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Walking is so stupid

985 views 9 replies 10 participants last post by  kaiseni  
#1 ·
30-40 calories for 1.000 steps????
What the hell???
I didn’t sleep at all last night and decided to go for a walk at around 8 and I did 6km so far, is it worth it?
Feel like I did it for nothing my watch is telling me I burned 200 kcal what is this bs

when I’m back I’ll do some stationary bike.. I’m tired man
 
#5 ·
I love walking but there’s nowhere I live to really walk peacefully. Can’t use it as transport cos everything is so far away & it’s about to start snowing too. if i ever wanna burn calories it has to be exercise at a gym & i don’t eat enough to be able to do that 😂
 
#7 ·
Humans are very efficient when walking. It's what we are evolutionary build to excel at with low energy requirements. It's amazing really! Of course it sucks as an exercise for burning calories.
From my google research it's most important to compare the distance.
If you walk 10km you burn roughly the same amount of calories as when you run those 10km. One just takes longer.
 
#8 ·
Also hate walking but it distracts me from the kitchen, gets me out of the house, the dog doesn't shit bulldog poo (enormous hills of dog shit) in the backyard and if I walk 90 min crossfield I burn 3-400 cal
 
#10 ·
I like walking because it's healthy and burns at least some extra calories. My appetite usually increases after a workout, but not after walking. And it's much more enjoyable if you walk in a pretty neighbourhood or forest or other place you find nice, and listen to music or podcast.