Treadmill Desk

Walking vs Running on Your Treadmill Desk

Treadmill Desk is a fantastic way to get fitter and stay in great shape, and obviously you have to walk for longer than you would have to run to use up the same amount of calories, but what does it really mean and which is the best for you?  The thing is that both walking and running help you to achieve a healthy weight, and in order to maintain it you really ought to think about, no, not think about, but do around 150 minutes of moderate exercise (walking), or 75 minutes of high intensity exercise (running) each week.

Treadmill Desk and the Caloric Deficit

Caloric Deficit sounds serious doesn’t it, like you’ve lost something (there’s often a deficit in my bank account for starters), but having a caloric deficit is what you need to do to lose weight. You’ve got to burn up more calories than you consume – put simply, moving more and eating less is the best way to attain a caloric deficit. In order to lose one pound, you’ve got to have a caloric deficit of a whopping 3,500 calories, so, to lose 1 pound in weight per week you’ve got to use up 500 extra calories each day, oh, that doesn’t sound quite so bad, but 1 pound per week!! I’ll be at it forever.

Walking for Your Caloric Deficit

One hour of walking at an average of 3.5 mph will burn around 277 calories on an average 160 pound adult person, or 346 calories for a person who weighs 200 pounds, so our 160 pound “Mr or Mrs Average” would have to walk for a couple of hours every day, or reduce their calorie intake to meet somewhere in the middle in order to lose their 1 pound per week.

Running for Your Caloric Deficit

One hour of jogging, on the other hand, at around 5 mph will burn off around 584 calories, job done for your 1 pound per week, but if you up the speed to 8 mph it increases to 986 calories. Running for 1 whole hour at 8 mph, we’re not Olympic athletes you know!