I’ve done both ‘ I’ll take walking by far which I do 1 hour everyday‘it’s actually better for you in terms of being tired ‘ walking for me is a energizer
Yes, exactly, that's a massive benefit of walking. Running gives you an energy spike too, at least while you're doing it or immediately after, but it can also give you a massive energy crash later :)
Running burns more calories, but you will also eat more. Walking burns fewer calories, but it targets fat instead of carbs. In the long term, walking is a better choice for losing weight and fat. These are just my thoughts after 20 years of walking and running.
And they're great thoughts too. Running makes you hungry bc it burns ATP and glycogen mainly, which need food to replenish. Great point! However, if you stick to a specific diet, running can arguably help you lose weight faster in the short term, and walking can help you keep it off.
By targeting fat this means the fats you take in during your meals, not the literal fat on your body. Carbs are a great ressource for when you need immediate strength, that´s why carbs are more important for weightlifters and runners for example. On the other hand, it´s much easier for normal people to maintain walking every day instead of doing hard 30, 40, 50 minutes of running sessions because it requires you to actually be more fit.
walking is the best all around movement you can do IMO. You can add hills, stairs, intervals of squats, etc to achieve the same or more intensity. Include a pack and go for a nice hike... your knees will thank you at 60.
I’d say the best is to do both. Run for maybe 3-4 days a week, and walk on rest days . I also advise to only run if you can. If your having problems due to weight , health, ect then you should just stick to walking until your at a certain fitness level where your comfortable running. Also if you’re just starting at an elderly age just stick to walking entirely , for safety reasons .
I am a senior person.Running for about 40 plus years now.I enjoy it and for me as good as an easy walk in the park.I can run on any surface but prefer soft ground when and where available.I enjoy life generally.Eat well sleep well and normally in joyful mood even when under stressful situations.Greetings from Colombo Sri Lanka!👍🙋😇🌹
Running is more tiresome and gets people discouraged at keeping the exercise routine. I prefer walking. Most of us know the benefits of walking but we are not disciplined enough to actually keep the walking routine. I started a challenge on my RU-vid channel to walk for at least 3 times of 30 minutes each week. I will make a promise to upload the walk videos on my channel. This example will encourage anyone to walk with me. Let us go.
IMO. Yes walking might be the better over all to some ppl , but to others running in a zone 2 pace for 60 min feels great .. it’s an amazing achievement doing 5k -15k and seeing your results getting better . I prefer running hands down , but walking is my warm up and post . Thanks .
😊🙏 Walking is a more lower impact exercise that is kinder to our joints & knees for the long run ... Knees replacement operations are very expensive! 🙏🕯🌷🌿🌍✌💜🕊
I’ve never had a doctor tell me to go run. I’ve always been told to walk, swim or ride a bike to help me lose some weight. Besides with all my back issues and past injuries from playing multiple sports, I can’t run or jog even if I wanted to.
Of course. You must listen to your doctor's advice if you have back issues. Swimming is the highest calorie burning activity of that list. If your back allows and you have a gym membership, the Stairmaster/stair climber is another calorie-torching machine (surprisingly so, it's more intense than running).
Same situation for me 10 years back, but I just ignored doctor suggestion because doctor forgot to tell me it is impossible to go for a run so, i started running for last 7 years, now I have no issue with my back am doing good, don't stop until you feel impossible not doctor,
Each case is different and sometimes doctors can be wrong too, that's why I prefer to get a second medical opinion almost every time for serious things
I completely agree, rushing weight loss is a major mistake. I'm sorry to hear about your depression and I hope you get better! Please let me know if I can help you with anything!
Sorry about your depression due to knee ACL,please I will advice you to start by accepting the condition then seek therapy. It isn't the end of your life. Just imagine how life was before social media and other communications facilities. Will life end if they go away? Certainly no.
