> Walking 6 miles and running 6 miles will burn more or less the same > number > of calories - it's the amount of energy needed to move a certain weight > a > certain distance - but running does it more quickly. I think it will > give > your cardio system a lot more exercise though, which is more important > than > mere weight loss. You get an endorphin high from the exercise and start > a > positive feedback loop which encourages you to take more exercise > still. > This makes you feel better about absolutely everything, as well as > improving > your physical health.
I used to loath the thought of running. It was the school exercise you did when the weather was so poor as to make games pitches unplayable, heavy rain, snow...especially snow. Added to which I always came in near the very end. My target is just to be able to do the circuit I previously walked, at a quicker pace. I'm not sure I could even walk it right now, but I'll find out tomorrow morning! > Epping Forest would be a great place to run, except perhaps in the dark > with > no lights and all those highwaymen. It's probably not more than 10 > miles > from here along the Lea Valley - we should meet up sometime. Even as I sent it, I was reminded of the rough ground cut up on the horse rides (the only flat bit close to me) - fortunately with longer evenings I won't have to run with a mining hat on. Once I'm able to 'walk and talk' without sounding like an old carthorse, we'll have to meet up. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
