What is best exercise, as in burns up the most calories, walking or cycling?

Question

I walk about 1.6m/ 2.5km to work in the morning and I'd walk quite briskly to get the most out of it. I'm thinking about getting a bike for the journey and was wondering which of the two would burn off the most calories in the trip.

Thanks

Answer 1

walking i think.

Answer 2

It depends.

Mostly on the intensity! That is the key factor.

All that said:
Get the bike, and then walk briskly to work some days, and ride others. You can also use the bike for other trips; longer distances, enjoy fun rides, and get some intensity out of riding the bike longer. This will add variety to your exercise and make it more enjoyable.

Answer 3

if you cycle to work you will get there a lot quicker and exercise for less time. if the way is flat it is not going to take much effort and therefore burn few calories. walking can intensify your exercise by power walking. cycling on average burns 5 calories per minute and power walking 10 calories.

Answer 4

My estimation is just that, correct me where I'm wrong. I'd guess walking 1.6 miles would take around 20 minutes, which for me weighing 154lb/11stone would burn 108 calories.

Cycling 1.6 miles will take less, I'm going to halve 20 as a fair guess and say it'd take ten minutes, cycling at a slow pace would been 98 calories.

Of course all are approximations. Cycling is going to impact your legs more than walking would, and you could expect to see more leg definition and muscle.

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Answer 5

Cycling

Answer 6

Cycling, you would have to walk at quite a pace to burn off what you would burn using a bike.

Answer 7

Cycling is better as you can go at a faster pace therefore burning more calories.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

walking burns more calories as you use more energy walking than cycling, cycling is more easier because once you get moving it takes less energy to keep moving

Answer 10

cycling for 30 minutes can burn up to 600 calories i know i read it.

Answer 11

Cycling definatley