So it's a beautiful day here in Saskatoon and, having one of the most beautiful and greenest cities in Canada, my fiance and I spent our entire afternoon walking. We started at 3pm, walked to a cafe for sandwiches and then took a walk along the river and then around our downtown core doing some window shopping. We got home around 7 and I sat down to log our miles. According to google maps, we walked a total of 7.5 miles.
I went to a few online calorie counters to see how much it translates to in burned calories. I was expecting 300 or 400...but most calculators are telling me anything between 750 to 1000!! This can't be right, can it?
Actually you'd be surprised how many calories walking can actually burn. I just did a short walk because it is so beautiful (and I was tired of reading chapters in my textbook). I walked for 38 minutes and went 2.58 miles, I burned 195 calories. My friend and I do long walks together sometimes, averaging about 6 miles or so in roughly an hour and a half for time and I usually burn around 450 calories. So, yes chances are it is correct! Enjoy those easy calorie burns, I know I do!
When I run/walk, according to my Garmin which I wear, I burned 320 calories in 50 minutes the other day... So I'd say, your 750 to 1000 cals. in 4 hours is about right, give or take a few calories...
Calories burned walking...this can't be right!
