Saving calories by choosing exercise correctly

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An important thing for as as CRers is to waste the less calories as

possible while achieving the exercise benefits. As far as this

article shows (see: http://tinyurl.com/bj79w ), walking is a better

exercise than running in order to save calories for the same

distance covered. So, if you reach 60% HRmax when brisk walking,

don't go for jogging or running, because you were spending up to 40%

more calories for the same cardiovascular training and metabolic

adaptations. Of course, if your goal is the max calories spent by

distance and time, don't dude: just go for that run.

The result makes sense, just because when you walk, your gravity

center advances drawing a fairly straight line, but when you do the

same track running, that center just do it somehow bouncing, and

this moving up and down is where the added energy is used, by

fighting against gravity once every step you take.

http://tinyurl.com/bj79w

Hope this was useful.

Willie.