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brisk indoor walking, or outside moderate?

hollygrove
hollygrove
I have a quick question. I live in Maine , and at the moment I can walk outside, which is lovely. However I know I walk at a slower pace. I have indoor walking DVDs that are calibrated to walk one mile in 15 mins. I like to walk approx 9000 steps a day, and can do that easily ( outside) by walking to the supermarket. However I am having a lovely strolll when I do that.

Bottom line: which walk is better for calorie burn and weight loss? I love walking outside, but my heartrate is "in the zone" with the indoor tapes. Thanks for your input.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am no expert, but I am sure the indoor brisk walk will burn more calories, but they are both good for you. I believe any movement is great for us. Short fast outburst of an activity will burn more calories.
LiliannB
LiliannB
I do my walking indoors...since am a caregiver to my mom....I walk alot indoors or do marching ,side steps,walk and kick...while listening to music ... I do not count my walking to the store though, because always get interupted.

Good luck to you and Happy walking!! :)

Liliann
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
So glad you posted this. Walking indoors is something I need to stay on top of too. I heard Dr. Daniel Amen, the neurologist that talks about brain and body health and he mentioned that a brisk was for 45 minutes is a great thing to do. I think his words were to walk fast as if you are running late for an appointment. So, when you walk outside, you might want to just have one of those zippy little songs on your mind and speed it up a bit.
marilyndawn77
marilyndawn77
Have you thought about a combination of the two? The brisk indoor walk first thing and get it out of the way. Then a nice long stroll outdoors....which you seem to enjoy and is good for our mental health. I find that the types of exercise that I enjoy, I am most likely to stick with and for me, walking outdoors is my favorite. My goal is 6,000 steps per day and I can easily do that on a couple of shopping trips and a stroll in the Park. Enjoy yourself !!
remingtonsmom
remingtonsmom
The sidewalks in our town are old and in very poor condition so walking at a brisk pace outside is dangerous to say the least. I do Leslie Sansone's Walk-at-Home DVD's and she has a wide variety available. You can go on You-Tube and watch some of her older ones and even watch tidbits of the newest ones on the shelf in the stores now. She sells them on her site but her prices are way too high. You can buy them at most Walmarts, Targets, Barnes and Noble bookstores and on Amazon much cheaper
Lanaleo15
Lanaleo15
Do both! Use what you are learning for indoor walking to apply outside. I walk 8 blocks everyday to the train, 3/4 a mile. When I'm rushed I speed walk it and have made it in 10 minutes. But it typically takes anywhere from 12-15. I think you just motivated me to speedway everyday to make it in 10 :)
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