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A 250-pound person burns roughly twice as many calories per mile as a 125-pound person walking the same route.
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Walking is easy on the joints, needs no gear and adds to NEAT , the everyday movement that makes up a big share of the calories you burn.
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Stride length is roughly 41% of height for many adults, though it varies with pace and leg length.
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Researchers estimate activity burn with METs .
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Week 1: find your baseline by wearing a tracker for 7 days without changing anything.
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Walk after meals.
How many steps make a mile at your height, how many calories walking burns at your weight, and a simple plan to build up your daily steps over 8 weeks.
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