I use to run and loved it, but my knees, Achilles tendons, and feet started to have all sorts of injuries and surgeries, so now I walk. I've concluded we are all put together differently mechanically and some people's joints can handle running well into their 80s, but others will only end up with lifelong injuries from running.
You're absolutely right. I'm sorry to hear about your injuries, but I'm glad you've not given up on exercise altogether. Walking still has awesome health benefits.
It's not about burning calories! It's about burning fat! And during running, the body uses primarily the sugar for energy, but when walking, fat is beeing used. So for fat burning, only walking is useful. NOT THE CALORIES COUNTS!
I see what you mean, and you're right - aerobic effort burns fat, while anaerobic effort burns glycogen. Now let's unpack this. First, running burns more calories than walking, that's a fact, and this caloric deficit helps with weight loss. Running also is more intense on the body. As such, it creates an oxygen debt ("excess post-exercise oxygen consumption") because your body needs more oxygen for 48-72 hours after a run to get back to homeostasis. During this time, you burn more calories because your metabolic rate is accelerated. So, the question is, where do these calories come from. If you're not eating more than usual, they come from your fat stores :) So, walking may burn fat for fuel, but running also decreases your body fat mass :D And now, you can maximize this fat burn by combining sprinting (anaerobic effort) with zone two running or walking fast (aerobic effort).
From my years of dedication to fitness it is the diet that produces the results. The exercise is for aesthetics and health. If the diet is wrong any animal including humans cannot thrive physically.
I love both! I find that they have very different benefits for me. Walking is my continuity if i dont feel like running or biking and its also more like active meditation. Running on the other hand is more satisfying to me and improves my posture and core in a way that walking doesnt.
I like mainly running every other day, then when ever I have time walk some too. Strength training helps tone body& flexibility is gold to make our bodies feel better. The last thing we should have a core workout 3+ days per week as most people have a weak core
I add both in my training. I start by walking, than increase the intensity by running for a few seconds a few times . For example if i tend to go jogging, I start slowly by walking than after warming up i run for at least 30 sec. Best results to loose weight& fat!
Me, i workout daily for 30mins. First i brisk walk for 10mins then run for 10mins, brisk walk again for 2mins then jumping rope for 5mins and brisk walk again for 3mins, slow down and stretching to finish. Along with strick diet (no breads and rice just veggie, fruits and plants base protein) my weight dcrease from 65kl to 50kl and my waist from 37" to 28.
Nice work! Thanks for sharing! Your routine is actually really easy and low effort if you think about it :) But it does take determination, so good for you for sticking to your goals.
Did you hear the beginning of the video? A 5 mile walk is in no way equivalent to a 5 mile run. Time aside running burns off almost twice the calories.
@@richfarmer556 …have you ever power-walked, or race-walked? Five miles of that is easily equivalent to “ running”. Trust me, I've done all of it. Hiking in the hills tops them all IMO.
I’m not trying to burn more than I can afford as a skinny boy but I prefer walking & swimming but I like to run periodically to gauge my endurance throughout the athletic season. The Cooper Run
brisk walking on an inclined treadmill is the GOAT. Burns just as much as jogging. Easier on the joints. Can do it everyday. I get the same runner's high from it because heartrate is similar enough. Never going back to miserable running.
Add a weighted backpack to your walking. I carry about 30 pounds. I mix up walking, running and rucking yo keep my body from adapting to any one thing.
Definitely, yes!! I know Andrew Huberman does this too. However, it's not for beginners and it's not just about stamina, but also keeping a good posture. That said, it's one of the best walking-related goals to progress towards
I like jogging because it makes me feel more fit. There may be a time when I need to use my running skills (a zombie apocalypse lol) and if I haven’t ran in years, then I won’t be able to keep up or go fast enough.
