Calories Estimator

The following provides an estimate of the amount of calories that might be burned during the walk. There are many factors that contrbute to the burning of calories, but this will give you some indication.
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NOTE: The recommended normal daily consumption for women is 1,800 to 2,000 per day and for men 2,500 to 2,700 per day. These are averages and don't take account of metabolism and lifestyle. A long distance walk will require many more.

How You Burn Calories

Your weight x distance = energy used walking. Time does not matter as much as distance. If you speed up to walking a mile in 13 minutes or less, you will be burning more calories per mile. But for most beginning walkers, it is best to increase the distance before working on speed. A simple rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile for a 180 pound person.

Note About the Calories Chart

You burn more calories per mile at very low speeds because you are basically stopping and starting with each step and your momentum isn't helping to carry you along. Meanwhile, at very high walking speeds you are using more muscle groups with arm motion and with a racewalking stride. Those extra muscles burn up extra calories with each step. Running may burn more calories per mile as there is an up and down motion lifting your weight off the ground as well as moving it forward."

The chart of calories burned per mile is based on MET research - metabolic equivalents of various activities.
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Calories burned per mile by walking

 Calories Estimates for Walking Sections of NJ2NY50