For those who run for exercise.

• the Bear

  8 Sep 05, 22:24

  check this out...
  
  Dear Yahoo!:
  
  Do I burn the same amount of calories walking as I do running?
  Bill
  Sacramento, California
  
  Dear Bill:
  
  That depends -- are you exercising for a set distance or a set time? If you want to cover three miles running or walking and burn as many calories as possible, walking is the way to go. However, if you have an hour set aside to either walk or run, running will burn more calories.
  
  We'd like to tell you we tested this out, but we're born cube jockeys, so we found a page from WebMD instead. The esteemed Dr. Dean Ornish explains that when you run, you burn mostly sugar and carbohydrates. However, when you walk for a long enough distance (walking to the refrigerator doesn't count), "it gives your metabolism time to switch from burning carbohydrates to burning fat." The page goes on to explain that, like a lot of bodily chores, walking is most effective when it's done consistently (kind of like wearing deodorant).
  
  So that settles that, but how do cycling and swimming measure up? According to this graph, cycling burns two to five times fewer calories per mile than either running or walking because it's not a weight-bearing exercise. The benefits of swimming depend a lot on your proficiency and what type of stroke you use. This calorie calculator does a nice job of showing the differences.
  
  And keep in mind, if none of these activities sound good, you can always start chewing celery.
  
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  point to note: running is pointless when it comes to losing that fat
• laurence82

  8 Sep 05, 23:06

  i lost weight when i was resting at home after surgery
  
  doing nuthing but lazing ard and sleeping
  
  eating nuthing else but mum's food
  
  keke
• Rhonda

  8 Sep 05, 23:18

  Originally posted by the Bear:
  check this out...
  
  [b]Dear Yahoo!:
  
  Do I burn the same amount of calories walking as I do running?
  Bill
  Sacramento, California
  
  Dear Bill:
  
  That depends -- are you exercising for a set distance or a set time? If you want to cover three miles running or walking and burn as many calories as possible, walking is the way to go. However, if you have an hour set aside to either walk or run, running will burn more calories.
  
  We'd like to tell you we tested this out, but we're born cube jockeys, so we found a page from WebMD instead. The esteemed Dr. Dean Ornish explains that when you run, you burn mostly sugar and carbohydrates. However, when you walk for a long enough distance (walking to the refrigerator doesn't count), "it gives your metabolism time to switch from burning carbohydrates to burning fat." The page goes on to explain that, like a lot of bodily chores, walking is most effective when it's done consistently (kind of like wearing deodorant).
  
  So that settles that, but how do cycling and swimming measure up? According to this graph, cycling burns two to five times fewer calories per mile than either running or walking because it's not a weight-bearing exercise. The benefits of swimming depend a lot on your proficiency and what type of stroke you use. This calorie calculator does a nice job of showing the differences.
  
  And keep in mind, if none of these activities sound good, you can always start chewing celery.
  
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  point to note: running is pointless when it comes to losing that fat [/b]

  That sounds ... flakey.
  
  You do start burning sugar and carbohydrates first, and you only get to burn fat when you enter the 'anaerobic' phase, which is usually via intensive cardio exercises.
  
  I'm not an expert, but something about this article just doesn't gel.
  
  Say what you will... but most folks lose the most weight running, doing that on and on and on thing with the human equivalent of the hamster wheel!
  
  OK, maybe I really ought to dust that Biology textbook and read that chapter all over again!
• littlestream

  8 Sep 05, 23:48

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  i lost weight when i was resting at home after surgery
  
  doing nuthing but lazing ard and sleeping
  
  eating nuthing else but mum's food
  
  keke

  I lost weight with no exercise also. Go vegetarian lor but no good.
  
  Anyways, I am going to walk because I don't really like jogging.
• DriftingGuy

  8 Sep 05, 23:54

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  That sounds ... flakey.
  
  You do start burning sugar and carbohydrates first, and you only get to burn fat when you enter the 'anaerobic' phase, which is usually via intensive cardio exercises.
  
