Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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walking vs. jogging

MurphySB89
MurphySB89
Posts: 56
Joined: 2004/06/01
United States
2004/06/08, 07:54 PM
Hey, just curious. I have heard this from a few people (all of which are not always reliable). Is it true that walking burns fat and jogging builds muscles? :)
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2004/06/08, 10:44 PM
In my opinion neither build muscle. To build muscle you have to break it down to repair it. Walking and jogging increase your heart rate (cardiovascukar exercise), therefore burn calories. Hope this helps.

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Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada