| Title: | Weight Loss and Maintenance |
| Notice: | **PLEASE** enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)! |
| Moderator: | ASICS::LESLIE |
| Created: | Mon Jul 09 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 933 |
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Hi,
I was talking to a co-worker and we were discussing starting to jog.
Then I remembered how much jogging hurts my knees and ankles. So I was
trying to come up with something simular. Because I can go to the spa
and work out when ever I want to that is not the alternative I am
looking for. I wanted to be able to do something like jog a few miles and
enjoy the spring and summer weather without hurting my knees and ankles.
I am a decent roller skater and roller blader. What I want to know is
"If I were going to jog two miles every other day would roller skating two
miles every other day give me the same type of workout?" Or is roller
skating for 45 min. every other day more comparble???
Oh, and does any one know about how many calories one would burn when
roller skating or roller blading. Is there a caloric difference? Does
one skate type (roller skates or roller blades) give you a better work
out opposed to the other skate type???
This might be my "Great alternative" to jogging.
Please, feel free to suggest any ideas.
RM.
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| 850.1 | roller blading is *better* than jogging, IMO! | GOLLY::CARROLL | the courage of my contradictions | Tue Mar 15 1994 21:34 | 23 |
Roller blading two miles would most definitely NOT give you the same
workout as jogging two miles. Roller Blading is easier/faster. You'd
have to go much further to get the same workout. (But not necessarily
for a longer time.)
There's no way to tell how many calories roller blading burns per
minute, because you can go any speed. Probably there's a good estimate
for calories per mile, but I don't know.
I roller blade from my house to Harvard Square, which is two miles - it
takes about 15-20 minutes, because it involves frequent stops for traffic,
have to go slow due to road conditions, etc. I also roller blade on
the Arlington/Bedford bike path - I can go 2 miles there in about 10
minutes, because I can go as fast as my legs will take me.
What really matters is your heart rate. If you get your heart rate up
to the same range it would be in if you jog, then roller blading for
the same length of time (not the same distance) would give you about
the same workout.
Roller blading is a *great* workout!! :-) And fun, too!
D!
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