That's a solid strategy, especially great for boosting your metabolism. Plus, as I keep reading about food and different cultures, I get a hunch we (the western society) may have too high caloric standards by at least 20-25%
I love running and feel much better afterwards,I sweets a lot especially when I increase the speed a bit or run consistently for longer, I've lost weight and I am in my early 50
I love walking and I live in a countryside, with many various paths I can choose from. Or steep hills or laid down forest roads. Lately I walk from 4 to 10 km a day, depending to which neigbouring village I decide to go or which hill... I was exclusivelly walking before but decided to try running, too. As I'm 60+, I started slowly and uphill to decrease impact on my knees. I take running as HIIT, run just untill I'm out of breath and repeat it a few times. I'm surprised how fast I could go from 10m to 20,30m... Yes, I know, it's funny, such a short distance, but I thought I will never run again in my life as I didn't run for a long time... So, it's never too late to start, but most important is to enjoy it withouth putting pressure on oneself...
@@Fitnessdy Honestly, I do live in a paradise. I'm very gratefull for all possibilities that my surrounding offers to enjoy lash nature and taking care of my health at the same time.
The Gold middle is greate choice in this case. I try jogging as slow as I feel more comfortable and just enjoying by the process alot. That't the key I think 😊
Broadly walking short of Brisk Pace will come under Aerobic while running at full pace will have a degree of Anaerobic element as well. I prefer to assess my exercises as per Metabolic Equivalents (MET): exercises above 8 or 9 MET will be Anaerobic which more often comes into action during weight training, 10-12 METs! At my age of 70+ and that also with heavier Glutes following intense weight training for 10 years plus, I find it difficult to engage in high impact running, I prefer to go for a real brisk walk, after full warm up, I come to my usual pace of about 7Km+/hr and I walk at this max pace, with vigorous effort, for 100 minutes preceded by long warm up of 20 minutes plus to reach my max pace when I find the body is in a state of 'FLOW'. Thereaft4er, the body starts fatiguing and pace starts coming down--I then walk at a descending pace until I stop, which lasts for about 40 minutes. By the time I close, I have walked for 18-20km taking about Three hours. I do this for two days followed by walk of lesser duration/distance on the third day, followed by whole body weight training on the third day. I rest the body on the fourth day. Four days package is a recurring schedule for me. This is my four days package which keeps my weight under check along with toned up body and strengthened muscles. I find this pattern of exercise meeting my capacity, I also believe even my need! Any suggestion?
Your routine looks good and seems to be suiting you. I'm not sure what suggestion to offer unless you feel actively disatissfied by something in your routine/ results 🙂
Easy walking/ stretching/breathing and God prayer within 45 minutes And More important, is to walk again in-between work-breaks, and at the end of the day, before sleeping. This all is impossible with jogging in early waking up times. Thus, movement all day is much better than single time intensed jogging.
Dancing the charles eston, dancing like a maniac on techno, skip roping, jumping onto place than doing aerobic for 1 hour would be the same as running for 1 hour You DON'T have to run or jog, other simple exercice can get your body to sweat it out. start SLOWLY and END SLOWLY to get your heartbeat back to normal never stop suddenly when doing extreme exercice
I walk an hour a day. I run a couple of times a week. Walking as soon as I wake up is magnificent- oh how that first blast of cold morning air in your face blows out the sleepies! But there is nothing more relaxing than basking in the afterglow of a great run. So what’s best, walking or running? Really, who cares….just do something! 🚶🏻♂️🏃♂️
I would never recommend adding body weights or ankle weights while running. Really bad advice imo. Adding weights increases impact, and will change your gait in ways that can impact foot strike which can lead to other foot issues.
