Walking and the Calories Burnt

Walking is a slow and gradual activity that burns fat effectively by increasing metabolic rates even while at rest. Imagine: After walking, while you enjoy a good show on tv, you are still burning fat!

Walking is known to strengthen the muscles at your buttocks, calves, thighs and hips. It gives you a body that people are paying thousands of ringgits for at slimming centres.

Here's a surprise: Slow walking burns more calories than fast walking because you lose momentum with every new step you take. With brisk walking, more calories are burnt by swinging your arms. The beauty of it all: the more you weigh, the more calories you burn per step. Wow!

OK, let's see some numbers (Average calories burnt):
30 minutes of walking = 107 calories
45 minutes of walking = 160 calories
60 minutes of walking = 200 calories
60 minutes of brisk walking = 340 calories
60 minutes of stair-walking = 600 calories

More on walking: http://www.medicinenet.com/walking/article.htm