  I'm not an expert, but something about this article just doesn't gel.
  
  Say what you will... but most folks lose the most weight running, doing that on and on and on thing with the human equivalent of the hamster wheel!
  
  OK, maybe I really ought to dust that Biology textbook and read that chapter all over again!

  Yes you only burn fats once u used up ur supply of carbohydrates and sugars..
  
  Think the only reason why you used up more fats at walking versus running for short periods is because you actually consumed more carbohydrates while walking.. whereas the quick run may be over before your total carbohydrates are consummed..
  
  Based on basic biology, you cant burn fats before you burn carbohydrates... just my 2 cents..
  
  Anyway what the hell I jog slowly for more than 1 hour anyway...
  
  
• kopiosatu

  8 Sep 05, 23:55

  but i still have to run to train my stamina rite
• littlestream

  8 Sep 05, 23:55

  I guess any exercise beats no exercise, right?
• laurence82

  9 Sep 05, 00:00

  i got OCD, and no its not obsessive complusive disorder, its osteochondritis diseccans..
  
  meaning wearing of my joints, ankle to be exact, i can only take walking or cycling
  
  
• DriftingGuy

  9 Sep 05, 00:01

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  i got OCD, and no its not obsessive complusive disorder, its osteochondritis diseccans..
  
  meaning wearing of my joints, ankle to be exact, i can only take walking or cycling
  
  

  pes c? damn heng man
• kaobeikaobu

  9 Sep 05, 00:02

  eat like pig, sleep like a horse, work like a bird..
• laurence82

  9 Sep 05, 00:09

  Originally posted by DriftingGuy:

  pes c? damn heng man

  i dont think its nice to be disabled anyway..
• LeftBallBigger

  9 Sep 05, 00:13

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  its osteochondritis diseccans..
  
  

  is dat the cave dwelling spider they
  featured on discovery dat can dissect cans?
  
  
  
  
• subarugal

  9 Sep 05, 00:19

  i lost weight either thru yoghurts and papaya..
  
  but still jogging is the fastest...
  
  
• Steph84

  9 Sep 05, 00:43

  used to jog 3 times a week... now ZERO times a week........
  
  once u stop, cant start again....
• the Bear

  9 Sep 05, 00:46

  i tried exercising...
  
  everytime i get into something of a routine, i end up injuring myself badly... and the sad thing is... it's not the exercise that injures me.. it's usually something insanely dumb... like sneezing too hard
• littlestream

  9 Sep 05, 01:12

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i tried exercising...
  
  everytime i get into something of a routine, i end up injuring myself badly... and the sad thing is... it's not the exercise that injures me.. it's usually something insanely dumb... like sneezing too hard

  Hmmm.........so with all the food you consume.........errrr............???
  
  You are Tay Ping Hui's frame or Moses Lim's?
• the Bear

  9 Sep 05, 01:13

  i got a spare truck tyre to lose
  
  

  Originally posted by littlestream:

  Hmmm.........so with all the food you consume.........errrr............???
  
  You are Tay Ping Hui's frame or Moses Lim's?

• littlestream

  9 Sep 05, 01:22

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i got a spare truck tyre to lose
  
  

  Fat Albert?
  
  Oh, buy a hula hoop. Spare truck tyre sure go into hiding. Want or not? I got two. Bought from the dollar store, cheap, cheap. I sell you for 50 cents. Plus GST & PST.
• laurence82

  9 Sep 05, 01:22

  Originally posted by littlestream:

  Hmmm.........so with all the food you consume.........errrr............???
  
  You are Tay Ping Hui's frame or Moses Lim's?

  archerly neither
  
  try raintree for size, kekeke
• littlestream

  9 Sep 05, 01:25

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  archerly neither
  
  try raintree for size, kekeke

  
  
  Actually raintree is heavy at the top. But he said he got spare tyre so he should be heavy at the bottom.