Walking and Running, Does it equal the Same Calorie Burn?
May 15th, 2012
Written by Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson is a certified personal trainer and holds his certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Diet and exercise have been a major part of his life since 2002. He has been professionally training since 2008.
When you perform a continuous exercise, you burn five calories for every liter of oxygen you consume. Running in general consumes a lot more oxygen than walking. One would assume that if you walked one mile or ran one mile you would burn the exact same amount of calories because you are doing the same distance, moving the same amount of body weight. This misconception comes from the mere fact that when you are performing higher intensity workouts, you are... 