With summer beginning to wind down, it’s the best time to begin minding your exercise! It’s never too late to start working on shedding those pounds and staying in shape.
As simple exercise goes, a walk is tough to top. But how many calories do you actually burn on a short stroll?
Walking is an excellent, inexpensive exercise choice that can help you both lose weight and improve your cardiovascular health. If you’re looking to trim down, you may be wondering how many calories you can burn doing this activity. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer, as your burn has to do with a number of different factors, including your weight, pace, terrain, and more.
The most basic way to figure out how many calories you burn while walking takes into account your weight and walking speed:
These calculations are based on walking on flat surfaces, like sidewalks. Walking uphill for your workout increases your burn dramatically.
Most calculators you find online take more into account than just your weight and walking pace. They use a calculation that factors in your basal metabolic rate, or BMR (age, sex, height, and weight), exercise intensity (METs), and the duration of your exercise session.
The equation is: calories burned = BMR x METs/24 x hour
VIA: Healthline
