How Many Calories Does Walking Burn?
Walking provides one of the easiest and most effective methods to lose weight and maintain health. A pair of walking shoes is all you need.
If you feel you’re not in good enough shape to walk, try this simple routine. Check your watch, walk away from your home for 10 minutes, turn around, and head back.
You will have walked 20 minutes without much planning or effort and have burned about 80 calories. Walking 15 to 20 minutes per day, for a total of 5 to 10 miles a week, burns 400 to 800 calories per week.
To walk properly, maintain a full stride and swing your arms. Also wear comfortable clothing and drink plenty of water. Or strive to take 10,000 steps per day.
To get a realistic idea of how many steps you take each day, use a pedometer to count them for you. Simply clip the pedometer to your hip each morning, set it to zero, and start your day.
Use the pedometer for at least one week to get a true picture of your daily activity. If you average less than 10,000 steps per day, step it up a bit. [via]
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07-23-07 at 8:10 am
how many calories do you burn if you walk seven days a week at 20,000 per day. thank you