other people have added - it's not the speed that you walk at that's important, ultimately when you walk from A to B you're covering the same distance and moving the same mass (i.e. you and the pram).  If you walk slowly you'll use less energy (calories) per minute but you'll be walking for longer and likewise, if you walk fast then you'll get there quicker but will have used more energy per minute during your journey.
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Since you are trying to lose weight, the question is really which will burn more calories per session.  Whichever requires the body to do the most work is going to end up burning the most calories.  This figure is provded to us by something called METs (metabolic equivalents).  Overall jogging requires more METs than the eliptical, and the elipitcal requires more than biking.  SO jogging is going to burning more calories in the same amount of time than the other two.  \n\nHowever, either one of the other equipment could utilize more calories than jogging if you are exercising at a high enough intensity.  So if you are biking with a lot of resistance you will most likely burn more calories than if you are jogging at a slow rate of speed.\n\nThe best thing is to find an exercise that you like and are most likely to stay with.  Or better yet, mix it up and crosstrain.\n\nAs far as how long to exercise, it's not how long that's as important as how intense the workout is.  So instead of trying to exercise for an hour with a slow jog, you better better off going at short time period, but at a higher intensity.
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Walking down stairs is definately easier than walking on level ground because gravity is sort of helping you move. Now, walking down stairs is better for your health than taking the lift because you are moving. This means that you are burning more calories than someone standing in the lift. Keep on walking and stay on the move. You will see the benefits of it.\n\nJ
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You're a dumb*ss.\n\nI walk my dog daily.  Walking on it's own is not a waste of time, but you won't necessarily lose weight doing it.  Just as they have shown that those that jog are actually screwing up their joints with little more benefits than walking.  Hell, I know a 300 lb guy that runs marathons.  \n\nAlso, when I walk my dog I wear my heart rate monitor.  My heart rate goes up.  Amazing how moving around does that, eh?\n\nNow, if you are talking about people that take a leisurely stroll, they probably aren't doing themselves much good.  But, some of us try to walk as fast as we can.\n\nI wish i lived in the same area as you.  I'd be sure to walk right in front of you every time!
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They are both good for losing weight. Maybe try walking one day and the next day riding,then walking then riding. It also helps if you have someone to do this with. HEY I'm willing to walk and ride with you but depending were you live we might have a long walk or ride, I'm in Illinois. I really need to lose weight to.
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You may be pushing too hard. Do you eat before you run? That can be a factor as well
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It's true that you have to burn more calories than you eat to lose weight.  If you eat more than you burn, the excess is stored as fat.  However, you use a fair amount just by normal daily tasks such as walking round, keeping the body warm and alive, etc.  Depending on what you do during the day, you will burn off 1500 calories or more.
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Timing your walking while on your virtual treadmill, along with performing some simple math, will tell you how many calories you are burning. For each half-hour you march in place at a normal brisk pace of 120 steps per minute (about 3.5 miles per hour), you will burn an amount of calories that equals your weight in pounds. In other words, if you weigh 150 pounds, marching in place on the virtual treadmill will burn 150 calories each half-hour, or 300 calories each hour. To find out how many calories you are burning per minute, simply divide 150 calories per half-hour by 30 minutes, or divide 300 calories per hour by 60 minutes, which, in this case, equals 5 calories per minute.
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i heard ankle/wrist weight do a number on your joints. It can increase the risk of strain and injury\n\nbut it's logical to think that they would help you because you'd be using more energy with them..if you didn't use the weighs\n\n"Adding weight will allow you to burn more calories per mile, but only about 5-8 calories more per mile for every 10 pounds added. Compare that to walking a quarter of a mile - a 100 pound person burns 15 calories in a quarter mile at an easy pace, while a 200 pound person burns 30 calories. That takes only 5 more minutes and you aren't increasing your risk of injury."
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You mean calories? You will lose around 70 per mile also depends how brisk ur walk is
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Walking is better than jogging
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Most definately a treadmill.  Walking is great for anyone and everyone.
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Walking helps,but not just regular walking,I am in my second semester at a University and I have to walk everywhere.I have lost 50 pounds and my appetite hasn't decreased.I feel lighter,healthier,yet out of breath.(from walking)It's upstairs,uphill,behind another building constantly.And I carry app.10 pounds of books,so it's weight training.But it can be bad on your knees.
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your a street walker why do you need that stuff?
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Walking is decent exercise; and is a good start to gettng fit. Carrying the bag will help burn calories (since the larger the mass moved, the more energy expended to move it). No guarantees about the stomach, though: walking is a primarily lower-body activity. The link (below) will give you how to figure calories burned.
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walking can't lose you weight, that only keeps you healthy with 20 minutes per day, proper diet and exercises are better ideas
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Actually, regardless of the other posts, it has been proven that power walking up hill at an incline burns more calories than running. Running is a good way to build muscle and endurance, but walking is better if you're looking to lose weight. (its also usually easier to do, and for a longer period of time than running is.)