Which is better, 15-20 minutes of running/jogging or 1 hour of brisk walking?

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Krassus
I'm a bodybuilder, and let me tell you something, walking does NOTHING. You can very easily take brisk walks every day for the rest of your day and not lose a pound. Low intensity cardio (most stationary bike and aerobics programs, etc) has been proven to be near-useless when it comes to losing fat.

On the other hand, high intensity cardio (jogging, sprinting) does wonders. Try jogging for 20 minutes a day, and watch the pounds melt away. Or you can continue taking your brisk walks and pretend they're actually doing something just like every other person who's too lazy to put more effort into it.

Actually, the weight of scientific evidence disagrees with you. . . . walking is the BEST exercise for the AVERAGE person (at least one that is perhaps not bored easily). . . . Since you are a bodybuilder, you likely have some above average calorie intake). Cut the calories, go fro long BRISK walks and watch the pounds drop . . .

And f0r the easily bored, try dancing . . . if you find THAT boring, choose a "hotter" partner.

 

[WhiteKnight]

Originally posted by: Ornery

Originally posted by: WhiteKnight

Originally posted by: Ornery
My wife likes to walk too. F that! She doesn't walk briskly at all. She meanders VERY slowly. I can't stand it! I'd rather ride bikes, but that doesn't thrill her. There is a couple up the street who walk and talk. They are the most dower people I've ever run across! Getting a hello out of them is like pulling teeth.

Only thing worse I can think of is actually paying a fee to exercise. That just blows me away.

Well, you often pay for the use of equipment you wouldn't have access to otherwise. Granted, you could be lifting groceries at home rather than weights at the gym, but at least for me, I don't know anyone that has a pool in their back yard big enough for swimming laps in.

Been in the trades my whole life, and I've never felt the need to exercise beyond what my job entailed. When my son got into wrestling, I bought a Weider Home Gym for a couple hundred bucks. That was several years ago, and I doubt it's been used 10 times. I sure as hell won't use it! Swimming laps has got to be about as boring as jogging or walking. I think they make a device you could use for swimming at home. The Perfect gift for your fitness friends..

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I used to swim competitively. I agree that swimming laps can be quite boring, especially when I think of the 10s of thousands of laps that I have swam, but honestly it often gives me exactly what I need to clear my mind. I've figured out a lot of stuff and worked through issues in my head while I've been swimming.

 

[Koing]

Why not run for 30minutes with the wife and build up to 1hr? Your already doing 1hr of brisk walking so why not run instead?

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: Koing
Why not run for 30minutes with the wife and build up to 1hr? Your already doing 1hr of brisk walking so why not run instead?

We're working our way up to it. After this week we plan on walking and then jogging. From there it will be jogging for an hour and after that straight out running.

 

[Geekbabe]

I've lost over 35 pouds from walking and simple diet changes.I hve several friends who got all psyched up about jogging,going to the gym etc,etc.Fast forward over 18 months later,I've kept the weight off and still walk regularly.My friends? their exercise equipment is now used as clothing hangers and all but one of them not only regained the weight they lost but added on even more pounds.

Brisk walking can be done by anybody,anywhere,anytime and it's not nearly as embarrasing as going to a gym
when you feel you're realy out of shape,it's a wonderful way to get strted and to build enough self confidence to go and try other forms of exercise.

 

[Amused]

I've seen many a fat person lose weight by walking (fast). Krassus, when your BF is below 14%, it takes a LOT more effort to lose fat... at least, that has been my experience.

But for a person who is 25% BF or higher, melting off the lbs with moderate intensity cardio is very easy. Hell, just lugging around all that extra crap is cardio enough... as long as they do it long enough. For them, it's like hiking with a 60lb backpack on.

It's getting "cut" that's the hard part. And I agree, when you're trying to get cut (drop from 14% BF to 8%), HIIT is it.

