Calories Burned in Brisk Walking

It's good that more and more teenagers and adults are becoming calorie conscious. Since obesity has become a major social concern, increasing the awareness about dietary alterations and lifestyle changes is one of the major aims of health organizations worldwide. Sedentary lifestyle, bad eating habits result in unwanted weight gain. Everyone can perform simple and easy walking exercises that promote weight loss. One can burn almost all excess calories by doing brisk walking exercise for at least half an hour, everyday.

Burning the Calories

You can always walk outside and inhale fresh air, rather than sweating inside a gym. By taking a walk outside, you may start your day with a cheerful mind and energized body. Calories burned by walking depend upon the duration of walking and the speed. Calories burned will also vary according to the weight of the person. Higher the speed, more will be the calories burned in brisk walking. Brisk walking benefits include weight loss, improved heart and brain health, strong immune system, strong bones and muscles and improved skin texture. You may refer to the article how to calculate calories burned to know the various ways of calculating calories burned during exercises. The easiest way of calculating calories burned is to use a calorie counter watch.

Calories Burned in Brisk Walking

Weight of the Person	Speed	Duration	Calories Burned
125 lb	3.5 mph	30 minutes	108
125 lb	4 mph	30 minutes	142
125 lb	5 mph	30 minutes	255
150 lb	3.5 mph	30 minutes	129
150 lb	4 mph	30 minutes	170
150 lb	5 mph	30 minutes	306
175 lb	3.5 mph	30 minutes	151
175 lb	4 mph	30 minutes	198
175 lb	5 mph	30 minutes	357
200 lb	3.5 mph	30 minutes	172
200 lb	4 mph	30 minutes	227
200 lb	5 mph	30 minutes	408

You must have noticed that calories burned in brisk walking for 30 minutes can help any overweight person to lose weight. If you can walk one hour briskly, it is well and good. As mentioned above, calories burned by brisk walking in 1 hour will depend upon your own weight and speed. Burning 3500 calories will help you shed 1 pound of body fat. If you weigh 125 lb, you will have to walk briskly at 3.5 mph for more than 2 hours per day to lose one pound in a week because it will take 16 hours and 12 minutes to burn 3500 calories!

You can burn more calories with running and jogging. Another most important factor is that while burning calories with the help of exercises, you are supposed to check whether your daily calorie intake is not exceeding the amount of recommended calories per day. Otherwise burning calories will be in vain. You should follow a balanced diet if you are interested in losing weight. A healthy and balanced diet is also necessary to maintain your energy along with weight. You may include foods that burn calories in your diet. You should avoid junk food, carbonated drinks, foods high in cholesterol or fat. Excessive consumption of highly processed foods, sugar, alcohol, salt, caffeine; excessive smoking is harmful to health. Similarly, skipping breakfast or lunch, late night dinners, consuming heavy snacks at night, should also be avoided.

In spite of hectic lifestyle, you should try to maintain your health with the help of healthy diet and simple exercises. You should bear it in mind that exercising is an invariable part of modern life. As explained above, brisk walking can help you lead a happy and active life.