Does it Matter if you Walk or Run?

<span style="font-size: large;">   Several <span style="font-size: large;">studies addressi<span style="font-size: large;">ng the benefits of both <span style="font-size: large;">forms of exercise and <span style="font-size: large;">the comparis<span style="font-size: large;">on be<span style="font-size: large;">tween them<span style="font-size: large;">, were recently noted<span style="font-size: large;"> in a list s<span style="font-size: large;">er<span style="font-size: large;">v I <span style="font-size: large;">subs<span style="font-size: large;">cribe to.  The name of the list serv is <i>Obesity and Energetic Offer</i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ings.</i>  It provide<span style="font-size: large;">s a week<span style="font-size: large;">ly list of <span style="font-size: large;">current research on specific obesity related topics<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">.  I<span style="font-size: large;">f you would like <span style="font-size: large;">to subscrib<span style="font-size: large;">e, cl<span style="font-size: large;">ick here <a href="http://www.soph.uab.edu/energetics/subscribe">http://www.soph.uab.edu/energetics/subscribe</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.<br />   <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many people ask me which is better, walking or running.  So I wanted to share the ups<span style="font-size: large;">hot of t<span style="font-size: large;">he recent findings.</span> Which is, it</span> dep<span style="font-size: large;">ends on your goal.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Is it to maintain your health, your weight, <span style="font-size: large;">or to lose weight?  Running has been found to be better for weight loss, but there are more things to consider.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">   <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> Which can you do several times a week?  Which can you do several times a week for ... well .. ever(ish)?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">    <span style="font-size: large;">Either activi<span style="font-size: large;">ty will improve your health.  C<span style="font-size: large;">e</span>rtainly this is so if you are engaging in little to <span style="font-size: large;">no activity right no<span style="font-size: large;">w.  If you<span style="font-size: large;">r primary goal is weight loss, minu<span style="font-size: large;">te for minute, running burns more calories than walking.<span style="font-size: large;"> It is very important that you consider consistency and frequency.  <span style="font-size: large;">Whether it is walking or running, the <span style="font-size: large;">benefit only occurs as long as you keep <span style="font-size: large;">doing it.  More of either one is better than less<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">   You mig<span style="font-size: large;">ht read t<span style="font-size: large;">his and think you should become a runner. Not necessarily so.  If you cannot sustain that vigorous level of activi<span style="font-size: large;">ty</span> (for w<span style="font-size: large;">hat ever <span style="font-size: large;">reason (even mental)), than it <span style="font-size: large;">isn't right for you.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />   <span style="font-size: large;">In the end, it is physical acti<span style="font-size: large;">vity t<span style="font-size: large;">hat matters most for your hea<span style="font-size: large;">lth.  Yes, I am saying it<span style="font-size: large;">.  I know is anathema and <span style="font-size: large;">blas<span style="font-size: large;">pheme... but it is bet<span style="font-size: large;">ter to be a little overweight and activ<span style="font-size: large;">e tha<span style="font-size: large;">n normal weight or low weight and <span style="font-size: large;">inactive.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br />

Does it Matter if you Walk or Run?

   Several studies addressi ng the benefits of both forms of exercise and the comparis on be tween them , were recently noted in a list s e...

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