Wearing a weighted vest is safe when running for most people, but definitely not those new to running. I agree with you on the ankle weights point, those can technically strengthen the muscles when walking, but maybe aren't safe for most. I don't believe I recommended them for running though 😀
I'm 42. During covid my bodyweight went up by almost 50%, and my physical health deteriorated severely. To pick myself up again, I started with walking, initally 45 minutes a day (that was all I could handle), 5 times a week. A month later I added weighted squats and deadlifts to regain some strength. From there on I slowly built up to where I am now: 15k steps a day, and 3 times a week a full-body freeweight workout. I can walk pretty much all day long without getting tired, have lost all that extra covid weight, and gained a few kilos in muscle. And only now do I physically feel in the right place to start running. I think many people seriously underestimate the basic fitness level you need to start running; if you're not at that level you will have bad form and just hurt your body, especially your joints. Also, at lower fitness levels, walking feels much more like leisure, while running feels like work. If you're not sure which to pick, start with walking and take it from there.
That's a very good point. Thanks for sharing your experience! You're right, sometimes walking can seem 'basic' but for some beginners, even 300 steps can be tough, so it's essential to start where you're at 🙂 I'm glad you kept your routine and reached your goals!
Have a question so I’m trying to just lose weight so I’m eating right but I was told that you have to do cardio and weightlifting to lose the weight. I really don’t wanna lift weights right now, but can I lose weight just by doing cardio on the treadmill like speedwalking or running and eating right or do I have to lift weights ?
It's not necessary to lift weights, though it is great 🙂 try some resistance bands or body weight exercises for your upper body just to tone that part of the body too. Otherwise, strictly for weight loss, you can do just cardio (though I highly recommend pairing it with some form of resistance training for better body composition 😀)
@@Fitnessdy OK I’ll look into that. I just wanted to know for sure if I were to just do strictly cardio like on the treadmill running speedwalking incline what I just be able to lose weight doing that alone
Im 61 and i brisk walk daily for 15minutes, run for 10minutes and jump rope for 5minutes and im doing this for 15yrs. I go for healthy foods like vegetables and fish, idont eat rice and bread for 3yrs now. My weight down from 160lbs to 125lbs, waist from 34 to 28' and my fbs from 120 to 89.
That's a great routine for fat loss and bone loss prevention! I would only add some resistance training for the upper body, but it's otherwise great - thanks for sharing! 😀
Awesome, go for it! I have a whole video on a great technique called Fartlek. Basically, Fartlek alternates sprinting with jogging, but the same benefits apply to running and walking. The basic idea is to walk/ run as you feel like it, without going for fixed intervals :)
Why nobody is comparing walking vs runing with the same distance instead of time? 30min walk or run can be different from person to person.. 5 mile walk vs. 5 mile run is the same for everyone 🤔
Definitely. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm comparing time instead of distance bc the people I speak with are generally short on time & tell me they have a certain timeframe to work out. Otherwise, you make a great point!
@@Fitnessdy yes of course.. we’re all short of time when it comes to runing/doing cardio, it’s in our blood 😂 but would be interesting to see… my guess would be less than 30% 🤔
@@Fitnessdy yes of course.. we’re all short of time when it comes to runing/doing cardio, it’s in our blood 😂 but would be interesting to see… my guess would be less than 30% difference 🤔
It was a combination of things. I ran two marathons a year for about 12 years. To maintain that schedule, I needed a lot of calories. When my milage dropped my intake should have, but I was conditioned to eat a ton. I had a marriage fall apart, change in work schedule and all the "feeling bad about myself" that you would expect with those life changes. Once the weight gain started it became even harder to get/stay motivated. And so here we are!! The silver lining in this is that today I was on my hour long walk and ten minutes in I could not restrain myself and I felt like I had a racecar engine in my belly so I slowly and carefully cranked out a 5-mile run!!!!! @@Fitnessdy
@@Fitnessdy Running pushes your body and gets it to be stronger for the heart, muscles, nerves, lung capacity, more oxygen into the body to be processed. The body only improves and become stronger when it is under stress and running is a form of stress. Certainly, walking is better than nothing but comparing the two, running wins every time. I speak from experience as I've been running for decades. Walking just doesn't cut it for me not matter how many hours I walk! I've done walks for hours at a time, granted it was not continuous, as I've done when visiting Las Vegas. That's all you do is walk all day long!
