Weight loss depends on a daily calorie deficit, and walking is among the few activities that can be sustained consistently enough to contribute to that deficit, according to a report on walking for weight loss. [1] Fast-paced walking combined with a balanced diet can support weight management, the report stated, and pace is the variable most within a walker’s control.
Tom Holland, an exercise physiologist and author of “Beat the Gym,” provided pace guidelines in the report. A stroll burns about 238 calories per hour, a brisk walk up to 340 calories per hour and a power walk about 564 calories per hour, according to the report. The differences are driven by speed, body weight and effort, and the report cited the calorie figures as estimates rather than fixed targets.
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