How many miles do you have to walk to make up for one mile of running?

Question

How many miles do you have to walk to make up for one mile of running?

Answer 1

There is no way you can make up for it, You have to run the mile because no matter how long you walk for, your heart rate is never going to go up. Just run the mile, it shouldnt take you more than 10 minutes

Answer 2

In America one mile is one mile. You must be from turkey of Iraq. where one mile = to 1.6 km

Answer 3

a mile of running is the same as a mile of walkking, u just burn calories faster whenu run

Answer 4

if you are a runner, and you walk. you are just cheating yourself.

i would run at least three times the distance i walk on the track,

Answer 5

This is obviously a tricky question judging by the answers you are getting so far.  If you are focusing on calorie burning, it is probably closer to 3 miles.  However, you aren't getting the aerobic advantage of running.  If you were to run the mile at an easy pace, the boost to your metabolism would have much greater effect if you take into account the calories that would be burned later in the day while you are doing nothing at all.  Cheers!

Answer 6

3 miles walking to one mile of walking (ratio for calorie burning)  Of course it could varie due to hills, speed, cardio.

Answer 7

Do not be fooled by the above answer.

It takes 1 mile of running to burn the same calories as 1 mile of walking.

You are simply burning the calories faster by running than by walking.

Answer 8

one mile. duh.

Answer 9

A mile of running is the same as a mile of walking.  If you're running a mile and you push yourself then you are strengthening your cardiovascular and pulmonary system.  However, if you are just looking for the calorie burning aspect of running/walking then distance or time doesn't mean a thing.