Human Energy

[joxville]

Does running use more energy than walking

[Hawkwalk]

yes

[Mister.L]

Is that a serious question?

[Toureman]

must be a wind up.

[Marg0]

Yes, but running is more efficient, which is what I think you're asking.

[Marg0]

what if you're the Terminator?

[Marg0]

Does running use more energy than walking?

Walking is less likely to damage your leg and hip joints.

Sorry I lolled. I love your answers, tonyted. ;-)

[joxville]

Sorry, I should have been more explicit. On a forum I use it was a genuine question asked by someone else. I thought it a wind up too. She asked if walking a mile used more energy than running a mile. Every reply laughed at her but she would insist on trying to get a scientific answer, which I couldn't provide. Thanks for your replies.

[Marg0]

Ahh.. ok. I did hear it touted that you were quite well off 'briskly walking' one mile, almost as much as running it. As I said, running is more efficient, mostly due to conservation of momentum, and also there is the springing motion involved. So given the amount of work you do to walk a mile, I wouldn't be surprised that it comes close to running, even though running feels more energetic.

[monty0703]

Just to go off topic a bit, I'm sure I read that skipping uses more energy than running and you don't have to go anywhere!