Definitely you know the difference between walking and running, but of course, for the exercise term, we can dig more about this object. Well yes, both activity involve lower part of body, and the obvious difference is the speed. But of course there are another things that can set them apart beside speed alone, and see more about that.
Those activity can be considered as cardio, and of course you don't need any tool, unless you buy a certain equipment like treadmill.
The effect is quite significant luckily, thus never try consider them too lightly.
Yes the speed is the the difference definitely, depending on certain individual, they can run faster or slower.
But of course, when you walk, the body is more stable, since physically your feet always stay on the ground.
On the opposite, you can notice that when running, your feet don't always touch the ground.
Walking of course "offers" lower intensity compared to running, that also makes the body is not pushing harder.
While walking, your breathing is feel more stable and surely it's more convenient than running.
But surely running need more intensity, muscle work hard, the energy is more needed, and your heart beat is faster than usual.
The burning of calories will be also different. Depending on many factors especially speed and intensity, certainly running will help burn the calories
However, when walking expect to lose the calories too in certain "number".
Regardless the number, walking is still useful to keep the fitness and maintain ideal weight.
The joints will be affected differently, and running will definitely affect even more, especially on knee area, and also your ankle.
Definitely your will get more pressure when they touch the ground.
While the pressure to the feet will be less when you are walking.
For those who have problem with their joints area, then running is not recommended for them, and they can choose walking instead.
The cardiovascular effect can be felt when you do running.
Due to high intensity, it will push the heart beat to be faster, and also improve the lungs, and also the muscle surrounding the heart.
In other hand, walking may not give such effect, but you can feel them gradually.
Plus walking should "train" your heart and make it work with efficient.
Both activity after all are recommended as the exercise routine, and the goal you wanna reach.
For the faster result, people often do running in hoping the result, meanwhile walking with the same effect, but it should be slower than you expect.
So finally for ideal workout then there must be more that you might choose, beside walking or running of course.
