Ah, but...(and speaking as one who does walk quickly all the time, my normal pace is about 3.6mph) the difference is, most people walk comfortably at around 3mph. Unless you're into extreme power walking or race walking you probably won't get much faster than 4-5mph.
BUT, if you start off jogging at 6mph, the odds are very high that you will speed up and before you know it, you are 'running'!
So, yeh, if you just stick at jogging speed, you might not be 'efficient', but that's not everything is it? Why can't we simply be allowed to 'enjoy' for goodness sake?! Pah, I say...Pah!
(I deleted my comment because I was cross with myself for getting steamed up! I agree with everyone else on here. Though, having tracked down the source of the comment, I think I can see what he was meaning. I think it was meant in respect of people who can choose to run faster or slower - if they *can* run faster, they may well do better to do fast walking rather than slow running. But for those of us who only have the slow run option, I think it's a bit different.)
Seems to me the expert has missed the point that applies to many of us here: if we're jogging slowly, there's a chance we might speed up one day. If we're walking, not so likely. And frankly, it's not all about what's bio-mechanically most economical. So there
I ignored this thread until now as I saw the definition and felt no need to comment, having just opened it I'm gutted I missed Greeners blowing her top!
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