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If you have been considering walking for weight loss, you may be wondering how many calories you can burn walking. Let’s cut right to the chase. The average person burns about 80 calories during 30 minutes of leisurely walking. Now that doesn’t exactly tell us very much, does it? Let’s find out why…How many calories you burn walking depends on several different factors, most importantly on the following:Your WeightYour weight is the biggest factor in the amount of calories you burn during your walk. The more you weight, the more pounds you have to carry around with each step, thus resulting in more calories being burnt. This is great news if you are overweight, because every step you take will burn more calories.If you would like to increase how many calories you burn during your walking workout, just add some weight. No, I’m not suggesting that you gain a few pounds yourself. Instead carry some light weights during your walk. There are wrist and ankle weights and even weight vests available. My favorite way to add weight is to fill two bottles with water and carry them with me.How Fast You WalkSpeed is the second factor in determining how many calories you burn on your walk. The fast you walk, the more calories you’ll burn. In other words, if two people walk a mile each, the one walking it faster will burn more calories. Challenge yourself to walk just a little faster each week and you’ll be burning those calories, while also getting yourself in better shape. As an added benefit, walking faster will get your heart rate up, which results in increasing your metabolism. An increased metabolism will burn more calories long after your workout is over.Flat, Uphill Or DownhillThe last factor in how many calories you burn walking that I would like to mention is where you walk, or more precisely if you walk on a flat surface, uphill, or downhill. Obviously walking uphill is the hardest and will burn the most calories, will walking downhill burns the least. Given the choice between a flat and hilly area, go for the hilly area. Not only will you burn more calories walking uphill, and get your heart rate up. You will also use different muscle groups in your legs walking uphill vs. downhill.
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