which burns more calories?

Question

the distance run or the amount of time run? for example, would you burn more calories if you sprinted a mile, all in one go, or if you broke it up and did half a mile, rested, and then another half mile? does letting your heart rate slow down between segments make you burn less calories?

Answer 1

It's the distance.

Answer 2

It actually really depends on how long it takes you to run that mile. If you walked the whole thing in 40 mins you may end up burning more calories than if you ran it in 7. In general though, if you mix up how intense you run (how fast) with an amount of time like 30 mins. (rather than a distance like 1 mile) you will burn the most calories.

Answer 3

Before you get started on all these recommendations you're getting, let me urge you to make sure your heart's in shape to do any or some of this. I was just telling another lady about an M.D. I once worked with who, upon hearing of the exercise regimen I was giving to some of our patients, took me aside and told me that if our patients did what I said, they'd all be dead within a week. He reminded me that just because I was extremely athletic, and therefore extremely healthy, the same wasn't true for our patients. I'm sure you are in some respectable athletic shape, and feel somewhat confident that you can do any or some of what you talk about above, but since I don't know to what degree that is true, I remember the old axiom: "First things first!" This is the warmer time of the year, and down here in Texas, we spell warm "H-O-T"!!, so remember you have that added stress that you don't have other times of the year. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER!!! If you have good reason to think you can do any or some of what your question poses, then, have at it, whichever route you take. Remember this as well, your body continues to burn calories long after you exercise, so, regardless of your choice, don't forget the post-exercise calorie burn. It does so for a long time afterwards, depending on how much you accelerate your heart during exercise. Good luck to ya, and God Bless you.

Answer 4

Well, I think the distance is what counts. The resting doesn't make you burn less when you calculate everything all together.
So you go a certain distance and say burn 80 cal. Then you rest, then go again and burn another 80 cal. So all together you've burned 160. Or, you can go in one big push and burn 160 all in one hit. Either way, it's all relative.

Most importantly do things at a comfortable pace. You do not need to get hurt.

Answer 5

If you run one mile without stopping and if you run the same mile with frequent stops in between, you will still lost the same amount of calories, you will only rest more and your heart rate will slow down a little and your muscles will thank you because they need the rest to get stronger.

Answer 6

You sure get 'interesting' answers on this site. Almost MD is correct. Calories represent energy. The equation for kinetic energy (KE) is:
KE = 1/2MV^2

M = mass

V = velocity

You can see from the equation, that doubling the velocity (speed) requires/consumes 4 times the energy (because the velocity is squared).

So, if you run for 10 minutes at 10 miles per hour you will consume four times the energy of running 10 minutes at 5 miles per hour.

In other words, running a '5 minute mile' takes four times the energy of running a '10 minute mile', even though you run for half the length of time!

Answer 7

Well if you run faster, then you burn more calories because your heart and muscles are working harder. The only problem is you actually have to run for a good period of time to burn enough calories. If you were to run at 5.5 mph, you'd be burning about 250 calories per hour. If you ran at 9.0 mph, you'd be burning about 1100 calories per hour. So if you were to run let's say 2 miles... at 5.5 mph you'd burn 91 calories. At 9.0 mph, you'd burn 244 calories. I run 2 - 3 miles everyday, and this is what the calorimeter calculates for me. Running 2 miles at speeds between 5.5 to 9.0 mph, burns 220 calories for me.

Answer 8

Want to burn more fat while doing cardio?

Switch up the intensity during your cardio. Start with a short walk, go into moderate, then high intensity, then (if you can) do what I like to call ultra intensity, then reduce it down to moderate, and end the session with a nice and easy pace.

It' s more efficient than running at the same speed (same heart rate) for 25 min. Hundreds of articles supporting this.

Answer 9

k/cal exertion is pretty much the same to run it or walk it. Pay attention to distance if you want to burn calories. That said, raising your heart rate assists in raising your metabolism which will allow you to burn more calories at rest during the day. So if you're in it for the long term, then incorperate cardiovascular activities to assist in the raising of your metabolism.

Answer 10

You would definitely burn more calories if you ran a whole mile instead of stopping in bet tween because you work-out harder. The faster your heart beets the more calories you lose so therefore a higher level of heartbeat beats a lower level of heartbeat.

Answer 11

No, The amount of calories burned would be the same.

However, if you ran it all at once it would burn additional calories while your body recovered, as it has been further damaged by a more stressful run.