Walking that will be better for you.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:04, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

it'll take a shitload longer though

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:06, Reply)

That's the point
5 mins on a bike isn't as good for you as a 20 min walk.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:07, Reply)

Is this true?
What about 30 mins on an exercise bike?
How much walking would match that?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:08, Reply)

I'm not exhausted after a 20 min walk
I am after cycling fast to work, especially after the hill by my office.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:09, Reply)

but you're only very temporarily raising your heart rate when cycling
basically cyclying is a more efficient way of moving around so you use less energy doing it.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:15, Reply)

I was thinking it was better to do short bursts
Rather than longer periods where you don't push yourself.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:17, Reply)

Depends what you're training for
but 8mins isn't long enough even for a short burst you need about 20mins at least.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:19, Reply)

that's what pisses me off about my cycle to work
it only takes about 10 minutes. It was hilly enough to knacker you, but not long enough to do any lasting good.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:22, Reply)

At the moment, 8-10 mins twice a day is helping me get back into it
Very soon I'll be tacking the extra 6 miles on. Then once that becomes easier, I'll push further.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:22, Reply)

For a given walking speed, yes.
but not many people cycle at 3 miles an hour. It's not strictly because it's more efficient. It's because it's non-weight bearing, so you are only accelerating your mass horizontally, not vertically against gravity.

cycling at 12 miles an hour requires 16 times as much energy, more or less, than cycling at 3 miles an hour. And 12 miles an hour is still a pretty slow cycling speed, even for someone unfit. And 16 times would easily cancel out the "non-vertical accleration" thing.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:55, Reply)

true
it just eats into your day though.

Half an hour of swimming after work works nicely for me.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:09, Reply)

It's not that bad, I walk 2 miles too and from work every day.
It's only 25 mins each way and when you think even if I drove at rush hour that would be 10mins with parking etc.
And in the end I do 50 mins of mild exercise a day for something I have to do anyway.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:18, Reply)

definitely worthwhile then
it takes about 45 mins to walk to my office, up some significant hills, so I tend to end up sweatier if I walk than if I cycle

plus losing an hour and a half a day to walking to and from work isn't acceptable.

Not the case on secondment though, I have to drive, but at least I have a pool!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:34, Reply)

Speed walking is very good for you and doesn't impact the joints like running can.

( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:14, Reply)

You kinda look a bit silly though
One reason I cycle is because running hurts my bad knee after a short time.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:15, Reply)

more than kinda silly
you look like either Harold Bishop, or a daft middle-aged woman. Fine for Blousie, but not for a young blade like you or I.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:17, Reply)

*narrows eyes*

( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:19, Reply)

*winning smiles*

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:20, Reply)

I don't mean the proper speed walking that's a proper sport.
I just mean a fast walk that gets your heart racing.
( girlinthehole, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:18, Reply)

This is ace
and your boobs don't bounce all over the shop.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:34, Reply)

Bulldyke in a china shop?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:44, Reply)

You cheeky cunt!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:45, Reply)

I'll be honest, I have no idea why I actually just wrote that
I saw 'all over the shop', and for some reason that sentence just came into my head.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:47, Reply)

It was fucking funny.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:51, Reply)

It was

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:52, Reply)

I'm fairly sure this is bollocks
in fact I may test this out and get back to you. I know I burn a lot more calories cycling in to work than I would do walking, and it'd take a fucksight longer.
(berk, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:23, Reply)

depends on the distance
but for short distances it's better for you to walk.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:27, Reply)

Horseshit.
depends entirely on how fast you cycle.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:28, Reply)

Well there's a million variables aren't there
but it's a fixed route and I'm assuming he doesn't want to arrive at work absolutly dripping with sweat.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED TWO DOZEN WAYS ON HERE
(PsychoChomp, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:31, Reply)

In fear of someone being
WRONG ON THE INTERNET!
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:38, Reply)

well, because you made a sweeping statement
that in a significant number of scenarios just isn't true. In fact, in almost all scenarios just isn't true.

the only scenario I can see that would make it true is if you have some bizarre meaning for "better for you" other than "number of calories burned" ?

Unless you're just talking about raising your heartrate for longer when walking? unless you are astoundingly unfit, that's not better for you.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:45, Reply)

Yep, 30 minutes instead of 8

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 25 Jan 2011, 11:08, Reply)