I start out gym visits with a 15-minute mile to get my heart rate up. Lindy, I'd say 4 MPH is a little more than a "brisk" pace. Any faster and I'd have to jog - and I've got a bad knee, so I don't.
Anyway, the treadmill always says I burned about 100 calories. Maybe it's calibrated correctly; maybe not. But calories measure work - which is what it takes to get your body from Point A to Point B. It doesn't matter how long it takes you to get the job done; so walk, jog, or sprint - it all burns the same amount of calories. Running fast just means you're burning calories at a faster rate over less time. Walking burns less calories; but for a longer period. It still takes about 100 calories to move your body a mile.
But using that math, walking 2 miles per day would burn 1000 calories per work week. That would let you drop 15 pounds in a year; all else staying the same.
But I agree with everyone saying that consuming less calories would give quicker results. It's a lot easier to not have a Coke (or a beer, or a handful of M&Ms) than it is to walk 2 miles.
As The Jazz said earlier, walking 2 miles every day will definitely improve your life in some way; compared to not doing it.
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