Asking yourself the question: “How many calories does walking burn?”. Well, to tell you the truth it doesn’t burn as much as you had hoped, I’m sure. Many think that walking actually burns quite a few calories per time invested, but the real number that we are looking at is roughly 6 calories per minute of relatively fast walking.
The slower you walk the fewer calories it will burn per minute. An hour of walking is roughly between 180-360 calories depending on your size and muscle mass, pace etc. Most people highly overestimate the rate of calories being burnt from walking. Jogging will add a few more calories to your expenditure of course and the more intense your workout gets the more calories you’ll burn.
I actually recommend jogging more than walking because it increases your bloodflow more, but burns about the same amount of calories, maybe a little more. So how many calories does walking burn? Well… Not that much
There are better ways to exercise to get a lot more calories burned in shorter periods of time, but if you really have no other options, but to walk, then walking is fine. I would then suggest at least 1 hour walks per day, preferably in a hill environment or where you go up and downhill alternatively.
Walking 3-5 miles is great! Jogging 5 miles or more is awesome! Also focus on eating less food that is calorie dense and focus more on food that is low on calories for its size, like fruits and vegetables. Avoid chocolate and empty calories, like soda.