Burn More Calories by Walking Slower

By: Ray Browning, PhD

University of Colorado at Boulder new study has found that obese individuals who walked one mile at a leisurely pace burned more calories than if they walked a mile at their normal pace. In addition, those who walked at two miles per hour rather than three miles per hour reduced the load on their knee joints by up to 25%. The message is that by walking more slowly, obese individuals can burn more calories per mile and may reduce the risk of arthritis or joint injury.

Bottom Line/Retirement interviewed Ray Browning, PhD, department of integrative physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder.