Trivial discovery of the day: “calorie” data in Garmin data exports is actually joules
Garmin data exports measure activity energy in joules but label it as calories. 1 calorie == 4.184 joules.
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Do you burn more calories running than walking?
If your exercise is time-constrained, you’ll (obviously) burn more calories the faster you go whether you run or walk. If your exercise is distance-constrained, you’ll burn slightly more calories running than walking.
Do you burn more calories if you walk faster?
If your walk is time-constrained, walking faster burns more calories. If your walk is distance-constrained, walking faster makes no difference.