 

[novon]

I once lost 15 pounds by walking 2 hours a day

 

[novon]

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[novon]

double doh

 

[novon]

I once lost 15 pounds by walking 2 hours a day

 

[Hammer]

60 pounds doing 8 hours a day is impressive novon

 

[Krassus]

I'm not saying that it's impossible to lose fat if your diet and exerercise program incorporates walking. If you're 250lbs, and suddenly drop your calorie intake from 4000 to 1500, surely you'll lose fat even if you sit on the couch and watch TV all day, but that doesn't mean it's the sitting that caused your weight to drop.

The general consensus amongst bodybuilders is that bursts of high-intensity cardio are FAR more effective when it comes to losing fat than prolonged low or moderate-intensity cardio. There are countless personal accounts about this on bodybuilding.com, and i suggest that you go over there and have a look.

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: Krassus
I'm not saying that it's impossible to lose fat if your diet and exerercise program incorporates walking. If you're 250lbs, and suddenly drop your calorie intake from 4000 to 1500, surely you'll lose fat even if you sit on the couch and watch TV all day, but that doesn't mean it's the sitting that caused your weight to drop.

The general consensus amongst bodybuilders is that bursts of high-intensity cardio are FAR more effective when it comes to losing fat than prolonged low or moderate-intensity cardio. There are countless personal accounts about this on bodybuilding.com, and i suggest that you go over there and have a look.

If somebody has been relatively inactive and finds themselves over weght and out of shape,the chances of them enroling in a body building type workout regime and sticking with it are prettty small.I know from my own experience that donning work out clothing and standing next to al those skinny 22 yr old hotties at the gym is an embarrassement I'd never have even dreamed of subjecting myself to back when I first started trying to get myself in shape.

Any exercise that gets a person moving regularly and gets them thinking about their diet and lifestyle is a good thing.Sucess builds upon sucess and I can tell you that if somebody had yelled at me and called me fat and lazy for starting lifestyle changes on a smalller and to me more realistic scale,I'd have probably hidden my fat self back in the house and died of shame.

Encouragement and support lead to better results with many people than shame or humilation.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Doesn't it kill you to routinely do something so aimless? Couldn't you find something constructive to do, that would also be a form of exercise? Walking, jogging, running on a treadmill or stationary bike just seems so... useless! Why not deliver papers or fliers and make money while you're wandering around? How about washing cars? That can work up a sweat if you hustle, and pay well enough. There must be hundreds of things to do that would be far more productive!

That's kinda what I was thinking. Walking is for women and old people, running is for those with a penis.

 

[Whisper]

HIIT...that's exactly what I was talking about, yes. Just plain jogging for 20-30 minutes will generally do more than walking for an hour; however, throw in some HIIT and supposedly the benefits are even greater.

However, walking is a great option for someone that is considered obese and just getting into fitness, as anything more strenuous might either a) scare them away, or b) actually be harmful. Running/jogging is VERY hard on the joints, and if you're carrying around a lot of extra weight, it's even worse. Swimming has to be the best zero-impact cardio available, but if you don't have a pool around, then walking or breaking out a cardioglide are your best options for reducing injury.

As someone else mentioned though, once you get below 14% bodyfat it's going to get much tougher to drop the weight...and that's where HIIT comes in. I've never really tried to lose weight myself (at somewhere around 7% bodyfat right now), and so I generally tend to stick to a constant, medium-intensity level when doing cardio (i.e. jogging as opposed to running). However, I'd definitely be interested in giving HIIT a go sometime soon just to see how it feels.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

My mom was saying that a "recent study" showed that walking is better than running, because it's not hard on your joints.

 

[Isla]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe
I've lost over 35 pouds from walking and simple diet changes.I hve several friends who got all psyched up about jogging,going to the gym etc,etc.Fast forward over 18 months later,I've kept the weight off and still walk regularly.My friends? their exercise equipment is now used as clothing hangers and all but one of them not only regained the weight they lost but added on even more pounds.

Brisk walking can be done by anybody,anywhere,anytime and it's not nearly as embarrasing as going to a gym
when you feel you're realy out of shape,it's a wonderful way to get strted and to build enough self confidence to go and try other forms of exercise.

Yup. From walking, I have the strength to ride off-road. Yoga's good, too... you'd be surprised at how a yoga workout can kick your butt.

