Walking vs Cycling
12-02-05 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by powers2b
I once read that Biking is like running for lazy people.
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signed: The Lazy Runner
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12-02-05 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by dagna
I checked a few sources and this summarizes what I found:
Assuming heart rate is kept in the cardio range (approx 120-150):
Walking = around 400 Cal per hour
Cycling = around 500-700 Cal per hour
There was a much greater range of numbers for cycling than for walking. The cycling number is likely to be higher; the walking number is likely to be lower.
EDIT: this assumes distance is not equal, but time is. Over the same distance, walking would probably use more Calories because it would take so much longer.
Dagna
Assuming heart rate is kept in the cardio range (approx 120-150):
Walking = around 400 Cal per hour
Cycling = around 500-700 Cal per hour
There was a much greater range of numbers for cycling than for walking. The cycling number is likely to be higher; the walking number is likely to be lower.
EDIT: this assumes distance is not equal, but time is. Over the same distance, walking would probably use more Calories because it would take so much longer.
Dagna
12-02-05 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Mild Al
Biking is like running for people who don't want knee replacements.
12-02-05 | 11:57 AM
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Some body types handle distance running better than others. Leonard Schwartz, who wrote a number of books on excercise physiology, said that folks with a heavy upper-body structure, chronic low-back problems, and who are prone to knee pain will probably not do well. Hehe-kind of describes me to a "T". I have bunions as well.....
12-02-05 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by StanSeven
If you have proper biomechanics, there's not a reason in the world why running is bad for kness. That's assuming you were good shoes and aren't severly overweight. I've got maybe 40,000 miles of running with absolutely no problems but that's after getting fitted for orthodics during that first few hundred miles because my feet pronate.
I guess I was talking about my own (brief) experience. I am a bit overweight, and I neglected the whole biomechanics issue--and very quickly, things started to hurt. I didn't quit running and start cycling because I was lazy (as someone suggested). I started cycling to avoid pain. For me, it was just easier to get a bike and start riding. But, as I said, I didn't really go into running very scientifically.
12-02-05 | 12:35 PM
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I walked a lot before I got back into riding. I found my legs hurt, knees were sore and feet hurt all the time. Those problems are gone when I bike. Perhaps I was walking incorrectly or had the wrong shoes, but biking is much more fun anyway.
