Thursday, March 28, 2013

Great Three Mile Cardio Workout

Trying to stick to my cardio with a "brisk" walk for 3 miles!  Here are my splits:

Mile 1 - 16:50

Mile 2 - 16:42

Mile 3 - 16:44

Total 3 mile Walk - 50:16

Found an article on - How Fast is Brisk Walking

Rule of Thumb

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that brisk walking is at a pace of three miles per hour or more (but not racewalking) or roughly 20 minutes per mile. That equates to about five kilometers per hour or 12 minutes per kilometer.

It looks like I'm under the "20 minute" per mile pace!!

The article goes on to state:

However, fitter people still will not be in a moderately intense exercise zone at that pace. A pace of 15 minutes per mile, or four miles per hour, is more likely to put fitter people into a moderately intense exercise zone.

That will be my goal! 15 minutes per mile!!!




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