But what about the Calorie consumption while hiking really? Are as many calories really burned as when jogging?? How does the consumption differ when hiking at different speeds?? And above all: do all people burn the same amount of calories while hiking? We take a look at exactly these questions and provide the answers in this article!
Everybody has his personal calorie consumption when hiking
- Hiking with luggage?
- Is hiked uphill or downhill?
- What pace is preferred when hiking?
- How about age, gender, height and weight?
The fact is, hiking is not a high-performance sport and there is no need to learn any special technique. However, this does not make "real" hiking any less strenuous. Because anyone who has ever been on a hiking tour untrained knows what happens to the muscles (the next day). It is therefore obvious that calories are burned and consumed while hiking.
And: when hiking, serotonin and dopamine are released. The body’s own hormones make us happy when hiking and let the fresh air and beautiful views, even excess pounds tumbling.
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It’s the speed that counts – the biggest factor in terms of calorie consumption?
Regardless of age and weight, it is the possibility to burn calories and still not have to "pant" for air. Because this is exactly what is not desired in hiking, unlike jogging.
Instead, you should hike at a speed that suits your personal fitness and condition level. The goal is to find a pace that you can do without problems 1-3 hours of endurance can.
Let’s assume a 60 kilogram woman walks thus in the comfortable going speed, with 3 kilometers per hour. While carrying a normal heavy backpack on your back. In this case, the woman would be on her hike ca. 150 kilocalories consume.
Is the speed more in the sporty range, so bspw. at 6.5 kilometers per hour, are already 300 calories. However, this is also only a guideline.
However, we can clearly see that as the pace increases, so does the calorie consumption while hiking. However, the altitude also has a decisive influence on the calories burned while hiking. Just this should never be underestimated!
With beating heart high above – calorie consumption when hiking uphill
So if you hike at a higher altitude and in air with a comparatively lower oxygen content, your heart and respiratory rate will increase and your basal metabolic rate will rise. With a Ascent of 100 meters and one Running time of 3 hours is the approximate calorie consumption of a 60 kilogram heavy, 1.70 meter tall 30-year-old woman already here at ca. 620 kilocalories.
For a man of the same age and a height of 1.80 meters at 80 kilograms there are 825 kilocalories. Unfair from a woman’s point of view, but so what?.
Because no matter how long you walk through the meadows and forests, you have done yourself, your body and your soul plenty of good. Because walking reduces the release of cortisol, regular and longer walks make you more stress resistant. In addition, the lung vital capacity and the respiratory volume increases, which not only supports our cardiovascular system, but also the blood circulation of the lungs.