Walking: How many calories do you burn based on your weight while walking for just 30 minutes?

Walking makes you lose weight, but how many calories are burned on average by varying the duration and intensity of walking?

Walking is one of the simplest and cheapest physical activities to practice, healthy at 360 degrees. It is believed to reduce the risk of breast cancer and heart disease, extend life, prevent diabetes and childhood obesity. Also it is among the most effective for burning calories. But in fact how many are burned with a walk? (Read also: Here is the 31 day program: the way to lose weight by walking)

According to Timothy Burnett, a kinesiology instructor at Oregon State University Cascades, we burn as we walk an average of 100 calories every 1,6 Km, regardless of speed. In fact, the faster we walk, the less time it takes us to burn the same calories.

That is to say that if we travel 1,6 km in 12 minutes we will burn 8,3 calories per minute while if we take 20 minutes, we will burn 5 calories per minute. But once you've covered the entire journey, your overall calories burned will be the same.

However, calories burned can vary depending on body weight and type of walking (uphill, downhill, stairs, and so on). Here's how:

If you weigh between 54 and 63 kilos approximately, in 15 minutes walking slowly you can burn about 50 calories, in 30 minutes 100 calories, in one hour 200 calories. By walking briskly, you'll burn an average of 95 calories in 15 minutes, 185 calories in 30 minutes, 370 calories in 1 hour. With an uphill walk you burn about 90 calories in 15 minutes, 180 calories in 30 minutes and 355 calories in 1 hour. Climbing stairs 120 calories in 15 minutes, 240 calories in 30 minutes, 500 calories in 1 hour. Walking downhill 40 calories in 15 minutes, 85 calories in 30 minutes, 165 calories in 1 hour.
Se pesi tra i 63 chili ei 72 chili, walking at a moderate pace you can burn an average of 60 calories in 15 minutes, 112 calories in 30 minutes, 225 calories in an hour. Walking at a fast pace 100 calories in 15 minutes, 214 calories in 30 minutes, 430 calories in 1 hour. Walking uphill, 102 calories in 15 minutes, 204 calories in 30 minutes, 408 calories in one hour. Climbing the stairs, 130 calories in 15 minutes, 275 calories in 30 minutes, 545 calories in 1 hour. Walking downhill 50 calories in 15 minutes, 95 calories in 30 minutes, 190 calories in 1 hour.
If you weigh between 72 kilos and 81 kilos, walking at a moderate pace will burn approximately 65 calories every 15 minutes, 127 calories every 30 minutes, 255 calories in 1 hour. Walking briskly, 120 calories in 15 minutes, 245 calories in 30 minutes, 485 calories in 1 hour. Walking uphill 115 calories in 15 minutes, 230 calories in 30 minutes, 465 calories in 1 hour. By climbing the stairs you burn 155 calories in 15 minutes, 310 calories in 30 minutes, 620 calories in 1 hour. Walking downhill 54 calories in 15 minutes, 110 calories in 30 minutes, 215 calories in 1 hour.

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