Running is more of a defense mechanism but has become popular in the health industry in the last century. People have been walking for thousands of years and that was always the method of transport if you didn't have a horse or other animal. I do believe that running in short bursts is great but humans are naturally made to walk and unless your at a gym or open field running can be very difficult with the imbalance of roads, sidewalks and not to mention crossing intersections. The key is getting people to stop driving a mile and walk it. Our neighborhoods and urban areas are filled with sidewalks yet you rarely see people using them.
running does increase cortisol levels due to the physical stress and muscle damage it causes, but this is part of the body's natural response to exercise. However, after running, especially after lower-intensity sessions, the parasympathetic nervous system (responsible for the "rest and digest" state) kicks in, helping the body recover, lower heart rate, and promote relaxation. cortisol spikes are a natural response to help the body cope with the physical demands. Cortisol helps break down stored energy, increases alertness, and reduces pain sensitivity. This acute stress response was essential for survival. Our ancestors regularly engaged in physically demanding activities, so the body's mechanisms for handling these stressors-like temporarily elevated cortisol-were adaptive and beneficial in short bursts. Over time, our bodies became well-suited for endurance activities like running, where short-term stress leads to long-term gains in fitness, strength, and resilience. Acute stress (like running in moderation) is generally beneficial. It triggers a spike in cortisol that helps the body respond, but it also leads to long-term reductions in baseline cortisol levels post-exercise, promoting recovery and calm. That's different than chronic stress (such as overtraining or inadequate recovery), which can lead to persistently elevated cortisol, which can be harmful. Over time, excessive cortisol can suppress immune function, disrupt sleep, and lead to muscle breakdown.
It depends on the pram's weight and how tired you get 😀 because everyone is different and we havr different fitness levels. The point of resistance training is to create muscular tension, otherwise it's cardio. But that said, it's a pretty good workout you're doing - I used a baby carrier mostly because the pram was tough work 😀
It depends how fast you want to lose weight and how much above your recommended DV you are. However, 400 kcals seems like a great point to be, I wouldn't do more
No, no. A calorie deficit means 400 cals less than you usually do. So if you eat 2000 cals a day, eat 1600. Please don’t think that you should only eat 400 calories. That’s less than one meal!
You're right to call me out on this, but frankly if you watch this channel for longer, you notice I tend to hyperbolize and rant quite often 😀 well. I see a lot of people at my gym doing this to lose weight, even if I always explain that 30 min of treadmill running can't replace being more active through the day from an overall health standpoint
I love walking A LOT. However, I would argue we're also meant to run if we look at our anatomy. Also, a good proof is this tribe who run at least 50 miles per day just to run their errands 😀 www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20954821/born-to-run-secrets-of-the-tarahumara/
We are built to run. Our ancestors and some African tribes to this day practice a form of hunting where they run after their prey during the hottest time of the day until their prey is exhausted (persistence hunting). Because we can sweat, we can run for a very long time when we are in good physical condition.
Humans are definitely built to run. Hence why we will automatically do so in a dangerous situation or when walking and suddenly there’s a reason to speed up.
I feel like walking is just a cope for fat or lazy people who don’t want to run. ( unless you’re very old) If walking didn’t burn weight fat people would’ve stayed fat and lazy people would’ve stayed lazy. That’s just facts lmao. #runningisbetter
I'm not here to judge anyone, but I think you might have a bias against walking. I've done some pretty tough walking workouts on the treadmill 😁 and even outdoor power walking is not a 🍰
@@Fitnessdy not everyone has the mindset as yourself though lol, and I’m not bias against it at all idgaf what others do but I’m literally just stating. If walking didn’t burn calories I honestly think majority if people wouldn’t even run 😂
Before making an ass of yourself, you should take into consideration the pros and cons of walking vs running. Fat people have more weight in their joints and running can do more harm than good for some.