 

[skace]

The idea behind losing weight, as someone said earlier, is to hit your target heart rate (I don't have the formulas, look them up).

Anyways, if you can hit your target heart rate by walking, then fine, but regardless of whether you are walking or running, you want to maintain the activity for around ~45 minutes. Obviously, jogging for 45 minutes would be a pretty harsh workout (depending how hard you jog). This is why you mix it up. Jog until you simply can't anymore, and then walk until you think you can jog some more. Keep at this for awhile and build up a good system. The main problem is, you and your wife probably have a different pace, (if you don't -- disregard this) and that will make it very hard to run together. If you do this walk/run to chat and not get a workout, then stick to walking.

In other words, do not concentrate so much on how much ground you are covering or how you are covering it, but how long you remain active and whether this activity is taxing you.

 

[psianime]

The most important thing here is to keep up the pace. Your body will burn up calories better if you are consistant and don't allow your muscles to cool down.

 

[astroview]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Doesn't it kill you to routinely do something so aimless? Couldn't you find something constructive to do, that would also be a form of exercise? Walking, jogging, running on a treadmill or stationary bike just seems so... useless! Why not deliver papers or fliers and make money while you're wandering around? How about washing cars? That can work up a sweat if you hustle, and pay well enough. There must be hundreds of things to do that would be far more productive!

I guess there's a reason you're called Ornery.


Running > Jogging > Walking > Nothing. And DON'T forget to cut calories.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

losing weight isn't rocket science. simply burn more calories than you consume. I like motion exercise. I usually bike ~11 miles when I get home from work in the evening, and on weekends in the summer, I usually go kayaking. That's a lot more fun for me then endlessly benching weights or running on a pad, or climbing non-existent stairs.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: BillGates

Originally posted by: Ornery
Doesn't it kill you to routinely do something so aimless? Couldn't you find something constructive to do, that would also be a form of exercise? Walking, jogging, running on a treadmill or stationary bike just seems so... useless! Why not deliver papers or fliers and make money while you're wandering around? How about washing cars? That can work up a sweat if you hustle, and pay well enough. There must be hundreds of things to do that would be far more productive!

That's kinda what I was thinking. Walking is for women and old people, running is for those with a penis.

Or those like you with penis envy.

I have chronic back pain from a weight training injury and I found that power walking with hand wieghts enables me to keep in shape and keep well toned. I'm not talking about strolling but a fast paced walk in which your heart rate is elevated and you work up a good sweat.

 

[mrCide]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Krassus
I'm a bodybuilder, and let me tell you something, walking does NOTHING. You can very easily take brisk walks every day for the rest of your day and not lose a pound. Low intensity cardio (most stationary bike and aerobics programs, etc) has been proven to be near-useless when it comes to losing fat.

On the other hand, high intensity cardio (jogging, sprinting) does wonders. Try jogging for 20 minutes a day, and watch the pounds melt away. Or you can continue taking your brisk walks and pretend they're actually doing something just like every other person who's too lazy to put more effort into it.

Bullsh!t meat head. Power Walking or any form of exercise where you have an elevated heart rate will enabe you to lose wieght with a proper diet.

No, he's right, you will not see much effect from simply walking. It is healthy, it's all good and whatnot, but you will not shed pounds. It does NOT elevate your heart rate enough to lose any significant amount of calories.. where as you can almost double your heart rate by jogging/running, it makes a big difference.

A good routine would be to jog for about 20 minutes, taking 3-5 minutes of those to simply sprint/run fast. You're just trying to keep your BPM up.

 

[crisp82]

walking is actually the best form of losing weight, but running is a much better way of toning up and a much better cardio work out. try to vary your exercise. walk to somewhere, run for 15 mins, walk for 10mins, run for 15 mins, then walk home.

 

[amcdonald]

Target heart rate is the key to good exercise. If you are really fat and out of shape, walking fast may raise your heart rate enough to be effective... but if you are in any kind of shape you need to run to get your heart moving. The problem with most out-of-shape people starting to run is their other muscles start giving out before their heart gets worked out, so you have to keep at it. walk for a few minutes, jog for 20+, then walk for 2 minutes.