Does running burn more calories than walking? The answer is there is no difference, it all depends on how far and how fast you run or walk. A study shows that a runner jogging at 5mph for one mile and a walker walking at 5mph for a mile burn almost the same amount of calories, within 2 calories of 116 calories burned. In another study they recorded the MET or metabolic equivalents of various activities ranks each activity by calories per kilogram per hour. Just sitting burns 1 MET, if you are 150lbs that's 68 calories every hour. When they tested whether or not you burn more calories by running than walking they found that no matter how you test it, the information you gather is invalid, because there is another variable. How far or how long you run/ walk. So if you want to loose weight just plan a nice long run or walk and it all comes down to preference really.
http://walking.about.com/od/calorie1/a/calorieswalkrun.htm
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